![]() ![]() This sauce comes together in minutes and keeps in the fridge for a few days. This rich, flavorful Gorgonzola cheese sauce proves to be a lovely counterpoint to the trashy cafeteria staple. I typically use this sauce to top polenta and sauteed mushrooms but since the bag of tater tots fell out of the freezer and onto my foot I figured they just wanted to be eaten. My belated observance of National Tater Tot Day was inspired by a recipe I’d seen nearly 20 years ago in “The Frugal Gourmet Cooks Italian”. The pat on the back ended with a kick in the tush, but still, all in all, I got smiles and thank yous. “Ok, then don’t eat them and I’ll give them to Grandma.” “You are the BEST MOM EVER because you got me Klondike Bars! Except they make my teeth hurt.” I wanted to surprise him and we haven’t had desserts in the house since the holidays so I picked up a package of Klondike Bars. Tater tots are a true American classic, and it’s time to celebrate them. ![]() February 2nd is dedicated to everyone’s favorite crispy potato snack. I’m sorry… I keep a bag in the freezer for those times when I really need a pat on the back from The Boy and want to be appreciated for being ‘that mom’. Year Date Day 2023: February 2: Thursday: 2024: February 2: Friday: 2025: February 2: Sunday: 2026: February 2: Monday: 2027: February 2: Tuesday: Conclusion. Celebrate National Tater Tot Day with Delicious Recipes It’s almost time to celebrate one of the best food holidays ever - National Tater Tot Day Yes, that’s right. I KNOW we have up to 9 different varieties of potatoes, each with their own unique characteristics and flavors and uses. ![]() I KNOW we have tens of thousands of pounds of potatoes lying around the farm every year. I love this child with every ounce of my being.ĭid anyone else know that last Thursday was National Tater Tot Day? How did I miss out on this glorious celebration of the tot? That little nugget of starchy, greasy, salty goodness that made me buy school lunches when everything else on the tray looked and tasted like crap? I need to get on some kind of mailing list that tells me when these holidays occur. If there was ever a question as to Thomas’ maternal link, it ended with this: “I would (like a dog that didn’t bark) because it won’t be annoying.” However, there’s a lot more to these potato nuggets than that. Your fondness for tater tots most likely dates back to elementary school (with a little help from the 2004 classic film Napoleon Dynamite). The question that required a written answer (as opposed to multiple choice) was “Would you like to have a dog that did not bark? Why or why not?” National Tater Tot Day for the year 2023 is celebrated/observed on Thursday, February 2nd. Last night, in cleaning out his folder for the upcoming week, I found a reading comprehension handout about a type of dog that does not bark. He has some kind of reading, math and spelling homework Monday through Thursday nights. Happiness is Gorgonzola cheese sauce atop crispy tater-tots!Įvery day when The Boy comes home from school I go through the contents of his backpack and homework folder. ![]()
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