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Popovers just sound like good-time food. Their name hints that any minute they're going to jump off the dessert plate and do a flip. And these relatives of the Yorkshire pudding are so light, doughy, and yet crispy on the outside, they probably could do a few pirouettes if given half a chance. However, the popover is made even more of a good-time Charlie when you add a coconut cream filling, put a dollop on the crown, and add a generous handful of fresh blueberries. See norwichnuts' Flickr stream for the recipe for the coconut cream, and a Kitchen Daily recipe for basic popovers.

And if you're more partial to the airiness of a cream puff over the more solid popover, try this recipe.

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Happy National Blueberry Popover Day!

Named for these baked goods' ability to spill over the pan, popovers are by definition puffy pastries roughly the size of muffins that have moist interiors -- whether hollow or stuffed, as with "coconut kreme" above -- and crispier, lightly browned exteriors.

For a simple recipe to give popovers a try, who better than Martha Stewart to matter-of-factly show you the ropes? We suggest using her basic, five-ingredient recipe and adding some plump, tart blueberries for extra flavor.

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• By omitting the beef drippings from traditional Yorkshire pudding, Mark Bittman makes pillowy popovers.
• The Green Fairy takes a bite out of the Empire State: Cheryl Lins is the first distiller of absinthe in New York.
• The Southern Italian salami, 'nduja, has been dubbed "the spreadable Italian love child of pepperoni and French rillettes," and the "Lady Gaga of pork products."
• Restaurants are using different fonts, type sizes, colors and page placements to up-sell diners on their menu choices.

Popovers are among the first baked goods I was ever allowed to make on my own when I was just a beginning cook. I will always have a soft spot in my heart for their ease, tender insides and ability to absorb vast amounts of butter and jam.

From the looks of this picture, it appears that someone had a mighty good meal recently. Thanks to Tim for adding this tasty pic to the pool.

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Believe it or not, there are actually greeting cards to celebrate this day. Amazing.

It's National Cherry Popover Day, the day when we all eat blueberry muffins. Oh, just kidding. But I'm actually having trouble finding a recipe for cherry popovers, even on the internets (I can't even find a picture of one). I've found several for popovers in general, but none for cherry.

Do you have a cherry popover recipe you can share with us, or maybe a fruit-filled popover recipe where we could substitute cherry? Let us know in the comments.