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I2: Did You Know…….

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  • Aug
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… Watermelon is a cousin to the cucumber & squash? … 40° is the ideal temperature to store eggs (even hard-boiled eggs)? … Many bakery’s use the same dough for different breads: They just shape it differently & give it a different name? … Most home cooks tend to underbake their food? If a recipe […]

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… Watermelon is a cousin to the cucumber & squash?

… 40° is the ideal temperature to store eggs (even hard-boiled eggs)?

… Many bakery’s use the same dough for different breads: They just shape it differently & give it a different name?

… Most home cooks tend to underbake their food? If a recipe says brown, the writer means BROWN!

… One “personal” watermelon contains 2 gallons of water?

 

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H2: Did You Know…….

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  • Jul
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HOT TAMALE II: … In Guatemala, the word for Tamale is “Paches?” … At the turn of the last century, local immigrant Mexicans taught African-Americans how to make tamale’s in Delta, Mississippi? … Tamale’s are a Mesoamerican dish made from Masa (a corn-based dough)? … The Venezuelan word for Tamale is “Hollaca?” .. Just like […]

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HOT TAMALE II:

… In Guatemala, the word for Tamale is “Paches?”

… At the turn of the last century, local immigrant Mexicans taught African-Americans how to make tamale’s in Delta, Mississippi?

… Tamale’s are a Mesoamerican dish made from Masa (a corn-based dough)?

… The Venezuelan word for Tamale is “Hollaca?”

.. Just like the Appalachian trail, there is a “Delta Tamale” trail that runs from Tunica, MS to Vicksburg, MS?

 

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G2: Did You Know…….

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  • Jul
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HOT TAMALE I: … The Nicaraguan word for tamale is “Nacatamal?” … The word Tamale comes from the Nowatan language meaning “wrapped food?” … Ancient Mayan women invented the tamale? … Zacahuil is a legendary meter long tamale that can supposedly feed an entire village? … The Columbian word for Tamale is “Bollo?”

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HOT TAMALE I:

… The Nicaraguan word for tamale is “Nacatamal?”

… The word Tamale comes from the Nowatan language meaning “wrapped food?”

… Ancient Mayan women invented the tamale?

… Zacahuil is a legendary meter long tamale that can supposedly feed an entire village?

… The Columbian word for Tamale is “Bollo?”

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F2: Did You Know …….

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  • Jun
  • 15

… By using a bigger plate that needed, the food you serve will look more appetizing? … The obelisk that sit in the center of Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy carried 300 pounds of lentils during it’s delivery? … Many TV chefs do not write or develop their own recipes? … The Hini word […]

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… By using a bigger plate that needed, the food you serve will look more appetizing?

… The obelisk that sit in the center of Saint Peter’s Square in Rome, Italy carried 300 pounds of lentils during it’s delivery?

… Many TV chefs do not write or develop their own recipes?

… The Hini word “dall” means split lentil?

… Adding acidity to a dish (whether from citrus or vinegar) will bump up the flavor?

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E2: Did You Know …….

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  • Jun
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… Only soy beans are higher in protein than lentils? … The word protein comes from the Greek word “protos” meaning first or of most important? … Lentils were the earliest crops ever grown 8000 years ago in Mesopotamia? … Onions are bad for dogs? … During WWI, Americans were asked to support the war […]

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… Only soy beans are higher in protein than lentils?

… The word protein comes from the Greek word “protos” meaning first or of most important?

… Lentils were the earliest crops ever grown 8000 years ago in Mesopotamia?

… Onions are bad for dogs?

… During WWI, Americans were asked to support the war effort by snubbing lentils for meat?

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D2: Did You Know …….

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  • May
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… Hippocrates prescribed a dish of lentil & sliced dog meat for liver ailments? … marshmallows were made from the plant of the “marsh mallow?” … Ancient Egyptian royals stockpiled lentils in their tombs for afterlife snacking? … In France, 500 mines, cheeses & other agricultural products have their own “Applellation d’Origine Controlee” (appellation of […]

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… Hippocrates prescribed a dish of lentil & sliced dog meat for liver ailments?

… marshmallows were made from the plant of the “marsh mallow?”

… Ancient Egyptian royals stockpiled lentils in their tombs for afterlife snacking?

… In France, 500 mines, cheeses & other agricultural products have their own “Applellation d’Origine Controlee” (appellation of origin control)?

… In the 16th & 17th century the word lentil meant freckle?

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X1: Did You Know…….

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  • Feb
  • 15

… In a study of dark chocolate, volunteers ate 3.5 ounces of it every day for a week & their good (HDL) cholesterol increased by 9%? … Canned tomatoes are more nutritious than fresh? They are rich in lycopene, a carotenoid associated with fighting cancer, cardiovascular disease & macular degeration. … In ancient times a […]

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… In a study of dark chocolate, volunteers ate 3.5 ounces of it every day for a week & their good (HDL) cholesterol increased by 9%?

… Canned tomatoes are more nutritious than fresh? They are rich in lycopene, a carotenoid associated with fighting cancer, cardiovascular disease & macular degeration.

… In ancient times a pound cake was made up of a pound each of flour, sugar, butter & eggs? Hense it’s name “pound cake.”

… Eating 5 kumquats will give you a good dose of vitamin C, carotine & lutein? Rub them first to release the essential oils & eat them whole, skin & all!

… Dark chocolate (more than 70% cacao) can lower bad cholesterol, decrease blood pressure & aid in weight loss?

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W1: Did You Know…….

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  • Feb
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… Adding chili pepper to a corn dish is an indigestion remedy widely used for generations in Mexico? The combination enhaces the bodies ability to digest the corn’s protien. … A perfectly ripe pepper is deep in color, heavy for it’s size & nearly firm to the touch? … There is a myth that if […]

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… Adding chili pepper to a corn dish is an indigestion remedy widely used for generations in Mexico? The combination enhaces the bodies ability to digest the corn’s protien.

… A perfectly ripe pepper is deep in color, heavy for it’s size & nearly firm to the touch?

… There is a myth that if a birthday cake falls while baking it means bad luck for the upcoming year?

… Cooked carrots are more nutritious than raw ones?

… Letting garlic sit on your cutting board for 10 minutes after chopping maximizes the bulbs powerful cancer fighting compounds, antioxidents & vitamin C?

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V1: Did You Know…….

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  • Jan
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… The levels of vitamin C and carotenoids (the beneficial red, orange & yellow pigments that include beta-carotene, lycopene, lutien and zeaxanthin) rise as peppers mature – and so does their antioxident capacity? … In 1994, the worlds largest omelet was created in Yokohama Japan with 16,000 eggs? … In 100 BC, a brides cake […]

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… The levels of vitamin C and carotenoids (the beneficial red, orange & yellow pigments that include beta-carotene, lycopene, lutien and zeaxanthin) rise as peppers mature – and so does their antioxident capacity?

… In 1994, the worlds largest omelet was created in Yokohama Japan with 16,000 eggs?

… In 100 BC, a brides cake (thought to be a sign of fertility) was either thrown @ her or crumbled over her head?

… 75% of the fat in the versatile avocado is the healthy kind & can add nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients to cookie, cake & muffin recipes? Though the ratio may vary slightly by recipe, one cup of mashed avocado can  be swapped out for one cup of butter.

… Roman emporer, Apictus, (born approx. 2 BC) invented the omelet?

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U1: Did You Know…….

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  • Jan
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… Yellow corn has 7% of your daily requirement of vitamin A, whereas white corn has none? … Carrots retain 25% more falcarinol, a caner fighting compound, if they are NOT cut before boiling? … Instant nonfat powdered milk has the same vitamin content as regular milk? … Raw peppers have 40% more Luteolin (a […]

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… Yellow corn has 7% of your daily requirement of vitamin A, whereas white corn has none?

… Carrots retain 25% more falcarinol, a caner fighting compound, if they are NOT cut before boiling?

… Instant nonfat powdered milk has the same vitamin content as regular milk?

… Raw peppers have 40% more Luteolin (a cancer frighting phytochemical) than peppers that have been cooked for just 7 minutes?

… Cooking russet or red potatoes 24 hours before consuming them (ie potato salad) lowers the bodies glycemic response to the vegetable by 30-37%, which helps keep blood sugar levels more stable?

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