09-19-2016, 02:55 PM
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I love this thread.. I will do my best Jack Sparrow voice lol. Scrolling back a month to my birthday... I'm curious. ?
I'll take all 3
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(08-18-2016, 12:17 PM)Harley Wrote: I'll take the Pie!!!
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AUGUST 18 – NATIONAL FAJITA DAY – NATIONAL ICE CREAM PIE DAY – NATIONAL MAIL ORDER CATALOG DAY
National Fajita Day - August 18
National Fajita Day – August 18
NATIONAL FAJITA DAY
On August 18, we recognize a dish sizzling with savory Tex-Mex flavor. It’s National Fajita Day!
Originally made from throwaway cuts of beef by Mexican vaqueros in Southwest Texas, the fajita was developed as a regional staple in the early 1930s. These cowboys cooked the steak over an open fire or grill and served it with flour or corn tortillas. Fresh Pico de gallo, guacamole and southwestern spices elevated the fajita, introducing it to new audiences as it later became a destination food in the culinary world.
As their popularity grew, fajitas added colorful flair to Tex-Mex menus with sizzling platters full of bright peppers, onions, tender steak, shrimp, chicken or pork with freshly made tortillas. By the 1980s, most Mexican restaurants in the United States served fajitas. In the modern culinary kitchen, lime, cilantro and a plethora of vegetables find their way into a fajita along with the perfect seasonings. Grilling with mesquite adds a smoky flavor and bacon adds crunch. Of course, who could forget the cheese? With their festive presentations, they continue to be enjoyed today. The fajita has come a long way from skirt steak trimmings!
With festive presentations, fajitas delicious flavors are being celebrated around the world. The fajita has come a long way from skirt steak trimmings!
HOW TO OBSERVE
Celebrate National Fajita Day by going out for fajitas with a friend and use #NationalFajitaDay to share on social media.
HISTORY
On the Border LOGOOn the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina founded National Fajita Day in 2016 to celebrate the sizzling Tex-Mex flavor of the fajita! On The Border Mexican Grill & Cantina is the world’s largest Mexican casual dining brand, offering an extensive menu of great-tasting, classic and contemporary Mexican food, like sizzling mesquite-grilled fajitas, and Margaritas as big and bold as the border itself. On The Border is owned by Border Holdings, LLC, with more than 150 restaurants in 34 states, Puerto Rico, Asia and the Middle East. Follow and ‘like’ On The Border on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OnTheBorderMexicanGrillandCantina, and @OnTheBorder on Twitter. For more information, visit www.ontheborder.com. The Registrar at National Day Calendar approved National Fajita Day in July of 2016.
National Ice Cream Pie Day
National Ice Cream Pie Day
NATIONAL ICE CREAM PIE DAY
National Ice Cream Pie Day is observed annually on August 18th. This food holiday honors this refreshing frozen dessert that comes in many delicious flavors.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Please enjoy these recipes that we found for you.
Lemonade Ice Cream Pie
Chocolate Crunch Ice Cream Pie
Peanut Butter Ice Cream Pie
Banana Split Ice Cream Pie
Use #IceCreamPieDay to post on social media.
HISTORY
Our research was unable to find the creator of National Ice Cream Pie Day.
National Mail Order Catalog Day August 18
National Mail Order Catalog Day August 18
NATIONAL MAIL ORDER CATALOG DAY
What was once one of the most popular ways of shopping is remembered each year on August 18th as it is National Mail Order Catalog Day.
Today marks the anniversary of when, in August of 1872, Aaron Montgomery Ward, of Chicago, produced the very first Montgomery Wards mail order catalog. It was by buying the goods and then reselling them directly to the customers that Aaron Montgomery Ward removed the middlemen at the general store and to the benefit of the customers drastically lowered prices.
The very first catalog consisted of an eight by 12 inch single sheet of paper which included the merchandise for sale, the price list and ordering instructions. Montgomery Wards single page list of products grew into a 540 page illustrated book selling over 20,000 items.
It was soon after that the Montgomery Wards catalog was copied by other enterprising merchants, most notably Richard Warren Sears. The first general Sears catalog was mailed in 1896. Many others entered the field, and catalog sales grew. By 1971, catalog sales of major United States firms exceeded more than $250 million in postal revenue.
For more information, visit the National Day Calendar page for National Mail Order Catalog Day.
I'll take all 3
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