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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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· 79 Potato Salad Recipes

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· Southwest Roast Pork Tenderloin

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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

• 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

• New Zealand Cheese Month

• Non-GMO Month

• Squirrel Awareness Month

• Vegetarian Awareness Month

• UK: Seed Gathering Season
  (Sept 22-Oct 22, 2024)
 

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DID YOU KNOW?

A liaison is a thickening agent or binder, used in sauces, soups, stews, etc. The most common liaisons are roux, beurre manie, egg yolks with or without cream, cornstarch, and arrowroot.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Daily Trivia Questions are below

TODAY’S FOOD QUOTE

“Nature alone is antique and the oldest art a mushroom.”   Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881)
 

FOOD HOLIDAYS - TODAY IS:

• [Global Handwashing Day] (annually, Oct 15)

• National Roast Pheasant Day (Pheasant Trivia)
  (Roast Pheasant Recipe  ---  Pheasant Quotes)

• National Mushroom Day [Mushroom Council] (April 16 is Day of the Mushroom)  (Mushroom Trivia)
  (Mushroom Recipes  ---  Mushroom Quotes)

• National Chicken Cacciatore Day (Recipe)

• National Cheese Curd Day [Culver's Restaurants]

• National School Lunch Week (Oct 14-18, 2024)
  [School Nutrition Association]

• UK: [Coffee Week] (October 14-20, 2024) The nation’s largest celebration of coffee, all for a good cause.

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

• UK: Seed Gathering Season (Sept 22-Oct 22, 2024)
[The Tree Council]  Gather seeds, fruits and nuts which can be nurtured to grow the trees of the future.
 

TODAY IN FOOD HISTORY

1582 Yesterday was October 4 in most Catholic countries due to the Gregorian Calendar Adjustment.
(see Oct 4 for details)

1794 The first U.S. silver dollar coins were struck and released into circulation.

1869 The Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital opened in New York.

1895 Henry D. Perky received U.S. patent No. 548,086 for Shredded Wheat. Whole wheat is boiled, dried, pressed into thin shreds and finally baked.  Perky presented his machine for producing 'shredded wheat' at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois in 1893.

1944 Don Stevenson of the music group 'Moby Grape' was born.

1953 'The Teahouse of the August Moon' opened on Broadway (it ran for 1,027 performances).

1959 Emeril Lagasse was born in Fall River, Massachusetts. American celebrity chef, restaurateur (13 restaurants), cookbook author and cooking show host ('Emeril Live', 'Essence of Emeril', etc).
[Official website: www.emerils.com]

1988 'Red Red Wine' by UB40 hits number 1 on the charts.

1990 Killer bees reach the U.S. in the city of Hidalgo in southern Texas.  Due to their intense swarming behavior, these non-native bees earned the name “killer bee”.  Beginning in the 1950s, they extended their range north through Central America. Their original source was from cross-breeding with tropical African bees imported into Brazil for experimental work.

1996 Pierre Franey died. A French chef who became famous as the chef of 'Le Pavillon' restaurant in New York City from 1945 to 1960. He published several cookbooks and collaborated with Craig Claiborne on the New York Times food column, 'The 60 Minute Gourmet'

2000 Konrad (Emil) Bloch died. Nobel prize winner for his work on cholesterol and fatty acids. He discovered that high levels of cholesterol may lead ultimately to increased risk of heart attacks.

2009 New York State banned open-burning of waste and debris throughout the state.

2018 Dorcas Bates Reilly died (born July 22, 1926).  As Campbell's test kitchen supervisor she created the classic Green Bean Casserole.  She also created hundreds of recipes throughout her career.
(Classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe)

2020 Almost half of the continental U.S. is experiencing drought. The most severe in the U.S. since 2013.

2021 In Canberra, Australia a shopping centre was cleared due to fears of a gas leak. The odor turned out to be from a Durian fruit (see also May 9, 2019).
(Durian Trivia & Facts)

 

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A FEW FEATURED FOOD FESTIVALS
(See All 8,000 Food, Wine & Beer Festivals)

October 14-15, 2023 - 33rd Annual Bowen’s Wharf Seafood Festival - Newport, Rhode Island

October 16-19, 2024  Circleville Pumpkin Show
Circleville, Ohio

October 17-20, 2024  87th Annual International Rice Festival - Crowley, Louisiana

October 17-20, 2024  New York City Wine & Food Festival - New York, New York

October 17-27, 2024  North Carolina State Fair
Raleigh, North Carolina

October 18-19, 2024  Sparta Persimmon Days Festival
Sparta, Missouri

October 18-19, 2024  87th Annual Klamath Basin Potato Festival - Merrill, Oregon

(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?
· U.S. Patent issued to Joseph F. Glidden for barbed wire. The beginning of the end of cowboys and the open range.
· Durra sorghum, known as Egyptian corn, introduced into California from Egypt.
· Georgia is the first state to establish a state Department of Agriculture.
· Pascal celery was first cultivated, in Michigan.
· Women's Christian Temperance Union was formed in Cleveland, Ohio.

2) Here are some Culinary Characters that represent various food products. Do you know which ones are real people, and which ones are fictitious?
  A) Chef Boyardee.
  B) Dr Pepper.
  C) Granny Smith (apple).
  D) Jack or Monterey Jack (cheese).
  E) Betty Crocker.
  F) McIntosh (apple).

Click Here for Quiz Answers
 

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Read an article about Chef James and the FoodReference.com website published in the Winona Daily News, Minneapolis StarTribune, and numerous other newspapers: Click here for the Article
 

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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?

Saute mushrooms on low to medium heat for the best flavor; saute on high heat for the best texture. Short cooking time yields a more delicate texture.

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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?

Swiss Chard or just Chard is actually an older leafy variety of beet or beetroot cultivated for the edible leaves, and closer to the original plant than those grown for their roots.  There are several types of chards with varying leaf sizes, and varying leafstalk and midrib colors, from green, to yellow, orange and red.

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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?

Superstition during the Middle Ages cited that Cumin kept chickens and lovers from wandering. It was also believed that a happy life awaited the bride and groom who carried Cumin Seed throughout the wedding ceremony.

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