September Food Holidays • The Good Hearted Woman

September Food Holidays remind us that gardens are bursting, Farmers Markets are peaking, and the fall harvest is On. Enjoy the bounty of the season!

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Month-Long Food Holidays
Weekly Food Holidays
Daily Food Holidays
Seasonal Recipes: September
What's in Season?
Food Holidays Year-Round

Month-Long Food Holidays

Weekly Food Holidays

1^st Week
- National Waffle Week (1^stfull week)
2^nd Week
- National Ants on a Log Day (2^nd Tuesday)
- National Cake Week (UK)
3^rd Week
- National Pawpaw Day (3^rdThursday)
- International Eat an Apple Day (3^rdSaturday)
Final Week
- Ontario Garlic Week (Canada)
- Hug a Vegetarian Day (4^th Friday)

Daily Food Holidays

September 1: National Gyro Day
September 1: National Cherry Popover Day
September 1: National Tofu Day (UK)
September 2: National “Grits for Breakfast” Day
September 2: International Bacon Day (dates vary)
September 2: National Blueberry Popsicle Day
September 3: National Welsh Rarebit Day
September 3: National Baby Back Ribs Day
September 4: National Macadamia Nut Day
September 4: International Eat an Extra Dessert Day
September 5: National Cheese Pizza Day
September 5: World Samosa Day
September 6: National Coffee Ice Cream Day
September 7: National Beer Lover’s Day
September 7: International Bacon Day (dates vary)
September 7: World Salami day

September 8: National Date-Nut Bread Day
September 9: National “I Love Food” Day
September 9: National Wiener Schnitzel Day
September 10: National TV Dinner Day
September 11: National Hot Cross Bun Day
September 12: National Chocolate Milkshake Day
September 13: National Peanut Day
September 13: World Chocolate Day
September 14: National Cream-Filled Doughnut Day
September 14: National Eat A Hoagie Day

September 15: National Double Cheeseburger Day
September 15: Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie Day
September 15: National Creme de Menthe Day
September 15: National Linguini Day
September 16: National Choose Your Chocolate Day
September 16: National Cinnamon-Raisin Bread Day
September 17: National Apple Dumpling Day
September 17: National Monte Cristo Day
September 18: National Play-Dough Day
September 18: National Cheeseburger Day
September 18: Rice Krispie Treat Day
September 19: National Butterscotch Pudding Day
September 20: National Punch Day / Rum Punch Day
September 20: National Fried Rice Day
September 20: World Paella Day
September 21: National Pecan Cookie Day

Large chicken pot pie in a cast iron skillet, bubbling through heart-shaped vents.

September 22: National Ice Cream Cone Day
September 22: National White Chocolate Day
September 23: National Great American Pot Pie Day
September 24: National Cherries Jubilee Day
September 24: National Horchata Day
September 24: National Mofongo Day
September 25: National Lobster Day
September 25: German Butterbrot Day
September 25: National Quesadilla Day
September 25: National Food Service Workers Day
September 26: National Key Lime Pie Day
September 26: National Pancake Day (also celebrated Feb 13)
September 26: National Key Lime Pie Day
September 26: National Dumpling Day
September 26: National Chimichanga Day
September 26: Better Breakfast Day
September 27: National Chocolate Milk Day
September 27: National Corned Beef Hash Day
September 28: National Strawberry Cream Pie Day
September 28: National Drink a Beer Day

September 29: National Coffee Day
September 29: National Biscotti Day
September 29: National Mocha Day
September 29: National Goose Day
September 30: National Chewing Gum Day
September 30: National Mulled Cider Day
September 30: National Extra Virgin Olive Oil Day

Seasonal Recipes: September

There is a time in late September when the leaves are still green, and the days are still warm, but somehow you know that it is all about to end, as if summer was holding its breath, and when it let it out again, it would be autumn.
_{Sharyn McCrumb}

What's in Season?

September harvests in the Pacific Northwest include apples, arugula, Asian pears, basil, blueberries, bramble berries (e.g., boysenberries, raspberries, marionberries, etc.), broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, celery, chard, chili peppers, chives, cilantro, collard greens, cucumbers, eggplant, endive, fennel, garlic, grapes, green beans, green onions, kale, kiwi, kohlrabi, lamb's quarter, lavender, leeks, lettuce, lima beans, melons, mushrooms, mustard greens, onions, oregano, parsley, parsnips, peaches, pears, peas, peppers, persimmons, plums, potatoes, radicchio, radishes, raspberries, rosemary, rutabaga, sage, shallots, sorrel, spinach, sprouts, summer squash, sweet potatoes, thyme, tomatillos, tomatoes, turnips, watercress, watermelon, winter squashes, and zucchini.

What's in Season in your state
PNW Garden & Harvest Schedule

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Food Holidays Year-Round

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