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Chef James

“The duty of a good Cuisinier is to transmit to the next generation everything he has learned and experienced.”
 
Fernand Point, 1941

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• Halloween: Off With Their Heads!

• Halloween Recipes

• Equivalents and Substitutions

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FEATURED RECIPES & TIPS

· Alcohol in Cooking

· 79 Potato Salad Recipes

· 62 Slaw Recipes

· 91 Chicken Salad Recipes

· Guacamole & Avocado Dips

· Original Frank's Redhot Wings

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· Meatball Appetizer Recipes

· Crunchy Snack Mixes

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· Kick Off Kabobs Recipe

· Sloppy Joe Biscuit Cups

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· Cheddar Cheese Straws

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October Food Holidays:

For Details, History and more DAY, WEEK and MONTH Food Holiday designations, including LINKS to Holiday Origins and Additional Information:
SEE Detailed OCTOBER Food Calendar

OCTOBER is:

· Fair Trade Month

· Grain of the Month: Corn

· National Cranberry Month

· National Apple Month

· National Applejack Month

· National Caramel Month

· National Chili Month

· National Cookbook Month

· National Cookie Month

· National Country Ham Month

· National Dessert Month

· National Eat Better; Eat Together Month

· National Farm to School Month

· National Kitchen and Bath Month

· National Pasta Month

National Pickled Peppers Month
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· National Pizza Month

· National Popcorn Poppin' Month

· National Pork Month

· National Pretzel Month

· National Seafood Month

· National Spinach-Lovers' Month

· National Toilet Tank Repair Month

· Non-GMO Month

· Squirrel Awareness Month

· Vegetarian Awareness Month

· New Zealand Cheese Month

· UK: Seed Gathering Season

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DID YOU KNOW?

DILL: An essential oil obtained from the fruits and leaves of the dill plant, is used not only for pickles, but also in chewing gums and candy.

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Daily Trivia Questions are below

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE

“Once in a young lifetime one should be allowed to have as much sweetness as one can possibly want and hold.” Judith Olney
 

FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:

• National Dessert Day
  (Dessert Recipes  ---  Dessert Quotes)

• Chocolate Covered Insect Day
  (Why Not Eat Insects)

• National School Lunch Week (Oct 13-17, 2025)
  [School Nutrition Association]

• UK: National Baking Week (always Oct 14-20)

• UK: [Coffee Week] (October 13-19, 2025) The nation’s largest celebration of coffee, all for a good cause. (Coffee Trivia ---  Coffee Quotes)

• UK: Seed Gathering Season (Sept 22-Oct 22)
[The Tree Council]  Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
 

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

1721 The Governor of the Colony of Connecticut, Gurdon Saltonstall, proclaimed November 8, 1721 as a day of "Publick Thanksgiving"

1834 Henry Blair of Glenross, Maryland received a U.S. patent for a corn planter.  He is one of the first African Americans to be granted a patent.

1926 'Winnie-the-Pooh' by A. A. Milne is published. Tales about his son Christopher Robin and his stuffed animals: the honey loving Pooh Bear, Eeyore the donkey, Piglet the pig and Tigger the tiger.

1953 Clarence Saunders died (born Aug 9, 1881). Founder of Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain in Memphis, Tennessee, the first true self-service grocery store (see also Sept 6, 1916).

1955 Thomas Keller was born. Award winning American chef, restaurateur and cookbook author. His 'French Laundry' restaurant in California has been awarded 3 Michelin stars since 2006. He has been awarded several Best Chef awards from the James Beard Foundation, and a long list of accolades and awards as a Chef and for his several restaurants. [ThomasKeller.com]

1957 Canada celebrates the first Thanksgiving Day as a statutory holiday; officially the 2nd Monday in October. (It had been an annual holiday since 1879 with varying dates). (Canada Thanksgiving Trivia)

1962 Irma S. Rombauer died (born Oct 30, 1877).  Author of 'The Joy of Cooking' - one of the most published cookbooks, she originally had to pay to have the book privately published in 1931. Finally in 1936, publisher Bobbs-Merril Co. published the cookbook and it has been in print ever since.

1966 A hailstone 16 inches in diameter crashed through a truck windshield in Dodge County, Minnesota.

1972 'Everybody Plays The Fool' by Main Ingredient is #1 on the charts.

1978 President Jimmy Carter signed a bill legalizing home brewing.  The bill allowed brewing 100 gallons per adult, up to 200 gallons per household.  However states could still set there own limits. (Beer Trivia)
(Beer Quotes  ---  Beer Articles)

2013 Gary Miller won the 40th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off with a pumpkin that weighed 1,985 pounds. Miller of Napa, California took home a cash prize of $11,910, or $6 a pound. (Newer records have been set).
(Pumpkin Trivia and Facts  ---  Pumpkin Recipes)

 

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A FEW FEATURED FOOD FESTIVALS
(See All 9,000 Food, Wine & Beer Festivals)

October 8-19, 2025  South Carolina State Fair
Columbia, South Carolina

October 10-19, 2025  85th Annual Arkansas State Fair
Little Rock, Arkansas

October 15-18, 2025  Circleville Pumpkin Show
Circleville, Ohio

October 15-19, 2025  New York City Wine & Food Festival - New York, New York

October 16-19, 2025 - 58th Annual World Championship Chili Cook-Off - Indianapolis, Indiana

October 18-19, 2025  59th Annual U.S. National Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County
St. Mary's County, Maryland

(SEE ALL FOOD FESTIVALS and OTHER FOOD EVENTS)
 

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FOOD TRIVIA QUIZ    (new DAILY questions)

1) All of the following events took place in the same year.  What year is it?
· The term 'molecular gastronomy' was coined by Nicholas Kurti and Hervι This.
· McDonald's opened its 10,000 restaurant in Dale City, Virginia.
· Pubs are now allowed to stay open 12 hours each day (except Sunday) in the U.K.
· 'Red Red Wine' by UB40 hits number 1 on the charts.

2) What well known cocktail takes its name from iron mines in Cuba?

3) What was the first ready to eat cereal?

4) What percentage of all the French fries sold in the U.S. is sold by McDonald's?
  a) 10%.  b) 15%.  c) 25%.  d) 33%.  e) 50%.

Click Here for Today’s Quiz Answers

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Dedication
This website is dedicated to:
· Gladys Ehler, my mother, who taught me patience and how to make Sauerbraten (it is still my favorite)
· Edward Ehler, my father, who taught me a love of books and history.
· Barbara Saba, my sister, who taught me how to dance.
· Cpl. Thomas E. Saba, my nephew.  Died in action on Feb. 7, 2007 in Iraq.  He was 30 yrs. young.

          Chef James
 

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DID YOU KNOW?

Insects are a useful source of protein in some parts of the world. Dried locusts are 75% protein and 20% fat, and contain several vitamins. Termites are 36% protein and 44% fat.

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A FOOD LIFE

"There are those who say that a life devoted to food -- cooking it, eating it, writing about it, even dreaming about it -- is a frivolous life, an indulgent life.  I would disagree.  If we do not care what we eat, we do not care for ourselves, and if we do not care for ourselves, how can we care for others?"
Fictional cookery writer Hilary Small, in episode 6, series 2 of 'Pie In the Sky'

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Classic Fish and Seafood Recipes
 

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DID YOU KNOW?

Cloves are an important ingredient in the spice blends of Sri Lanka and North India. They are used in garam masala, biryanis, and pickles. In the U.S., cloves are used in meats, salad dressings, and desserts. Clove is a key flavor contributor to ketchup and Worchestershire sauce seasoning blends. Chinese and German seasonings also depend on Cloves to flavor meats and cookies.

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IN SEASON FOR AUTUMN

VEGETABLES
(Recipes  --  Tips)
Beets
Bell Peppers
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Collard Greens
Cranberries
Garlic
Ginger
Green Beans
Herbs
Kale
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Parsnips
Peas
Plantains
Potatoes
Pumpkin
Radishes
Rutabagas
Spinach
Sweet Potatoes & Yams
Swiss Chard
Turnips
Winter Squash

FRUITS (Tips)
Apples
Bananas
Grapes
Kiwifruit
Lemons
Limes
Mangos
Pears
Pomegranates
Raspberries

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DID YOU KNOW?

An average cow burps 600 pints of methane gas per day.

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