#national fajitas day

[murderousink23]

08/18/2024 is Constitution Day 🇮🇩, Never Give Up Day 🌎, National Fajita Day 🌎, National Science Day 🇹🇭, National Ice Cream Pie Day 🇺🇸, National Mail Order Catalog Day 🇺🇸, National Couple's Day 🇺🇸, Pinot Noir Day 🇬🇧

[ketchuplaser]

It's National Fajita Day!

[subby-sab]

Today is 18th of August.

Today is World Breast Cancer Research Day, Pinot Noir Day, National Ice Cream Pie Day, National Fajita Day.

[doctorfriend79]

😋 Happy National Fajita Day! 😋

[gpstudios]

Savor the Flavor: Celebrating National Fajita Day

Celebrate National Fajita Day on August 18 with sizzling, flavorful fajitas! Enjoy the versatile, mouthwatering dish that's perfect for any gathering and brings a taste of Tex-Mex to your table.

Introduction: National Fajita Day on August 18 is a celebration of one of the most flavorful and versatile dishes in Tex-Mex cuisine. Whether you prefer chicken, beef, or veggie fajitas, this day is all about enjoying the sizzling, savory goodness that makes fajitas a favorite for many. The Origins of Fajitas Fajitas have a rich history rooted in Tex-Mex cuisine, which blends Mexican and…

[rabbitcruiser]

National Fajita Day 

Get some steak sizzling over an open flame because August 18 is National Fajita Day. It’s a day to celebrate the authentic taste of the Southwest with the fiesta of flavor known as the fajita. Throw in some awesome black beans or even add a little hot sauce, guacamole, sour cream, or cheese. The combinations are endless. It’s National Fajita Day so you know what you’ve got to do (eat fajitas, obviously).

History of National Fajita Day

A true manifesto of what Tex-Mex culture is, the fajita has taken the culinary world by storm but it all started from some very humble beginnings.

The concept of fajitas began to make the rounds in the early 1930s when Mexican vaqueros in Texas developed the fajita from throwaway cuts of beef – part of their payment for their job.  Because of this, said workers learned to use the tough cuts the best they could, especially the flavorsome skirt steak. They cooked the steak over an open fire or grill and were typically served with flour or corn tortillas, pico de gallo, guacamole, and southwestern spices. Soon the cheap, efficient meal meant as a quick fix for workers was becoming a staple in the area, finding its way into new mouths and bellies.  

As such, there are numerous different joints that were around at the time that claim to be the launchpad for the fajita. It’s not surprising, everyone wants to be part of a success story. It was in the late 1960s that  Sonny Falcon started selling fajitas. He sold so many that he was eventually christened “The Fajita King” as recognition for his role in introducing fajitas to the general public.

Other big moments in fajita history include the restaurant Ninfa’s creating their own version of fajitas in 1973, and Austin’s La Vista restaurant putting “sizzling fajitas” on the menu in 1982. National Fajita Day   itself was coined by the restaurant chain On the Border to celebrate the show-stopping dish. If all of this hasn’t got you watering at the mouth then we don’t know what will.

National Fajita Day timeline

1930s

Invention

Mexican ranch workers in Texas are thought to make the fajita prototype with cheap cuts of beef.

1969

First Sale

Sonny Falcon makes the first recorded fajita sales from his concession booth in Kyle, Texas.

1971

Mentioned

The word “fajita” used to define the dish officially appears in the Oxford English Dictionary.

1982

Hyatt Cuisine

Chef George Weidmann from the Hyatt Regency in Austin put “sizzling fajitas” on his menu with huge success.

National Fajita Day Activities

Cook your way to Fajita Nirvana

Find the best sizzling special

Discover another fajitas-inspired dish

It’s National Fajita Day, which means you should be making fajitas! Add bell peppers, onions, a slab of quality beef and a few sweet and savory ingredients to create a perfect melange of meat-veggie goodness.

Several restaurants across the nation offer hot deals on National Fajita Day. Find the nearest Mexican restaurant and indulge in the richly-marinated, grilled-to-perfection taste.

Fajita-stuffed bell peppers, chicken fajita sliders, vegan sweet potato fajitas, and shrimp fajita chili are all mouth-watering dishes you have to try on National Fajita Day. It's the perfect day for culinary experimentation and the possibilities are endless.

5 Facts About Fajitas

‘Fajita’ Translates to ‘Little Band’

It’s a humble dish

The term “Fajita King” is trademarked.

McDonald’s Tried it.

The original is called different in Mexico

In Spanish, fajita is a diminutive for “faja”, which translates to “belt” or “girdle”.

Workers were given the least desirable parts of butchered steers and made fajitas from skirt steaks.

Sonny Falcon trademarked the term after gaining popularity from the dish in the 1970s

In 1991, McDonald’s attempted to introduce their own Chicken Fajitas into the market.

While in the U.S we know them as fajitas, the Mexican term for grilled skirt steak is arracheras.

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[lialia0213]

Hi sweetie. Can you tell us more, like random facts, about Vasi? 🥰

Her height, her favourite place, music, hobbies.... 👉🏻👈🏻

Of course! ☺️☺️

* Vasilisa is about 5’5 ft tall!

* I haven’t figured out her weight yet but her body type she has an Average hourglass thick tone. She has hip dips and a small round belly (so think of Nani (Lilo and Stich), American singer Tyla, and Twyla (monster high).

*Has a lot of beauty marks.

* since her race is elf/vampire her nationality is Afro-latina! But to simplify it she’s Afro-Brazilian (like myself 😌)

* She has a nose ring, belly piercing and others.

* She has a small fairy wing in one of the back of her ears.

* Her voice VA is a mix between Spectra vondergeist (Monster High) and Chihiro Fujisaki (Danganronpa)

* She has a kind, understanding, outgoing, shy, quiet personality. She RARELY ever gets mad but when she does.. she can be pretty scary.

* Her best friends are Amber Orlock, Gytha Demona, Nerys Blyssen ( which they are in the working process 😅)

* She occasionally plays the Quest of Yore with Barely and goes on Quests with him. That is of course dressing up as well! 😂

*She sometimes floats like Marceline (adventure, Time) and Spectra (monster high)

* She loves to go on day and night strolls. In the daytime for favorite places are the park, the Manticore! Tavern, and the Labyrinth mall. In the night time she likes to go on her land to look at the stars and of course ride along with Barley 😁.

* She likes poetry, drawing landscapes, spells and mythical creatures, fajitas, and rice pudding.

* Her Dislikes though are dishonest and cruel people, being taken advantage of, being an out cast, bullies, colt Branco (at times), spiders.

* She listens to a lot of variety of music. But her absolute favorites are 2000s rock, rock folklore ( like Barely lmaoo 😭) j-pop and k-pop!

* Her favorite movies are Twilight, all Saw movies, Harry Potter, Let Me In (2010), Kill Bil volume 1 and 2, and the grudge.

* She makes jewelry as a hobby.

* She wears a lot of her mother’s jewelry and clothes to always have her by her side.

* Can speak MANY different languages ( including sign language)

* Wears a bunch of goth clothes ( so like corsets and a bunch of medieval dresses) and other wears!

* She’s a Mage and does a lot of magic such as healing, reading people’s minds, and Telekinesis.

* One of her strengths are Shapeshifting, healing, using any form of magic. But her downsides are that she has to drink and eat more than a normal being can do. She can also get sick easily.

* Whenever she’s available she’ll help Ian with some magic stuff and teach him different spells and potions and honestly how to maintain it better!

* Now since she’s half elf and vampire blood doesn’t have an effect on her only because she took majority of her mother’s side. But every once in awhile she does get the cravings often. So she drinks pigs blood and makes it into boba 🧋 (I’m assuming there’s such thing as pigs in the universe 😭)

*Since she has a lot of her mother’s traits she will have longer ears and eyebrows when she gets older. 

* She owns a Phoenix as a pet (I name her Fawkes after professor Dumbledores from Harry Potter 😁😁)

* She Keeps a lot of charms and crystals in her room from Barley  

* Loves to cook and bake!

* She reads a spell book that her mother left for her.

* Knows how to figure Skate and do ballet and Plays the violin and the piano (so I guess you can say she was very active)

I think that’s pretty much all of it! I hope you enjoy! ☺️

[jamieroxxartist]

Ha! Happy #NationalFajitaDay!

Today, Aug 18, 2024, is National Fajita Day!

( http://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-fajita-day-august-18 )

[nobertsales]

National Fajita Day

In the early 1930s, Mexican vaqueros in Southwest Texas developed what we’ve grown to love all over the United States. Using throwaway cuts of beef, they developed the #fajita. However, it wasn’t long before they became a staple in the region. These cowboys cooked the steak over an open fire or grill. Once cooked, they served it with flour or corn tortillas. In later years, fresh Pico de gallo, guacamole, and southwestern spices elevated the fajita. Soon the convenient meal for hardworking cowboys made an introduction to new audiences. The fajita became a destination food in the culinary world.

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[brookston]

Holidays 8.18

Holidays

Air Force Day (Belarus, Russia)

Armed Forces Day (Macedonia)

Arbor Day (Pakistan)

Aviation Workers’ Day (Russia)

Bad Poetry Day

Bee Hoon Day

Birth Control Pills Day

Border Guard Day (Kazakhstan)

Butch Appreciation Day

Day of Inventors and Innovators (Tajikistan)

818 Day

Gambrinus Night (Ireland)

Geographer’s Day (Russia)

Healthcare Professionals Day (Tajikistan)

Helium Discovery Day

Janmashtami (a,k.a. Sri Krishna Jayanti or Sri Krishna Astami; Parts of India)

Jesse Robredo Day (Philippines)

Long Tan Day (Australia)

Mail Order Catalog Day

National Angela Day

National Aspin Day (Philippines)

National Badge Ribbon Day

National Couples Day

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (Australia)

National Independent Worker Day

National Jaden Day

National Science Day (Thailand)

National Tree Planting Day (Pakistan)

National Volunteer Firefighters Recognition Day

Never Give Up Day

19th Amendment Day

Percy Jackson Day

Plum Day (French Republic)

SB19 Day (Vancouver, Canada)

Scott Pilgrim Day

Serendipity Day [also 8.28]

Stevens Johnson Syndrome Awareness Day

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Day

Vietnam Veterans Day (Australia)

Virginia Dare Day (Roanoke Island)

World Breast Cancer Research Day

World Day of Forest Fire Prevention

World Pleasure Day

Write a Bad Poem Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Darwin Beer Can Regatta 2024 (Australia) [Date Varies]

National Fajita Day

National Ice Cream Pie Day

National Soft Serve Day

National Pinot Noir Day

Independence & Related Days

Afghanistan (Jeshen; Anglo-Afghan Treaty; 1919)

Constitution Day (Indonesia)

West Bengal (India; from UK, 1947)

3rd Sunday in August

Action Indonesia Awareness Day [3rd Sunday]

Children’s Day (Argentina) [3rd Sunday]

God’s Preeminence Day [3rd Sunday]

Our Lady of Girsterklaus (Luxembourg) [1st Sunday after 15th]

Rushbearing (Cheshire, England) [1st Sunday after 12th]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

World Helicopter Day [3rd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 18 (3rd Full Week of August)

Anchor Steam Week [Begins 3rd Sunday]

Minority Enterprise Development Week (thru 8.24)

National Aviation Week [Week of 8.19]

National Management Training Week [3rd Full Week]

Festivals Beginning August 18, 2024

Central Avenue Farm to Fork (Nebraska City, Nebraska)

Crawford County Fair (Meadville, Pennsylvania) [8.24]

Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta (Darwin, Australia)

The Flavor Experience (San Diego, California) [thru 8.20]

Heritage Fire (Napa, California)

Japanese Obon Festival (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Moors and Christians Ontinyent (Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain) [thru 8.26]

New Hampshire Food Truck Festival (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)

Phase Fest (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

Troy Pig Out (Troy, New York)

Feast Days

Adamson-Eric (Artology)

Agapitus of Palestrina (Christian; Saint)

Alberto Hurtado (Christian; Saint)

Alfred Wallis (Artology)

Brian Aldiss (Writerism)

Brian Michael Bendis (Artology)

Carl Rungius (Artology)

Clare of Monte Falco (Christian; Saint)

Cook (Positivist; Saint)

Cousin Monster (Muppetism)

Daig of Inniskeen (Christian; Saint)

Evan (a.k.a. Inan; Christian; Saint)

Fiacre (Christian; Saint)

Florus and Laurus (Christian; Saint)

Helena of Constantinople (Roman Catholic Church)

The Oath of Úgaine Mór (Celtic Book of Days)

Pendle Witch Trial Anniversary Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Poetry Day (Pastafarian)

Richard Wagner Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Robert Hitchcock (Artology)

Shango’s Day (Pagan)

Toge-Pogling Season begins (Shamanism)

William Porcher DuBose (Episcopal Church)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Tu B’Av (Holiday of Love; טוּ בְּאָב) [14-15 Av]

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Festival of Hungry Ghosts (China) [15th of 7th Month]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Unlucky 18th (Philippines) [2 of 3]

Premieres

Accepted (Film; 2006)

Blue Beetle (Film; 2023)

The Cat Came Back, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1944)

Chocky, by John Wyndham (Novel; 1968)

Cold Feet (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

Deliverance (Film; 1972)

Devil Without a Cause, by Kid Rock (Album; 1998)

Everlong, by the Foo Fighters (Song; 1997)

Goofy Goofy Gander (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)

Half-Fare Hare (WB MM Cartoon; 1956)

The Hitman’s Bodyguard (Film; 2017)

Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (U.S. Novel; 1958)

Louvre Come Back to Me! (WB LT Cartoon; 1962)

Morning Glory (Film; 1933)

Mrs. Bridge, by Evan S. Connell (Novel; 1959)

Nine Perfect Strangers (TV Series; 2021)

ParaNorman (Animated Film; 2012)

Red Hot Chili Peppers, by the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Album; 1984)

Shake It Off, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2014)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (TV Series; 2022)

Snakes on a Plane (Film; 2006)

Snappy Salesman (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Film; 1952)

Take the Money and Run (Film; 1969)

The Tick (TV Series; 2016)

Uncle Buck (Film; 1989)

The Usual Suspects (Film; 1995)

Weather Map, by NOAA (1st Televised Weather Map; 1926)

Today’s Name Days

Claudia, Helena, Helene, Rainaki (Austria)

Florije, Jela, Jelena, Jelka (Croatia)

Helena (Czech Republic)

Agapetus (Denmark)

Elina, Heleene, Helen, Helena, Helene, Hell, Hella, Helle, Hellen, Helli, Ilona (Estonia)

Leevi (Finland)

Hélène, Laétitia, Laëtitia (France)

Helene (Germany)

Flora, Floros (Greece)

Ilona (Hungary)

Elena (Italy)

Helēna, Liene (Latvia)

Gendvilė, Ilona, Mantautas, Saulenė, Saulenis (Lithuania)

Tormod, Torodd (Norway)

Agapit, Bogusława, Bronisław, Bronisz, Helena, Ilona, Klara, Tworzysława (Poland)

Elena, Helena (Slovakia)

Agapito, Alberto, Elena (Spain)

Ellen, Lena (Sweden)

Flora, Laura, Myron (Ukraine)

Aileen, Eileen, Elaina, Elaine, Eleanor, Elena, Eliana, Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Helen, Helena, Iliana, Lena, Leonora, Nell, Nellie, Nelly (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 231 of 2024; 135 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 33 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 15 (Jia-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 14 Av 5784

Islamic: 12 Safar 1446

J Cal: 21 Purple; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 5 August 2024

Moon: 98%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 6 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Cook]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 60 of 94)

Week: 3rd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 28 of 31)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 8.18

Holidays

Air Force Day (Belarus, Russia)

Armed Forces Day (Macedonia)

Arbor Day (Pakistan)

Aviation Workers’ Day (Russia)

Bad Poetry Day

Bee Hoon Day

Birth Control Pills Day

Border Guard Day (Kazakhstan)

Butch Appreciation Day

Day of Inventors and Innovators (Tajikistan)

818 Day

Gambrinus Night (Ireland)

Geographer’s Day (Russia)

Healthcare Professionals Day (Tajikistan)

Helium Discovery Day

Janmashtami (a,k.a. Sri Krishna Jayanti or Sri Krishna Astami; Parts of India)

Jesse Robredo Day (Philippines)

Long Tan Day (Australia)

Mail Order Catalog Day

National Angela Day

National Aspin Day (Philippines)

National Badge Ribbon Day

National Couples Day

National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence (Australia)

National Independent Worker Day

National Jaden Day

National Science Day (Thailand)

National Tree Planting Day (Pakistan)

National Volunteer Firefighters Recognition Day

Never Give Up Day

19th Amendment Day

Percy Jackson Day

Plum Day (French Republic)

SB19 Day (Vancouver, Canada)

Scott Pilgrim Day

Serendipity Day [also 8.28]

Stevens Johnson Syndrome Awareness Day

Texas Chainsaw Massacre Day

Vietnam Veterans Day (Australia)

Virginia Dare Day (Roanoke Island)

World Breast Cancer Research Day

World Day of Forest Fire Prevention

World Pleasure Day

Write a Bad Poem Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Darwin Beer Can Regatta 2024 (Australia) [Date Varies]

National Fajita Day

National Ice Cream Pie Day

National Soft Serve Day

National Pinot Noir Day

Independence & Related Days

Afghanistan (Jeshen; Anglo-Afghan Treaty; 1919)

Constitution Day (Indonesia)

West Bengal (India; from UK, 1947)

3rd Sunday in August

Action Indonesia Awareness Day [3rd Sunday]

Children’s Day (Argentina) [3rd Sunday]

God’s Preeminence Day [3rd Sunday]

Our Lady of Girsterklaus (Luxembourg) [1st Sunday after 15th]

Rushbearing (Cheshire, England) [1st Sunday after 12th]

Seven For Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sundae Sunday [Every Sunday]

Sunday Funday [Every Sunday]

World Helicopter Day [3rd Sunday]

Weekly Holidays beginning August 18 (3rd Full Week of August)

Anchor Steam Week [Begins 3rd Sunday]

Minority Enterprise Development Week (thru 8.24)

National Aviation Week [Week of 8.19]

National Management Training Week [3rd Full Week]

Festivals Beginning August 18, 2024

Central Avenue Farm to Fork (Nebraska City, Nebraska)

Crawford County Fair (Meadville, Pennsylvania) [8.24]

Darwin Lions Beer Can Regatta (Darwin, Australia)

The Flavor Experience (San Diego, California) [thru 8.20]

Heritage Fire (Napa, California)

Japanese Obon Festival (St. Paul, Minnesota)

Moors and Christians Ontinyent (Ontinyent, Valencia, Spain) [thru 8.26]

New Hampshire Food Truck Festival (Portsmouth, New Hampshire)

Phase Fest (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

Troy Pig Out (Troy, New York)

Feast Days

Adamson-Eric (Artology)

Agapitus of Palestrina (Christian; Saint)

Alberto Hurtado (Christian; Saint)

Alfred Wallis (Artology)

Brian Aldiss (Writerism)

Brian Michael Bendis (Artology)

Carl Rungius (Artology)

Clare of Monte Falco (Christian; Saint)

Cook (Positivist; Saint)

Cousin Monster (Muppetism)

Daig of Inniskeen (Christian; Saint)

Evan (a.k.a. Inan; Christian; Saint)

Fiacre (Christian; Saint)

Florus and Laurus (Christian; Saint)

Helena of Constantinople (Roman Catholic Church)

The Oath of Úgaine Mór (Celtic Book of Days)

Pendle Witch Trial Anniversary Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Poetry Day (Pastafarian)

Richard Wagner Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Robert Hitchcock (Artology)

Shango’s Day (Pagan)

Toge-Pogling Season begins (Shamanism)

William Porcher DuBose (Episcopal Church)

Hebrew Calendar Holidays [Begins at Sundown Day Before]

Tu B’Av (Holiday of Love; טוּ בְּאָב) [14-15 Av]

Lunar Calendar Holidays

Festival of Hungry Ghosts (China) [15th of 7th Month]

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Unlucky 18th (Philippines) [2 of 3]

Premieres

Accepted (Film; 2006)

Blue Beetle (Film; 2023)

The Cat Came Back, featuring Farmer Al Falfa (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1944)

Chocky, by John Wyndham (Novel; 1968)

Cold Feet (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

Deliverance (Film; 1972)

Devil Without a Cause, by Kid Rock (Album; 1998)

Everlong, by the Foo Fighters (Song; 1997)

Goofy Goofy Gander (Noveltoons Cartoon; 1950)

Half-Fare Hare (WB MM Cartoon; 1956)

The Hitman’s Bodyguard (Film; 2017)

Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov (U.S. Novel; 1958)

Louvre Come Back to Me! (WB LT Cartoon; 1962)

Morning Glory (Film; 1933)

Mrs. Bridge, by Evan S. Connell (Novel; 1959)

Nine Perfect Strangers (TV Series; 2021)

ParaNorman (Animated Film; 2012)

Red Hot Chili Peppers, by the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Album; 1984)

Shake It Off, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2014)

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (TV Series; 2022)

Snakes on a Plane (Film; 2006)

Snappy Salesman (Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon; 1930)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (Film; 1952)

Take the Money and Run (Film; 1969)

The Tick (TV Series; 2016)

Uncle Buck (Film; 1989)

The Usual Suspects (Film; 1995)

Weather Map, by NOAA (1st Televised Weather Map; 1926)

Today’s Name Days

Claudia, Helena, Helene, Rainaki (Austria)

Florije, Jela, Jelena, Jelka (Croatia)

Helena (Czech Republic)

Agapetus (Denmark)

Elina, Heleene, Helen, Helena, Helene, Hell, Hella, Helle, Hellen, Helli, Ilona (Estonia)

Leevi (Finland)

Hélène, Laétitia, Laëtitia (France)

Helene (Germany)

Flora, Floros (Greece)

Ilona (Hungary)

Elena (Italy)

Helēna, Liene (Latvia)

Gendvilė, Ilona, Mantautas, Saulenė, Saulenis (Lithuania)

Tormod, Torodd (Norway)

Agapit, Bogusława, Bronisław, Bronisz, Helena, Ilona, Klara, Tworzysława (Poland)

Elena, Helena (Slovakia)

Agapito, Alberto, Elena (Spain)

Ellen, Lena (Sweden)

Flora, Laura, Myron (Ukraine)

Aileen, Eileen, Elaina, Elaine, Eleanor, Elena, Eliana, Ella, Ellen, Ellie, Helen, Helena, Iliana, Lena, Leonora, Nell, Nellie, Nelly (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 231 of 2024; 135 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 7 of Week 33 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Coll (Hazel) [Day 16 of 28]

Chinese: Month 7 (Ren-Shen), Day 15 (Jia-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 14 Av 5784

Islamic: 12 Safar 1446

J Cal: 21 Purple; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 5 August 2024

Moon: 98%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 6 Gutenberg (9th Month) [Cook]

Runic Half Month: As (Gods) [Day 11 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 60 of 94)

Week: 3rd Full Week of August

Zodiac: Leo (Day 28 of 31)

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[judyreppart]

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[womanscaped-official]

Abortion Corp. is offering buy one get one free abortions next week only in honor of National Fajita Day on August 18th!

Free Fajitas served in the parking lot all day.

[ezcater]

Why Valentine's Day Is a Great Day to Cater Lunch for the Team

There’s nothing quite like breaking up the workday with a delicious catered lunch from a top local caterer. It gives the team something to look forward to, it can boost morale, and just contributes to positive vibes in the office.

Why not show your team a little love with lunch catering this Valentine's Day? This year, Valentine’s Day lands on Wednesday, right in the middle of the workweek. It’s the perfect day to order up some exceptional catering to celebrate the team. Why Valentine’s Day? Sure, it’s the day of love, and many couples are sure to be gifting chocolates and roses, but it’s also a great day to show your team—or the whole company—how much they’re appreciated. Plus, who doesn’t love a catered lunch? Here are a few reasons to order your team’s favorites this Valentine’s Day. Appreciation Goes a Long Way While you don’t need a specific day or date to show your team appreciation, Valentine’s Day can serve as a reminder to put the thought of appreciation into something tangible, like a catered lunch. When team members feel appreciated and see the evidence of this appreciation, it can foster a more positive work environment. That isn’t to say your organization is lacking in positivity and morale, but you can never have too much of this kind of thing. The feeling of appreciation can translate to increased job satisfaction and higher retention rates. When your team is happy, it can also influence outside perception of your business. Beat the Midweek Doldrums Come Wednesday, your team might be starting to feel the midweek doldrums. It’s that feeling you get when you want to take a nap, but there’s still plenty of work to take care of! This Valentine’s Day, why not spice up Wednesday with Mexican catering? Mexican catering might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Valentine’s Day, but it’s a great option for beating those midweek doldrums. Mexican cuisine is loaded with flavor. From savory dishes to that hit of spice, there’s something for everyone. Whether you decide to order a full taco bar, a fajita buffet, or individual burritos, you can get delicacies sure to invigorate the team. With their Wednesday energy riding high, it can set them up for success through the rest of the week. Bring People Together for a Little Team Building Why not take advantage of the holiday—and the lunch catering—for a little team building? Catering already lends itself to team-building as it naturally brings everyone together in one space. With Valentine’s Day on people’s minds, your team may be a little restless—holidays tend to do that. They may have their minds set on an evening with their significant other, or they might have special reservations for the night. At the workplace, you can order catering and encourage office mingling. It can serve as another opportunity for different teams to spend the lunch hour together. These kinds of events, even if they last only an hour, can foster stronger professional bonds between team members and departments—which can lead to a stronger company. About ezCater With ezCater, you’re just a few clicks away from ordering an amazing lunch. ezCater was initially developed to connect medical sales reps with quality catering as they traveled the nation holding sales meetings. Today, businesses in every state rely on ezCater to connect them with exceptional local restaurants and caterers. You can order high-rated Cincinnati catering for team lunches or the best catering Charleston SC offers for your upcoming corporate retreat. From coast to coast, city to city, order food that works in minutes. You can also customize your catering search to find specific cuisines or to meet the dietary needs of team members. With ezCater, corporate catering has never been easier. Find the perfect lunch catering for Valentine’s Day lunch at https://www.ezcater.com/ Original Source: https://bit.ly/489J28x

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National Fajita Day 

Get some steak sizzling over an open flame because August 18 is National Fajita Day. It’s a day to celebrate the authentic taste of the Southwest with the fiesta of flavor known as the fajita. Throw in some awesome black beans or even add a little hot sauce, guacamole, sour cream, or cheese. The combinations are endless. It’s National Fajita Day so you know what you’ve got to do (eat fajitas, obviously).

History of National Fajita Day

A true manifesto of what Tex-Mex culture is, the fajita has taken the culinary world by storm but it all started from some very humble beginnings.

The concept of fajitas began to make the rounds in the early 1930s when Mexican vaqueros in Texas developed the fajita from throwaway cuts of beef – part of their payment for their job.  Because of this, said workers learned to use the tough cuts the best they could, especially the flavorsome skirt steak. They cooked the steak over an open fire or grill and were typically served with flour or corn tortillas, pico de gallo, guacamole, and southwestern spices. Soon the cheap, efficient meal meant as a quick fix for workers was becoming a staple in the area, finding its way into new mouths and bellies.  

As such, there are numerous different joints that were around at the time that claim to be the launchpad for the fajita. It’s not surprising, everyone wants to be part of a success story. It was in the late 1960s that  Sonny Falcon started selling fajitas. He sold so many that he was eventually christened “The Fajita King” as recognition for his role in introducing fajitas to the general public.

Other big moments in fajita history include the restaurant Ninfa’s creating their own version of fajitas in 1973, and Austin’s La Vista restaurant putting “sizzling fajitas” on the menu in 1982. National Fajita Day   itself was coined by the restaurant chain On the Border to celebrate the show-stopping dish. If all of this hasn’t got you watering at the mouth then we don’t know what will.

National Fajita Day timeline

1930s

Invention

Mexican ranch workers in Texas are thought to make the fajita prototype with cheap cuts of beef.

1969

First Sale

Sonny Falcon makes the first recorded fajita sales from his concession booth in Kyle, Texas.

1971

Mentioned

The word “fajita” used to define the dish officially appears in the Oxford English Dictionary.

1982

Hyatt Cuisine

Chef George Weidmann from the Hyatt Regency in Austin put “sizzling fajitas” on his menu with huge success.

National Fajita Day Activities

Cook your way to Fajita Nirvana

Find the best sizzling special

Discover another fajitas-inspired dish

It’s National Fajita Day, which means you should be making fajitas! Add bell peppers, onions, a slab of quality beef and a few sweet and savory ingredients to create a perfect melange of meat-veggie goodness.

Several restaurants across the nation offer hot deals on National Fajita Day. Find the nearest Mexican restaurant and indulge in the richly-marinated, grilled-to-perfection taste.

Fajita-stuffed bell peppers, chicken fajita sliders, vegan sweet potato fajitas, and shrimp fajita chili are all mouth-watering dishes you have to try on National Fajita Day. It's the perfect day for culinary experimentation and the possibilities are endless.

5 Facts About Fajitas

‘Fajita’ Translates to ‘Little Band’

It’s a humble dish

The term “Fajita King” is trademarked.

McDonald’s Tried it.

The original is called different in Mexico

In Spanish, fajita is a diminutive for “faja”, which translates to “belt” or “girdle”.

Workers were given the least desirable parts of butchered steers and made fajitas from skirt steaks.

Sonny Falcon trademarked the term after gaining popularity from the dish in the 1970s

In 1991, McDonald’s attempted to introduce their own Chicken Fajitas into the market.

While in the U.S we know them as fajitas, the Mexican term for grilled skirt steak is arracheras.

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