What do these culinary items have in common? Well both of these delicious items are celebrated on October 13th(at least in 2011 they were).

The first of the days we will be looking at is the "National Peanut Festival". Some of the best inspiration and recipes have come from the internet once again. Check out the following links to learn a little about the day, and to pick up some great recipes and information on peanuts:

http://telecomadvisors.biz/www.foodnetwork.com/all-american-festivals-the-national-peanut-festival/index.html

http://telecomadvisors.biz/www.peanut-institute.org/recipes/

http://telecomadvisors.biz/www.nationalpeanutboard.org/recipes.php

http://telecomadvisors.biz/www.oklahomafood.coop/peanutrecipes.php

All of the above links provide some great information and recipes, check out the last one especially if you are part of the Oklahoma Food Cooperative, it is a great way to get to know your local food better and producers within the state. (Keeping your food and dollars local is a great way to stimulate the Oklahoma Economy.)

The last of the days we will look at  is the "National Pumpkin Festival" day. We all know that October is the feature month for the pumpkin, but did anyone know it had it's own specific day to be celebrated in it's feature month? Every October 13th the National Pumpkin Festival is celebrated.

As with the above we once again rely on the internet to get our inspiration started on the ideas of how to celebrate this day, and how to create some great recipes for the celebration at hand. Check out the following links to get those pumpkin juices flowing:

http://telecomadvisors.biz/beccagivens.wordpress.com/2011/10/12/today-in-food-history-October-12th-and-13th/

http://telecomadvisors.biz/www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/284/1/National-Pumpkin-Festival.html

http://telecomadvisors.biz/www.pumpkinrecipes.org/

http://telecomadvisors.biz/www.verybestbaking.com/Libbys.aspx

So whether you fancy the peanut or the pumpkin, there is definitely something there to satisfy your cravings for food and knowledge, so enjoy them to the fullest.