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November 1st: National Calzone Day, National Authors’ Day, National Family Literacy Day, National Cook For Your Pets Day, National Vinegar Day, National Deep Fried Clams Day, National Brush Day, and National Men Make Dinner Day (Must Cook. No BBQ Allowed!).

National Calzone Day! Calzones are basically pizza dough (size of a regular pizza) folded in half and stuffed with your favorite pizza toppings, then baked to a crisp, golden perfection on the outside and warm and chewy on the inside. (2000+ calories) The idea behind calzones was a way for someone to be able to walk around with a pizza. They were invented in Naples, Italy. The word "calzone" comes from the Italian word for "pants" or "stockings." Calzones were first referred to in 1933 as a baked or fried turnover of pizza dough stuffed with various fillings. In 2014 at the Rulli's Italian Restaurant in Middlebury, Indiana according to the Guinness world record they made a 212 pound Calzone. Minsky’s Pizza founded National Calzone Day in 2016 to celebrate their 40th anniversary and their passion for delicious, handmade calzones.

📚📝National Authors Day! In 1928, Nellie Verne Burt McPherson, president of the Bement, Illinois Women’s Club had an idea of setting aside a day to celebrate American authors. McPherson was a teacher and throughout her life, an avid reader. While she was recuperating in the hospital during World War I, she wrote a fan letter to fiction writer, Irving Bacheller, telling him how much she enjoyed reading his story Eben Holden’s Last Day A’ Fishin. Upon receiving her letter, Bacheller sent her an autographed copy of another story, and it was then that McPherson realized that she would never be able to thank him adequately for his gift. McPherson decided to show her appreciation by submitting an idea for a National Author’s Day to the General Federation of Women’s Clubs. They passed a resolution declaring November 1 as a day to honor American writers. The United States Department of Commerce recognized this day in 1949.

📚National Family Literacy Day! Celebrated across America, this day focuses on special activities and events that showcase the importance of family literacy programs. First held in 1994, National Literacy Day kicks off National Literacy Month in November. In 1994, the 103rd Congress passed Joint Resolution 413 Designating November 1 National Family Literacy Day.

👨‍🍳National Cook For Your Pets Day! Most of all our pets food is processed and loaded with fillers. Animals need to eat a natural diet to be at optimal health, and most of the pet food you can buy has a lot of unnatural things in it. If you cook or make your own pet food at home, you are in control of giving your little fur ball food that has only the best and essential ingredients that will best serve them. If you do decide to cook for your pet first talk to your vet. He\she can tell you what your pets nutritional needs are. The next step is do some research on what foods to avoid giving your pet. Here are some examples: chocolate, onions, avocados, garlic, salt, yeast dough, tomato leaves and stems, and milk-based foods. Step three check the internet for pet recipes. Now your ready to cook for you fur babies.

🥗National Vinegar Day! Vinegar is produced either by a fast or a slow fermentation process. Slow methods are generally used with traditional vinegar and the fermentation proceeds slowly over the course of months or up to a year. There are many varieties of vinegar: Apple cider - Balsamic - Beer - Cane - Coconut - Date - Distilled vinegar - East Asian black - Flavored vinegar - Fruit - Honey - Job’s tears - Kiwifruit - Kombucha - Malt - Palm - Raisin - Rice - Sinamak - Spirit vinegar - Sherry vinegar - White - Wine. Most commonly used in food preparation such as pickling processes, vinaigrettes and other salad dressings. An essential ingredient in mustard, ketchup, barbecue sauce and mayonnaise. A popular condiment for fish and chips. Used as a flavoring for potato chips. Used as a dip for crab meat. A substitute for fresh lemon juice. Used as a sauce when roasting lamb. Used in sushi rice. Used as a flavoring. Commonly put into mint sauce. Used in making some beverages. Used for medical remedies and treatments. Used for cleaning. Used in gardening and pest control. Some forms of vinegar are believed to have health benefits.

National Deep Fried Clams Day! Since the 1840s in restaurants up and down the Eastern Seaboard fried claims have been on their menus. According to legend, on July 3, 1916 in his small roadside restaurant Lawrence Henry “Chubby” Woodman from Essex, Massachusetts deep fried the first breaded versions of clams. It was later on that Thomas Soffron of Soffron Brothers Clam Co., based in Ipswich, Massachusetts, created clam strips, which are made from the foot of hard-shelled sea clams. Soffron sold these to Howard Johnson’s(the hotel) in an exclusive deal, and as the chain expanded, they became popular throughout the country. Clams are low in cholesterol and fat without breading and oil. However, when fried, they absorb cooking fat and calories.

National Brush Day! Sometimes referred to as National Brush Your Teeth Day, National Brush Day is a reminder to all individuals to follow the American Dental Associations guidelines. The simple act of brushing your teeth twice daily for two minutes can have a substantial impact on cavity prevention as well as a myriad of oral diseases such as gingivitis. National Brush Day began in 2013 as an extension of the Kids’ Healthy Mouths public service advertising (PSA) campaign by The Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives. The coalition of more than 35 leading oral health organizations and the Ad Council launched the campaign in August 2012. National Brush Day is designed to remind and encourage parents to get their kids brushing their teeth for just two minutes, twice a day.

👨‍🍳National Men Make Dinner Day! This day was created for the men who do not know their way around the kitchen and are not familiar with cooking appliances, as well as for the women in their lives who need a break. Men need to be aware that there is a list of rules that must be followed for it to count as a dinner: The man does the shopping for all necessary ingredients. The main meal must include a minimum of 4 ingredients and require at least one cooking utensil other than a fork. Clean up as you go and aprons are optional. National Men Make Dinner Day was created by Sandy Sharkey in 2001.

That's important as well MD being a role model for the Scouts.

I'm in heaven! Calzone heaven, stuffed with pepperoni and mozzarella cheese.😍 Okay I'm done. Oh shoot there's more themes. A big thank you to all my favorite authors, what would I do without you. You are never to old to learn to read. I don't have a pet at this time. So I guess I will have to send something with cheese to Bixby. Pickles is about all I care for with vinegar in it or on it. And they say use vinegar to clean your coffee pot with it...hmmm. Maybe I can have my hubby deep fried clams. And if my twin doesn't want hers I will be willing to take them.😍 Brushing your teeth is health for your mouth and helps from loosing your teeth, hopefully. Unless they get accidentally knock out, like my front ones.

Sending calzone hugs. And a extra cheesy one for toasted loaf.