Enjoy January Food Holidays and recipes for each day! Check out food holidays and recipes for other months too on my Food Holidays & Recipes Page.
National Egg Month
National Hot Tea Month
National Meat Month
National Oatmeal Month
National Soup Month
- Shrimp & Veggie Egg Drop Soup (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Chicken Bacon Wild Rice Soup (Pinch of Yum)
- Taco Soup (Cooking Nook)
National Wheat Bread Month
Prune Breakfast Month
2nd week: National Pizza Week
4th Week: National Meat Week
4th Week: National Irish Coffee Week
January 1: Bloody Mary Day
January 1: Apple Gifting Day
January 2: National Cream Puff Day
- Cream Puffs filled with Lemon Mascarpone Cream (La Fuji Mama)
- Strawberry Cream Puffs (Gourmet Baking)
- Cream Puffs (Martha Stewart)
January 3: Chocolate-Filled Cherry Day
January 4: National Spaghetti Day
- Mediterranean Feta & Shrimp Pasta (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Spaghetti with Kale & Bacon (PBS/Fresh Tastes)
- Beer Braised Meatballs & Spaghetti (Cully’s Kitchen)
January 5: National Whipped Cream Day
January 6: Bean Day
January 6: National Shortbread Day
- Shortbread – 3 flavors (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Cranberry Brown Butter Shortbread Bars (Tidy & Thyme)
- Chocolate Caramel Shortbread (My Baking Addiction)
January 7: National Tempura Day
January 8: English Toffee Day
- English Toffee (Baked Bree)
- English Toffee Bars (Gimme Some Oven)
- Cocoa Brownies with English Toffee (For the Love of Cooking)
January 9: National Apricot Day
January 10: Bittersweet Chocolate Day
- Chocolate Cheesecake Stuffed Raspberries (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Bittersweet Chocolate Pie (Bake List)
- Bittersweet Chocolate & Cardamom Cupcakes (Tartelette)
- Nibby Bittersweet Brownies (Apt 2B Baking)
January 11: Milk Day
January 11: Hot Toddy Day
January 12: Curried Chicken Day
January 13: National Peach Melba Day
January 14: National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
January 15: Strawberry Ice Cream Day
- Pink Peppercorn Strawberry Ice Cream (Poires au Chocolat)
- Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwiches (Cheese and Chocolate)
January 16: National Fig Newton Day
January 16: International Hot & Spicy Food Day
- Spicy Cilantro Pesto (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Spicy Chili Con Carne (Duck’s Oven)
- Spicy Barbecue Sauce (Sweet Savory Planet)
- Spicy Cinnamon Roasted Almonds (The Comfort of Cooking)
January 17: Hot-Buttered Rum Day
January 18: Peking Duck Day
- Peking Duck Noodle Salad (The Way It Crumbles)
- Peking Duck (Betty Crocker)
- Peking Duck (Food Network)
January 19: National Popcorn Day
- Italian Brown Paper Bag Popcorn (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Gingerbread Popcorn (about.com)
- Orange Creamsicle Popcorn (Cooking Classy)
- Caramel Popcorn (My Kitchen)
January 20: National Buttercrunch Day
- Almond Hazelnut Buttercrunch Toffee (BS in the Kitchen)
January 20: National Cheese Lover’s Day
- Blue Cheese, Bacon, & Onion Spread (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Saganaki (Flaming Cheese) (Not So Humble Pie)
- Blue Cheese Dip (Closet Cooking)
January 20: National Granola Bar Day
January 20: National Coffee Break Day
January 21: New England Clam Chowder Day
- New England Clam Chowder (Cook and Be Merry)
- Chunky New England Chowder (Family Spice)
- New England Clam & Corn Chowder (Chez Us)
January 22: National Blonde Brownie Day
- Apple Pear Blondie Cake Bars (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Toasted Pecan Chocolate Chip Blondies (The View From the Great Island)
January 23: National Pie Day
January 24: National Peanut Butter Day
- Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookie Poppers (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Homemade Vanilla Honey Peanut Butter (The Comfort of Cooking)
- Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies (Pastry Affair)
January 25: National Irish Coffee Day
January 26: National Pistachio Day
January 27: Chocolate Cake Day
January 28: National Blueberry Pancake Day
January 29: National Corn Chip Day
- Corn Chips Salad (Fuss Free Cooking)
- Sweet Heat Corn Chips (Macheesmo)
- Crunchy Corn Chip Pie (Emeril’s)
January 30: National Croissant Day
- Chocolate Almond Croissants (The Capital Baker)
- Homemade Chocolate Croissants (The Foodie Couple)
January 31: Brandy Alexander Day