Enjoy October Food Holidays and recipes for each day! Check out food holidays and recipes for other months too on my Food Holidays & Recipes Page.
- Jerk Style Country Ham & Pineapple Tamales (Fake Food Free)
- Country Ham (Taste of Home)
- Baked Country Ham (Better Homes & Garden)
National Apple Month
- Amaretto Caramel Apple Mug Cobblers (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Baked Apple Pancake with Apple Cider Syrup (Pinch of Yum)
- Apple Pie Bars (Land O’ Lakes)
National Applejack Month
National Caramel Month
- Mini Caramel Streusel Cakes (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Triple Salted Caramel Cupcakes (Sprinkle Bakes)
- Caramel Budino (Life’s a Feast)
National Chili Month
National Cookie Month
National Dessert Month
- Pumpkin Ale Cupcakes with Streusel Cream Cheese Frosting (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Chocolate Mousse Dream Cake (Jane’s Sweets)
- Yellow Cake Pie (Foodie Crush)
National Pasta Month
- Creamy Pumpkin Sage Sausage Pasta (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Browned Butter Lemon Pasta (Cooking Classy)
- Sautéed Shrimp & Mushroom Pasta (Simply Fresh Cooking)
- Pink Pasta (One Lovely Life)
National Pickled Peppers Month
National Pizza Festival Month
National Popcorn Poppin’ Month
- Italian Brown Paper Bag Popcorn (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Spiced Popcorn (The Naptime Chef)
- Popcorn Fudge (Raspberri Cupcakes)
National Pork Month
- Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Cutlets (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Chinese BBQ Pork (My Kitchen Snippets)
- Gorgonzola Stuffed Pork Chops (Eclectic Recipes)
- Grilled Pork Chops with Mayan Spiced Mango Marinade (Everyday Southwest)
National Pretzel Month
National Seafood Month
- Buffalo Shrimp Bread Bowl Dip (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Baked Seafood Pasta (Greedy Gourmet)
- Seafood Baked Rice (Bits of Taste)
Vegetarian Awareness Month
1st Week: National Chili Week
- Mexican Style Chicken Chili (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Crock Pot Chicken Taco Chili (The Comfort of Cooking)
- Cincinnati Chili (Budget Bytes)
2nd Week: American Beer Week
- Chocolate Stout Cupcakes (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Beer Braised Chicken Sliders with Hoisin Beer Barbecue Sauce (The Beeroness)
- Garlic Herb Beer Can Chicken (Frugal Bites)
- Crockpot Cheddar Beer Chicken Tacos (How Sweet Eats)
2nd Week: National School Lunch Week
2nd Friday: World Egg Day
3rd Week: National Kraut Sandwich Week
3rd Week: Pickled Peppers Week
4th Week: Chicken Soup for the Soul Week
- Chicken Noodle Alphabet Soup (Sea Salt With Food)
- Chicken Corn Noodle Soup (My Kitchen Addiction)
- Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup (The Yummy Life)
October 1: World Vegetarian Day
October 1: Pudding Season Begins
October 1: Homemade Cookies Day
October 2: National Fried Scallops Day
- Butter Fried Sea Scallops (The Hungry Mouse)
- Pan Fried Scallops with Vegetables (Cookistry)
- Bacon Panko Crusted Scallops (Domestic Fits)
October 3: National Caramel Custard Day
October 4: National Taco Day
- General Tsos Slow Cooked Pork Tacos with Orange Broccoli Slaw (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Baja Fish Tacos (Average Betty)
- Crockpot Taco Soup (Cooking Nook)
- Braised Chicken Tacos (No Recipes)
October 4: National Vodka Day
October 5: National Apple Betty Day
October 6: National Noodle Day
- Easy Cheesy Chicken Noodles (Pinch of Yum)
- Thai Curry Noodles (Hot Pot Meal)
- Chicken & Broccoli Noodle Casserole (Skinny Taste)
October 7: National Frappe Day
October 8: National Fluffernutter Day
October 8: National Pierogi Day
October 9: Moldy Cheese (Blue Cheese) Day
- Blue Cheese, Bacon, & Onion Spread (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Blue Cheese Vinaigrette Dressing (Sunflower Supper Club)
- Blue Cheese Stuffed Mushrooms (Jo Cooks)
- Blue Cheese Cheesecake with Onion Pear Jam (Culinary Concoctions by Peabody)
October 9: Submarine-Hoagie-Hero-Grinder Day
October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day
- Moist Lemon Angel Cake Roll (Taste of Home)
- Pumpkin Angel Food Cake with Ginger Cream Filling (Betty Crocker)
- Chocolate & Vanilla Angel Food Cake (Salad in a Jar)
October 11: National Sausage Pizza Day
October 12: National Gumbo Day
October 13: National Yorkshire Pudding Day
October 15: National Chicken Cacciatore Day
- Chicken Cacciatore (Skinny Taste)
- Chicken Cacciatore Risotto (Pink Parsley)
- Chicken Cacciatore (Exceeding the Speed Limit)
October 15: National Roast Pheasant Day
October 16: National Liqueur Day
- Pumpkin Cheesecaketini (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Homemade Coffee Liqueur (Boulder Locavore)
- Homemade Cherry Liqueur (Tasty Trials)
October 17: National Pasta Day
- Mediterranean Feta & Shrimp Pasta (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Mushroom Pappardelle Pasta with Goat Cheese Cream Sauce (Flourishing Foodie)
October 17: Four Prunes Day
October 18: National Chocolate Cupcake Day
- Chocolate Stout Cupcakes (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Chocolate Mint Cupcakes (Martha Stewart)
- Chocolate Cupcakes (Taste Of Home)
- Chocolate Cupcake with Chocolate Fudge Frosting (Joy of Baking)
October 19: National Seafood Bisque Day
- Shrimp Bisque with Sherry (Cookin’ Canuck)
- Salmon Bisque (An Edible Mosaic)
- Cajun Shrimp Bisque (Bev Cooks)
October 20: National Brandied Fruit Day
October 21: National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
- Pumpkin Cheesecaketini (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Pumpkin Swirl Cheesecake Squares (Jessica Burns)
- Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake (Closet Cooking)
October 21: Caramel Apple Day
- Amaretto Caramel Apple Mug Cobblers (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Twig Mini Caramel Apples (Allyson Baker Design)
October 22: National Nut Day
October 23: National Boston Cream Pie Day
October 23: National Canning Day
- Canning Restaurant Style Salsa (Good Life Eats)
- Canned Apple Pie Filling (Ball)
- Tomato Sauce (The Teacher Learns to Cook)
October 24: National Bologna Day
- Bologna Cake (Las Vegas Food Adventures)
- Fried Bologna Sandwich (Sweet Treats More)
- Baked Bologna (Food Network)
October 25: National Greasy Foods Day
- Spicy Sausage, Beer, & Cheese Dip (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Buttermilk Brined Fried Chicken (Local Milk)
- Crispy Battered French Fries (Buns in my Oven)
October 26: Pumpkin Day
- Creamy Pumpkin, Sage, & Sausage Pasta (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Creamy Pumpkin Risotto with Bacon and Parmesan (The Comfort of Cooking)
- Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Cinnamon Glaze (Pinch of Yum)
October 26: Pretzel Day
- Mini Pretzel Rolls with Bacon Cheddar Butter Spread (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Pretzel Challah (The Shiksa)
- Rosemary Sea Salt Pretzels with Rosemary (Two Peas and Their Pod)
October 26: Mincemeat Pie Day
- Mincemeat Pie (Food Network)
- Old Fashioned Mincemeat Pie (What’s Cooking America)
- Mincemeat Pie (Martha Stewart)
October 27: National Potato Day
- Caribbean Sweet Potato Baked Fries (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Potato Tart (From Which Things Grow)
- Loaded Potato Soup (Zoom Yummy)
October 27: American Beer Day
- Chocolate Stout Cupcakes (SNAPPY GOURMET)
- Beer Battered Cheese Curds (The Girl and Her Beer)
- Beer Braised Chicken Enchiladas (The Beeroness)
- Cheeseburger Beer Soup (Soup Addict)
October 28: National Chocolate Day
October 28: Wild Foods Day
October 29: National Oatmeal Day
October 30: National Candy Corn Day
- Candy Corn Jello (Jelly Shot Test Kitchen)
- Homemade Candy Corn (Piece of Cake)
- Candy Corn Cheesecake Mousse (Glourious Treats)
October 30: Buy a Doughnut Day
October 31: National Candy Apple Day