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K: Did You Know…..

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  • Sep
  • 1

… The 101 pleats in the traditional chef’s “toupe” represents the 101 ways to cook an egg? … Over half the tomato consumption by Americans is in the form of ketchup & tomato sauce? … Peanuts are used in the manufacturing of dynamite? … Spotted banana’s have 20% more sugar than the 3% in green? […]

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… The 101 pleats in the traditional chef’s “toupe” represents the 101 ways to cook an egg?

… Over half the tomato consumption by Americans is in the form of ketchup & tomato sauce?

… Peanuts are used in the manufacturing of dynamite?

… Spotted banana’s have 20% more sugar than the 3% in green?

… For bees to make a kilo of honey they must visit 4 million flowers & travel a distance equal to circling the earth 4 times?

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J: Did You Know…….

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  • Aug
  • 15

… Eating Soy can help with menopausal hot flashes & night sweats? It’s naturally high in estrogen! … TIP is an acronym for “To Insure Promptness?” … Coca-cola would be green if no colorant was added? … Honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil? … Approximately 500,000 snails are consumed by people  in France a year?

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… Eating Soy can help with menopausal hot flashes & night sweats? It’s naturally high in estrogen!

… TIP is an acronym for “To Insure Promptness?”

… Coca-cola would be green if no colorant was added?

… Honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil?

… Approximately 500,000 snails are consumed by people  in France a year?

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I: Did You Know…..

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  • Aug
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… When a small peeled potato is put in heated oil & it turns brown, the oil is @ perfect temperature for deep frying meats (375 degrees)? … Antipasti literally means “Appetizer” in Italian? So ordering an antipasti means you never know what you’re going to get! … Mousse means “foam” in French? … The ratio of fresh […]

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… When a small peeled potato is put in heated oil & it turns brown, the oil is @ perfect temperature for deep frying meats (375 degrees)?

… Antipasti literally means “Appetizer” in Italian? So ordering an antipasti means you never know what you’re going to get!

… Mousse means “foam” in French?

… The ratio of fresh herbs to dried is 3-1? So if a recipe calls for 3 T of fresh then you would use 1 T of dried.

… Walnuts have often been referred to as “Brain Food?”  The brain is made up of 60% “structural fat.”  Walnuts contain high quality Omega 3’s which keeps the brain fluid flexible.

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H: Did You Know….

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  • Jul
  • 15

… Saltimbocca means “Chomp @ the Mouth” in Italian? … A tight head of garlic means that it’s very fresh? … Huckleberries are not cultivated, but grow wild in NW Montana? Each berry has 10 seeds. … That Rocket is the English term for Arugula? …That a granite slab preheated in a hot oven is the equivilant to a […]

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… Saltimbocca means “Chomp @ the Mouth” in Italian?

… A tight head of garlic means that it’s very fresh?

… Huckleberries are not cultivated, but grow wild
in NW Montana? Each berry has 10 seeds.

… That Rocket is the English term for Arugula?

…That a granite slab preheated in a hot oven is the equivilant to a fire stoked “brick oven” when making pizza?

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F: Did You Know….

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  • Jun
  • 15

… Vinegar can be used in place of bleach as a disinfectant & as fabric softener (1/2 c. per load)? …  Basil, thyme, lavender, oregano, sweet marjoram, rosemary, sage, savory, summer savory, anise hyssop, and germander are all members of the “Mint Family?”. … The average American family of 4 consumes nearly 6000 pounds of coffee per […]

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… Vinegar can be used in place of bleach as a disinfectant & as fabric softener (1/2 c. per load)?

…  Basil, thyme, lavender, oregano, sweet marjoram, rosemary, sage, savory, summer savory, anise hyssop, and germander are all members of the “Mint Family?”.

… The average American family of 4 consumes nearly 6000 pounds of coffee per year? 

… There are more than 10,000 varieties of tomatoes?

… Over 90% of all fish are caught in the northern hemisphere?

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E: Did You Know…

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  • Jun
  • 1

… That a Nectarine is smooth skinned peach? … The first commercially made breakfast cereal was Shredded Wheat? … That linguine means “little tongues” in Italian? … Vitamin A is the only essential vitamin not found in the white potato? … That 2/3 of the worlds Vanilla comes from Madagascar?

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… That a Nectarine is smooth skinned peach?

… The first commercially made breakfast cereal was Shredded Wheat?

… That linguine means “little tongues” in Italian?

… Vitamin A is the only essential vitamin not found in the white potato?

… That 2/3 of the worlds Vanilla comes from Madagascar?

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D: Did You Know….

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  • May
  • 15

… An acre of land can produce 14,000 pounds of corn? … Beet colorant is the traditional dye for pink lemonade? … A cucumber’s center can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outer air?        –  “Cool as a Cucumber!” takes on a whole new meaning! … Every strawberry, no matter the size, […]

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… An acre of land can produce 14,000 pounds of corn?

… Beet colorant is the traditional dye for pink lemonade?

… A cucumber’s center can be up to 20 degrees cooler than the outer air?
       –  “Cool as a Cucumber!” takes on a whole new meaning!

… Every strawberry, no matter the size, has about 200 seeds?

… Lobsters are technically a bug? They are an ocean cockroach!

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C: Did You Know…

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  • May
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… The danger zone for food contamination is between 41 – 135 degrees fahrenheit? … When seasoning with dried herbs to crush them betweeen your hands to release the essential oils & give the most flavor? … Fresh squeezed orange juice is less acidic than store bought? … Eating garlic can help repel mosquitos? … 93% […]

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… The danger zone for food contamination is between 41 – 135 degrees fahrenheit?

… When seasoning with dried herbs to crush them betweeen your hands to release the essential oils & give the most flavor?

… Fresh squeezed orange juice is less acidic than store bought?

… Eating garlic can help repel mosquitos?

… 93% of America’s garlic is grown in California?

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B: Did You Know…..

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  • Apr
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… Queso means “Fresh Cheese” in Mexican? … Freezing hard cheeses (Parmesan, Asiago etc.) for 15 minutes makes them easier to grate? … Cut lettuce & spinach are considered potentially hazardous foods? … All squash are a fruit? … Microwaving your kitchen sponges for 1 minute on HI sanitizes them?

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… Queso means “Fresh Cheese” in Mexican?

… Freezing hard cheeses (Parmesan, Asiago etc.) for
15 minutes makes them easier to grate?

… Cut lettuce & spinach are considered potentially hazardous foods?

… All squash are a fruit?

… Microwaving your kitchen sponges for 1 minute on HI sanitizes them?

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A: Did You Know…

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  • Apr
  • 9

… Arugula is technically an herb not a lettuce? It’s in the mustard family. … Oregano means “Joy of the Mountain” in Greek ? … Freezing fresh ginger & horseradish roots is the best way to store them? … Tiramisu means “Pick Me Up” in Italian? … It’s easier to zest citrus fruits when cold, but juice @ room […]

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… Arugula is technically an herb not a lettuce?
It’s in the mustard family.

… Oregano means “Joy of the Mountain” in Greek ?

… Freezing fresh ginger & horseradish roots is
the best way to store them?

… Tiramisu means “Pick Me Up” in Italian?

… It’s easier to zest citrus fruits when cold,
but juice @ room temperature?

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