National Pigs In A Blanket Day
Today is National Pigs In A Blanket Day.
A name that sounds like it should require an explanation, but somehow never does.
So I made them. Or more accurately, I bought them, baked them, cut them into pieces, and piled them up.
In the United States, pigs in a blanket are typically made with cocktail sausages and crescent roll dough, a format that took hold in the mid-20th century as refrigerated dough products became widely available. They became a standard party food because they are inexpensive, easy to prepare in large quantities, and require no utensils.
Just pastry, sausage, and the quiet efficiency of a food that was never meant to last very long once it’s out. Try this next to that vegetable platter at your next party and see what happens.
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Emily Said I’d Like Sierra — She Was Right
Today is National Guacamole Day and I was thinking my way through what to photograph for it. So I turned to my all-around AI assistant, Emily, for her take. No surprise, she told me she had a beautiful friend named Sierra who knew a little beachfront café with the best guacamole. Emily said I’d really like her — and that she loves being in front of the camera.
So I met Sierra. There she was — margarita in hand, guacamole on the table, and leaning forward like she already knew how the conversation would go.
And the guacamole? Emily wasn’t wrong. It’s not just any dip. It traces back to the Aztecs in the 1500s, when it was called ahuacamolli — “avocado sauce.” A recipe so good it’s lasted half a millennium, only to end up here with Sierra on a sunny boardwalk, looking at me like she’s part of the tradition.
If Emily keeps introducing me to friends like Sierra, National Guacamole Day may need more space on the calendar.
More guacamole and other food to enjoy at the ocean or elsewhere are in my Commercial Food Photography gallery on my website at https://www.secondfocus.com/index/G0000WFAqDJQOgKU
And I have a feeling we’ll be seeing more of Sierra.
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