NATIONAL SUNDAY SUPPER DAY

January 10, 2026January 10, 2026Jensperspectiveblog 3 Comments

National Sunday Supper Day encourages families to gather around the table, enjoy a meal and a conversation together each year on the second Sunday in January.

Sunday Supper starts off as one day a week and soon becomes a way of life. – Sunday Supper Movement

These days families are busy with after-school activities, jobs, and homework. Sunday supper has been a disappearing tradition around the country and the Sunday Supper Movement aims to bring families back together in the kitchen and around the dinner table one Sunday at a time. National Sunday Supper Day is another step toward this goal.

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NATIONAL SUNDAY SUPPER HISTORY

Isabel Laessig is the founder of the Sunday Supper Movement and the Food and Wine Conference. A mother of four, she was inspired to start her blog, Family Foodie, when her oldest left for college and the things she would miss most about home would be the times spent in the kitchen and around the table with family. Some of our favorites can be found here.

In 2012 Laessig and eight other bloggers and their families celebrated the first virtual Sunday Supper with a progressive dinner. According to Laessig, she and these eight bloggers are “passionate about bringing families together to cook and eat together.”

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HOW TO OBSERVE #SundaySupper

Invite friends and family over to spend the day preparing a Sunday Supper. While you’re preparing supper, discuss plans for continuing the tradition next week. Take turns and find ways to spend more time enjoying each other’s company over a meal. Create bonds that will last a lifetime. For more information visit wwww.sundaysuppermovement.com. Use #SundaySupper on social media.

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NATIONAL SUNDAY SUPPER MONTH

December 31, 2025December 31, 2025Jensperspectiveblog 7 Comments

National Sunday Supper Month is an annual designation observed in January. A waning tradition, the Sunday Supper was once an opportunity after a hectic week for families to gather to spend time together and share stories about their week. This month National Sunday Supper Month and the Sunday Supper Movement resolves to bring back this family tradition.

If 2020 taught us anything it is definitely the value of each other. A reminder that time is fleeting and our families are way more important than celebrities, influencers, and others. Taking time each week to prepare and sit down together, gives us a recharge to face the challenges presented in the outside world.

The lasting memories created will warm both adults and children alike. It gives a family another opportunity to put down the gadgets and engage with each other. In our household this not only educated us it forged strong connections. Lively debate was often encouraged as well as the chance to simply catch up on each others, achievements, trials, stresses and demonstrate care and concern if needed. This is a great time to indulge in Slow Cooking Month and National Soup Month.

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HISTORY

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HOW TO OBSERVE

Gather with family or friends and prepare a meal together. Savor each other’s company around the supper table. Use #SundaySupper to post a photo of your set up on social media. Life gets busy and it can be hard for families and friends to come together, sit down and enjoy a meal together… But if you can make time to do so, you will never regret it! Check out some of my favorite recipes here.

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NATIONAL KITCHEN & BATH MONTH

September 30, 2025September 8, 2025Jensperspectiveblog 2 Comments

National Kitchen & Bath Month is an annual designation observed in October. This month, have some fun redecorating some of the most utilized rooms in your home! October is the time of year that everyone is just starting to get into holiday mode, so what better time than now to vamp up your home style for guests who come visit during the holiday season?

HISTORY

The National Kitchen & Bath Association created Nation Kitchen & Bath Month in 1982.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Get new decor for your kitchen and bathroom or remodel them completely. Use #NationalKitchen&BathMonth to post on social media. Some retailers have big sales on kitchen and bath supplies to celebrate in October, so see if you can find a few of those and start bargain shopping! When we are home, we spend TONS of time in the kitchen and bathroom. Keeping both of these areas clean and stylish is bound to motivate you throughout your day!

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NATIONAL COOK A SWEET POTATO DAY

February 21, 2024February 21, 2024Jensperspectiveblog

Across the United States, National Cook A Sweet Potato Day on February 22nd celebrates a root vegetable packed with flavor and a bit of history, too. The sweet potato is eaten and loved, each day, by millions of people across the nation.

Either Central America or South America is thought to be the center of origin and domestication of sweet potatoes. In Central America, sweet potatoes were domesticated at least 5,000 years ago. Peruvian sweet potato remnants dating as far back as 8,000 BC have been found in South America.

The sweet potato is an excellent source of vitamin A, which supports good vision, the immune system, and bone growth. Sweet potatoes are a good source of vitamin B-6, magnesium, and vitamin C. It’s also great for the complexion.

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While many Americans confuse the sweet potato with a yam, the two are different. A yam is a starchy tuber while the sweet potato is truly a sweet root vegetable. The sweet potato also comes in a variety of sizes and colors, including pale to bright orange, white and purple. High in fiber and low in fat and calories, this root vegetable is a healthful alternative to snack foods when prepared without added butter, sugar or salt.

Unlike other potatoes, sweet potatoes like long, hot growing seasons. This might explain why it is the state vegetable of North Carolina.

When storing your sweet potatoes, keep them in a cool, dry place. However, don’t refrigerate them unless they’re cooked. Refrigeration will give them a bitter taste, ruining their sweet flavor. Cooks find numerous ways to experiment with sweet potatoes, too!

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HOW TO OBSERVE #CookASweetPotatoDay

No matter how you cook a sweet potato, be sure to invite someone to share it with you. What’s your favorite meal of the day? Then make a sweet potato dish! Breakfast, lunch, supper or dessert call for sweet potatoes in some form. While you’re celebrating, share your favorite dishes with us. We even have a few for you to try:

Sweet Potato Pecan Pie
Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries
Sweet Potato Pineapple Casserole
Louisiana Sweet Potato Pancakes Sweet Potato Casserole with Crunchy Pecan Topping Sweet Potato Cake

Use #CookASweetPotatoDay to post on social media.