March 27, 2015 – NATIONAL JOE DAY – NATIONAL SPANISH PAELLA DAY

                                                  NATIONAL JOE DAY

Enjoy a cup of “joe” with all of your friends named Joe, Jo, Joey, Joseph, Josephine, Johanna, Joann, Jodie or any variant of the name Joe every year on March 27th, National Joe Day.
During our research, we found that this day has a few different versions as to how it is celebrated.
1.  Honor all people with the name “Joe”
2.  Change your name, just for the day, to a name of your choice.
3.  Everyone change their name to “Joe” for the day.  Females may use  “Josephine” or “Jodie”.
According to the Social Security Administration, the name Joseph was ranked No. 6 from 1893 to 1899 behind John, William, James, George, and Charles.  In 1910, it moved to No. 5.  From 1911 to 2005 it was ranked No. 12 or lower.
The choice is yours as to how you would like to celebrate.  However you choose, have a happy National Joe Day!
NATIONAL JOE DAY HISTORY
Our research was unable to find the origin or the creator of National Joe Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.

National Spanish Paella Day – March 27

NATIONAL SPANISH PAELLA DAY

March 27th is the annual celebration of National Spanish Paella Day.  A rice dish from Spain, paella has become very popular and is known around the world.  It originated in its modern form in the mid-19th century in Valencia, on the east coast of Spain.
At lunch time, workers in the fields would make the rice dish in a flat pan over a fire. They mixed in whatever they could find – such as rabbits, snails and vegetables. Later, for special occasions,  chicken was added.   Paella has spread to every region of Spain, as well as worldwide, using almost any type of ingredient that goes well with rice.
There are many versions of recipes of paella.  A key ingredient is saffron and olive oil.  Saffron is an essential spice that also turns the rice a nice golden color.
Create a wonderful dish of paella to celebrate National Spanish Paella Day.
Try one of the following “tried and true” Spanish Paella recipes:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/robin-miller/vegetarian-paella-recipe.html
http://www.finecooking.com/recipes/classic-seafood-paella.aspx
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/easy-paella/