FEBRUARY IS...
- Berry Fresh Month
- Canned Food Month-celebrate by dropping off some canned goods at your local food pantry. Some to consider are: The Foodbank in Dayton, Franklin Area Community Services in Franklin, Springboro Community Assistance Center in Springboro, Lebanon Food Pantry in Lebanon or St. Vincent de Paul. Many area churches also have food pantries that are in need of donations.
- Celebration of Chocolate Month
- Great American Pies Month
- Cherry Month
- Fiber Focus Month
- Grapefruit Month
- Heart Healthy Month
- Hot Breakfast Month-celebrate Hot Breakfast Month by treating yourself to some of the areas tempting breakfast eateries, such as The Breakfast Club in Lebanon, Scrambler Maries in Miam Township, The Golden Nugget in Kettering, First Watch in Fairborn or The Heights Cafe in Huber Heights. Some recipes to try if you prefer to eat at home include Lemon blueberry pizza, pumpkin custard French toast, Cheesy hashbrown casserole or Sour cream cake with blackberry filling.
- Snack Food Month
- Potato Lover's Month
- Sweet Potato Month
WEEKLY EVENTS
- First Monday starts Shape Up with Pickles Time
- Second Monday starts Great American Pizza Bake Week
- Second Monday starts Kraut and Frankfurter Week
- 4th Monday starts Pancake Week-Visit the Original Pancake House on Miamisburg-Centerville Road in Washington Township to celebrate.
ROTATING DAILY EVENTS
- Second Monday is Oatmeal Monday
DAILY EVENTS
- 1st Baked Alaska Day
- 2nd Heavenly Hash Day
- 3rd Carrot Cake Day
- 4th Homemade Soup Day-Enjoy homemade hearty vegetable beef or turkey and wild rice soup. Just remember, soup doesn't have to be hot to be delicious! Try some blueberry or strawberry soup for a unique dessert. Don't have time to make your own soup? Visit Cobblestone Cafe in Waynesville where the soups are made from scratch daily.
- 4th Stuffed Mushroom Day
- 5th Chocolate Fondue Day-Make your own fondue and enjoy this sweet holiday!
- 7th Fettuccine Alfredo Day
- 8th Molasses Bar Day
- 9th Bagels and Lox Day
- 9th Pizza Pie Day-The Dayton area has an amazing concentration of pizza places to try. Some of my favorites include Campioni's in Springboro and Mason, Angilo's in Waynesville, The Pizza Factory in Dayton, Ron's in Miamisburg and Cassano's.
- 10th Cream Cheese brownie Day
- 11th Peppermint Patty Day-Order some delicious handcrafted patties from Treasured Confections in Waynesville and let your sweet tooth celebrate this special day.
- 11th Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
- 12th Plum Pudding Day
- 13th Tortellini Day
- 14th Cream Filled Chocolates Day
- 15th Gumdrop Day
- 16th Almond Day
- 17th Indian Pudding Day
- 18th Crab Stuffed Flounder Day
- 18th Drink Wine Day-Stop by Heather's Coffee and Cafe in Springboro and buy a bottle of your favorite varietal. Or visit Rumbleseat Wine or Bella Vino and sip on site.
- 19th Chocolate Mint Day
- 20th Cherry Pie Day
- 21st Sticky Bun Day
- 22nd Margarita Day-It is rumored that Elsa's has the best margaritas in Dayton. Stop by and indulge in a Bad Juan.
- 23rd Banana Bread Day
- 23rd Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
- 24th Tortilla Chip Day
- 25th Clam Chowder Day
- 25th Chocolate Covered Nuts Day
- 26th Pistachio Day
- 27th Strawberry Day
- 28th Kahlua Day-Make your own Kahlua or try some delicious recipes featuring this coffee flavored liqueur
- 28th Chocolate Souffle Day
- 29th Surf & Turf Day
Aimee Plesa is the founder of Devour Dayton magazine where she also serves as editor and contributing writer for many food related topics. When not writing about food, she can be found in the kitchen of Cobblestone Cafe where she works as a sous chef or in her kitchen where she makes sweet treats and baked goods for her home based business, Treasured Confections.
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