Dancing around the Maypole. May baskets left on the front porch. The return of farmers’ markets and locally-grown produce. Mothers’ Day and graduations galore. There are so many reasons to be happy that the month of May has finally arrived.
What’s more, May comes with a whole cascade of food-loving holidays and celebrations.
May is:
- National Asparagus Month
- National Barbecue Month
- National Chocolate Custard Month
- National Egg Month
- National Gazpacho Aficionado Month
- National Hamburger Month
- National Mediterranean Diet Month
- National Salad Month
- National Salsa Month
- National Strawberry Month
We’ll share ideas and tips and recipes for celebrating these themes throughout the month. If you have any favorite tips or recipes of your own (for these “holidays,” or for any other) please think about sharing them with us here at this link.
Photo credit: May Pole, Central Park, 1910, on Flickr.