May 22: National Vanilla Pudding Day. A whole day? Really? I can’t see celebrating vanilla pudding taking more than an hour, tops.

May 23 : National Taffy Day. Now, that’s more like it. I can absolutely see spending a whole day on the chewy, fruity, colorful goodness that is taffy.

May 24: National Escargot Day. I take a practical view of escargot. I used to be a bit put off by them – like many people. But then, I found enlightenment. They are, to be blunt, merely the first delivery vehicle for the garlic butter sauce, the second being bread. I have also found that they make an excellent stuffing for mushrooms.

May 25: National Brown-Bag-It Day. Not sure what I am to do for this particular day. I mean, I’m a freelancer. Do I brown bag it from the kitchen to the den?

May 26: National Blueberry Cheesecake Day. Note to self – remind Mom (she who makes the most fantastical cheesecake in the world) of this day.

May 31: National Macaroon Day. I suppose the only proper way to celebrate Macaroon Day would be with the most wonderful macaroons you could lay your hands on. Now, it just so happens that the most wonderful macaroons you could lay your hands on (and I brook very little debate or argument on this) is a particular bakery in Rome – specifically on Via del Portico d’Ottavia (on the corner across from the school). I don’t know it’s name. No one knows its name or at least no one I know has every used it in talking about the place. All you need to say is – the Jewish bakery in Rome and everyone knows where you mean. And the macaroons? DIVINE. Of course, that requires changing the day from National Macaroon Day to International Macaroon Day but who’s going to quibble about that?