WEEKLY MENU 09.25.22
We’re celebrating…. ME during the Weekly Menu 09.25.22 because it’s my month!
Why not celebrate me during the Weekly Menu 09.25.22? It seems like as good a time as any. It did get me thinking, though, do I just notice a lot more birthdays in September, or are there a lot more birthdays in September? My Facebook feed is clogged with them!
WE AREN’T CRAZY – September is the busiest birth month – at least recently.
It’s baby season in America, with September the busiest month for births on average in the last two decades.
The Daily Viz
So, since 1994 to 2014, September ranks highest. But honestly, there isn’t a huge difference in births by day between the highest and lowest until the bottom of the list. September 9th is the highest with 12,301 average births. September 26th (the day after my birthday – inquiring minds…) ranks 12th with 11,993 births on average.
The 222nd highest is September 2nd (that’s a lot of 2’s), with 11,000 average births. It falls off after that, but not precipitously. Until the bottom of the list. Interestingly, the least common days are Christmas Eve (8,069), New Years Day (7,792) and Christmas Day (6,574). Someone is deciding to not birth babies on those days, but I don’t know who. Mother, child or medical professional.
Low-risk cesarean delivery increased in the United States in 2020.
The low-risk cesarean delivery rate increased to 25.9% in 2020, from 25.6% in 2019, a 1% increase (Figure 3).
Low-risk cesarean delivery rates increased 2% in 2020 for non-Hispanic black women (30.0% to 30.6%) and 1% for Hispanic (24.8% to 25.1%) and non-Hispanic white (24.7% to 24.9%) women.
In 2020 and 2019, low-risk cesarean delivery was higher among non-Hispanic black women than among non-Hispanic white and Hispanic women.
CDC
NOTES: Low-risk cesarean is cesarean delivery among nulliparous (first birth), term (37 or more completed weeks based on the obstetric estimate), singleton (one fetus), and cephalic (head first) births.
CDC
It sounds like the Moms (and presumably Dads) plus the doctor decide the day for a whopping 25% of births. I had one emergency C-Section and two planned ones, and I must say, the planned ones were very civilized. We could get the boysies all set up and ready to go with sitters and meals before I went to the hospital to get the best gift ever. I would NOT have okayed a New Years Day birth. Being on the front page of the local newspaper is not something I aspire to. For any reason.
Click here to check out the pretty colors on the heatmap for full deets on births by day of the year. Check out where your birthday falls.
I’m not going to lie to you – Sunday is my Birthday, and Sunday Dinner is what I would have, given the choice, if we were staying home. Which we aren’t. I’m generally a let’s eat out kind of gal for special dates. That way I get the night completely off.
You might notice the ubiquitous Shrimp Cocktail on the menu. Back in the day, my mother was pretty much world famous for her Cocktail Sauce. It was super simple – ketchup and prepared horseradish. Somehow, she always found the hottest horse radish around, and Did. Not. Skimp. Her cocktail sauce was much more pink than red. And it was completely addictive.
I wish I had a dime for every time someone endorsed it heartily with tears running down their face.
There’s just nothing like the nasal clearing that comes with good horseradish. Legendary.
The chopped salad is the famous La Scala salad with salami, cheese and ceci beans. That is also delightful. And given the choice, the White Chocolate Raspberry Bundt Cake is my favorite. It’s pretty easy too – give it a try if you get a chance so you can celebrate along with me.
I forgot to put it on the menu before I uploaded it, but any steak dinner practically requires Scalloped Onions. They are completely decadent and a little goes a long way, but they are spectacular.
After all that pricey steak a meatless Monday is in order. Red Beans and Rice completely fill the bill and smell awesome while they cook all day in the crockpot. (Affiliate Links precede and follow. See Disclaimer Page for Details.) Speaking of the crockpot, Baby Boy took our older (smaller) crockpot back to school with him. I need to replace it. And find out if he’s used it yet.
WEEKLY MENU 09.25.22
