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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

FEATURED FOR NOVEMBER

Updated: Over 9,000 Food Festivals

Football & Tailgating Food & Articles

Thanksgiving and Christmas Articles

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Thanksgiving Trivia & Facts

Christmas Trivia  |  Christmas Quotes

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FEATURED RECIPES & TIPS

· Turducken Recipe

· Brined Roasted Turkey

· Sweet Potato Cooking Instructions

· Bourbon Mashed Sweet Potatoes

· Orange Glazed Sweet Potatoes

· Classic Green Bean Casserole

· Fresh Cranberry Relish

· Cornbread & Sausage Stuffing

· White Castle Turkey Stuffing

· Corn Bread Sausage & Apple Stuffing

· Classic Pecan Pie Recipe

· Pecan Bourbon Pie

· Buffalo Wings Recipe

· Original Frank's Redhot Wings

· Pineapple Hot Wings

· Ultimate Party Wings
 

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November Food Holidays:

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

NOVEMBER is:

• American Diabetes Month

• Eat Smart Month

• Grains of the Month: Millet and Teff

• International Thank a Farmer Month
  (Farm Trivia  --   Farmers Quotes)

• National Bison Month:
   America's National Mammal
  (Bison Facts and Trivia)

• National Georgia Pecan Month
  (Pecan Trivia)

• National Peanut Butter Lovers' Month
  (Peanut Butter Trivia)
  (Peanut Butter Quotes)

• National Pepper Month (vegetable)
  (Peppers Trivia)

• National Pomegranate Month
  (Pomegranate Trivia)

• National Roasting Month
  (Roasting Articles)

• National Raisin Bread Month
  (Bread Recipes  |  Bread Tips)

• Sweet Potato Awareness Month
  (Sweet Potato Recipes  |  Tips)
  (Sweet Potato Trivia  |  Articles)
  (Sweet Potato Nutrition)

• World Vegan Month
  (Vegan & Vegetarian Recipes)

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DID YOU KNOW?

The difference between a pate and a mousse is that a pate is heavy in texture and a mousse is lighter - this lighter texture can be accomplished by added cream or egg whites, or by beating the ingredients together to incorporate air in the mixture.

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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Daily Trivia Questions are below

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE

“A cat will look down to a man. A dog will look up to a man. But a pig will look you straight in the eye and see his equal.”   Winston Churchill
 

FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:

• National Nachos Day

• National Healthy Eating Day (Nov 6, 2024 - 1st Wed)

• St. Leonard's Day, patron of greengrocers

• National Fig Week (Nov 1-7)  (Fig Trivia & Facts)
 

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

1217 The Charter of the Forest was issued by King Henry III, returning rights to the common man including access, pasture, grazing, cutting turf, collecting firewood, and ended harsh penalties.  In 1154 King Henry II had placed restrictions and levies on woodland, fields, heathland, etc.

1814 Antoine-Joseph (Adolphe) Sax was born.  A musical instrument maker, he invented the saxophone.

1879 The first official observance of Canadian Thanksgiving holiday.  Now observed on 2nd Monday in October. (Canadian Thanksgiving Trivia)

1905 The Broadway production of J.M. Barrie's most famous work opened in New York: 'Peter Pan; or, The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up'

1914 Morton first used "When It Rains It Pours" trademark slogan for its salt.  (Salt Trivia & Facts)
(Salt Quotes)

1923 HyperInflation ran rampant in Europe. A loaf of bread cost 140 Billion German Marks.

1975 'Good Morning America' premiered on TV.

1976 David Marine died (born Sep 20, 1888). An American pathologist whose research on the treatment of goitre with iodine led to the iodizing of table salt.

1991 'Cream' by Prince & The NPG is #1 on the charts

1993 The world's largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich to date, was created in Peanut, Pennsylvania.  It was almost 40 feet long and used 150 pounds of peanut butter and 50 pounds of jelly.
(See Sept 7, 2002 for a new record)
(Peanut Butter Trivia  ---  Peanut Butter Quotes)

2018 California voters approved the Farm Animal Confinement Initiative.  By 2020 egg-laying hens must have at least 1 square foot of space per hen, and each calf raised as veal must be provided with at least 43 square feet of space.  By 2022 female pigs used for breeding must have at least 24 square feet of space per pig. Hens must be kept in cage-free housing with at least 1 square foot of space per hen.
(California Food Trivia, Facts and Statistics)

 

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

October 28-November 10, 2024  Hudson Valley Restaurant Week - Hudson Valley, New York

October 30-Nov 17, 2024  118th Edition of the State Fair of Louisiana - Shreveport, Louisiana

November 1-10, 2024  Newport Restaurant Week
Newport & Bristol County
, Rhode Island

November 1-10, 2024  Wurstfest
New Braunfels, Texas

November 7-17, 2024  Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair - Jacksonville, Florida

November 8-17, 2024  San Francisco Restaurant Week - San Francisco, California

November 8-17, 2024  Jersey Shore Restaurant Week
Jersey Shore, New Jersey

(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?
· Three people were arrested by the FBI for attempting to sell Coca-Cola trade secrets and recipes to Pepsi-Cola.
· In the Chicago suburb of Villa Park, thieves stole a semi tractor trailer filled with broccoli, valued at $50,000.
· The movies 'Beerfest' and 'How to Eat Fried Worms' opened in U.S. theatres.
· The U.S. population reached 300 million.
· Six Flags theme park in Gurnee, Illinois held a live cockroach eating contest.
· Deep Fried Coca-Cola is offered at the State Fair of Texas.

2) What is a deep dish (casserole or souffle dish) fruit pie (peach is most common) with only a top biscuit dough crust?

3) This black, bulbous fungus is considered by most U.S. farmers as a plant disease. The Aztecs considered it a delicacy, and it is still prized in Mexican cuisine.  Name this fungus.

Click Here for 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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· Turkey Tips
· Turkey Trivia
· Turkey Quotes
· Goose Trivia
· Sweet Potato Tips
· Cranberry Trivia
· Cranberry Tips

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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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Food Emergency
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Classic Fish and Seafood Recipes
 

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DID YOU KNOW?

NACHOS: A Mexican and Southwestern U.S. inspired snack of crisp tortilla chips topped with melted cheese (usually Cheddar), and chilies. Frequently additional toppings are added: chopped onions, olives, refried beans, salsa, sour cream, etc.

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IN SEASON FOR AUTUMN

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

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

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DID YOU KNOW?

Cocoa powder, or unsweetened cocoa is made by crushing cocoa nibs (roasted shelled cocoa beans) and extracting the cocoa butter.

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