Family pickle soup, slaw and kebab recipes for National Pickle Day

Finding yourself in a pickle? Then celebrate because November 14 is your holiday! It's National Pickle Day says the Jewish Press. Just about any vegetable or fruit can be pickled (soaked in vinegar and salt brine). The most popular are pickled gherkins--cucumbers. Cucumbers originated in India and migrated via traders to the Tigris Valley in 2030 B.C., reports the NY Food Museum. From there, pickles enjoyed an illustrious career in healing, cosmetics and best of all, eating! Just in time for holiday munching, here are pickle recipes.  Family pickle soup, slaw and kebab recipes for National Pickle Day

National Nachos Day good-for-you nachos and diet-friendly dips 'n chips - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com

Happy National Nachos Day! On November 6, we celebrate nachos, said USA Today For The W!n Thursday. Though FTW writer Ted Berg pronounced nachos nothing to celebrate. In their common incarnation, they aren't. Tortilla chips smothered in some melange of fatty, salty, intensely caloric, MSG-soaked fake-cheese dip or topping. Given Americans' rapidly-expanding waistlines, we should run screaming from them. Unless you make veggie overload, fat-blasting nachos healthier and diet-friendly, like these! National Nachos Day good-for-you nachos and diet-friendly dips 'n chips - Grand Rapids Holidays | Examiner.com