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Yes, there is a National Canned Goods Month. Presumably, February was chosen as it’s pushing the end of whatever fresh produce homesteaders can still use before it becomes compost for the next harvest.

February is National Potato Month in the US. And, before you shrug your shoulders and move along, think for a moment about how useful these veggies are. Useful? Yes, they’re exceptionally good at carrying cheese and bacon to your mouth. Ditto that for sour cream and salsa. Better still, potatoes are freaking fantastic with hot sauce.

If you’re reading this, you probably fall in one of three categories: You don’t know how to cook at all. You can cook, but it’s down-home American style cooking only. You’re a serious chili head and anything having to do with putting fire in your mouth is okay in your books.

Whether you’re pregnant or not, you’ve heard that expectant mothers are likely to crave some strange foods (and even non-foods) and flavor combinations. If you’re craving the fire of a finely-crafted hot sauce, it’s actually not that unusual. Many women who don’t usually enjoy spicy foods develop a desire for them when they’re pregnant. (Keep in mind that we have no idea who these fire-resistant women are; they may actually be a myth as we’ve never met one.)