January’s Official Duties

I’m hopelessly behind in my culinary duties. One trip to FoodReference.com and I’m in a tizzy. Who knew one month could be responsible for so much? You’d think January would be given light duties having carried in the new year. But no. If your birthstone is a garnet, no less than eleven events are hogging your limelight.

Perhaps the Assigner of Official Months (and you know there’s a government employee in some broom-closet-of-an-office with this on their business card) got carried away in a burst of New Year enthusiasm.

Well, I can’t possibly address all the issues with only a few days to go. Instead, I’ve listed all of January’s culinary obligations and linked to previous blogs, be they applicable, contrary or in need of some attention:

• Bread Machine Baking Month – I don’t own a bread machine. See why.
• Fat Free Living Month – As if. Okay, here’s one recipe that’s fat free.
• International Coffee Gourmet Month – Only in January? Pity!
• National Book Month – Ditto.
• National Dried Plum Breakfast Month – You’re joking. No? I got nothin’.
• National Fiber Focus Month – Okay, but don’t tell anyone.
• National Hot Tea Month – Don’t try this at home.
• National Retail Bakers Month – Sometimes you need heavy machinery.
• National Soup Month – Makes sense.
• Oatmeal Month – Scotland will be proud.
• Wheat Bread Month – Is it me or is bread being a tad pushy?

You read and I’ll get a jump start on February. Five bucks says they’ll be honouring chocolate.