Food Trivia For Thanksgiving Week

23 Monday Nov 2009

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It is great to get these food trivia articles from Rudy’s. Here is the latest one for Thanksgiving week. Enjoy!

This Week in the History of Food & Drink

November 23, 1921: President Harding signs the Willis Campell Act, which prohibits doctors from prescribing beer or liquor.

November 24, 1762: The first written record of the word ‘sandwich’. Edward Gibbons Journal, 11/24/1762: ‘I dined at the Cocoa Tree… Twenty or thirty of the first men in the kingdom…supping at little tables…upon a bit of cold meat, or a Sandwich.’- I’ll give a toast to Mr. Gibbons when I snack on a turkey sandwich this Friday.

November 25, 1884: John Mayenberg, of St. Louis, Missouri, patented evaporated milk.

November 26, 2009: Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27, 1924: The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was originally called a Christmas Parade.

November 28, 1863: Thanksgiving was first celebrated as a regular American Holiday.

November 29: National Chocolate Day

Everyone have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

This Week In Food Trivia

09 Friday Oct 2009

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Well, I received this just today, but te information is interesting even if not on time. Enjoy ithe info!

This Week in the History of Food & Drink

October 5: National Apple Betty Day

October 6, 1893: Cream of Wheat was developed by Nabisco Foods

October 7: National Frappe Day. (Happy Birthday to my twin).

October 8: National Flutter Nutter Day

October 9, 1996: World’s largest grilled cheese sandwich was made, 3,000 pounds.

October 10, 1966: Simon and Garfunkel release their album, ‘Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme’

October 11, 1844: Henry John Heinz was born. Founder of the H.J. Heinz company and creator of its slogan ’57 varieties.’.

So there you are with the Food Trivia for now. Cheers!

"Rudy’s" Recipe of the Week

09 Wednesday Sep 2009

Posted by Bob and Robin in Dessert, Recipe By: Bob Young, Recipes, Rudy's Twin Falls, Things To Do

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Rudy’s: A Cooks Paradies not only has interesting trivia and kitchen supplies, they also have some very interesting Recipes of the Week. Here is one.

Mango Matrimony De Luxe
by Levi Root of Britain’s “Caribbean Foods Made Easy”

Ingredients
1 ripe mango, peeled, stone removed, flesh chopped
2 kiwi fruit, peeled, cut into quarters, cores removed, flesh finely sliced
2 ripe passionfruit, pulp and seeds
1 large piece preserved ginger (from a jar), finely chopped
1½ tbsp ginger syrup (from the jar of preserved ginger)
½ lime, juice only
double cream or ice cream, to serve

Method
1. Mix the chopped mango, sliced kiwi and passion fruit pulp and seeds together in a large serving bowl.
2. Sprinkle over the chopped stem ginger and mix well.
3. Drizzle over the ginger syrup and squeeze over the lime juice. Mix carefully until the fruit is coated in the ginger and lime juice.
4. To serve, spoon the matrimony de luxe into four shallow serving bowls. Drizzle over double cream or add a scoop of ice cream.

If you like dessert or mango, you just gotta try this one. It sounds soooo refreshing! Do you want more recipes like this? Look at Rudy’s: Cooks Paradise. Cheers!

Trivia From "Rudy’s" In Twin Falls

09 Wednesday Sep 2009

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Another week of interesting food related facts. Enjoy:

This Week in the History of Food & Drink

September 8, 1621: Prince Louis II de Condé, known as the Great Condé, was born. He was a French general who loved to hunt and had a passion for rice. Several dishes have been named for him, including Consommé Condé and Creme Condé.

September 9, 1890: France introduces the first metric weight, the kilogram.

September 10: National Hot Dog Day

September 11, 2001: World Trade Center and Pentagon Terrorist Attack. Among those who perished, due to these heinous attacks, were many food workers who worked in the restaurants of the 2 Towers, including Windows on the World.

September 12: National Chocolate MilkShake Day…Happy Birthday Candy!

September 13, 1916: Roald Dahl was born. British author, one of his most popular books was ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,’ the film version was titled ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.’ Some of his other books are ‘A Piece of Cake,’ ‘Pig,’ ‘Royal Jelly,’ ‘Smell’ and ‘Lamb to the Slaughter.’

September 14: Feast of Notburga of Eben, patron of waiters, waitresses and farmers.

September 15, 1981: The USDA announced that ketchup could be counted as a vegetable in the school lunch program. (Really?!)

Interesting, huh? Cheers!

From "Rudy’s – A Cooks Paradise"

10 Monday Aug 2009

Posted by Bob and Robin in Rudy's Twin Falls, Thought For The Day, Trivia

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Ah, yes! Once again we hear from “Rudy’s” and their trivia for this week.

This Week in the History of Food & Drink

August 11, 1858: Dutch physician Christiaan Eijkman was born. Eijkman discovered that beriberi was caused by a poor diet (a lack of vitamin B1), which eventually led to the discovery of vitamins.

August 12, 1856: James Buchanan (‘Diamond Jim’) Brady was born. American financier and philanthropist Brady was known for his collection of diamond jewelry, and for his gargantuan appetite. He was known to eat 6 or 7 giant lobsters, dozens of oysters, clams and crabs, 2 ducks, steak and desserts at a single sitting. He would also mix a pound of caviar into a baked potato. George Rector, a New York restaurateur said he was ‘the best twenty-five customers I ever had.’

August 13, 2004: Julia Child died 2 days before her 92 birthday. American cooking authority, cookbook author, TV Cooking show host, etc. During World War II, she also worked for the OSS from 1941-1945 (The OSS is the forerunner of the CIA).

August 14: National Creamsicle Day

August 15, 1912: Julia Child was born.

August 16: National Rum Day Day

August 17, 1986: A bronze statue of a pig was dedicated at Seattle’s Pike Place Market.

So there you have the information, again. Interesting “stuff” and if you get to Twin Falls, Idaho, be sure that you visit, Rudy’s – A Cooks Paradise! (There’s a good Mexican restaurant right across the street) Cheers!

Rudy’s – A Cooks Paradise

21 Tuesday Jul 2009

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And from this weeks newsletter from Rudy’s, in Twin Falls, Idaho, we have these wee bits of trivia! Enjoy them.

This Week in the History of Food & Drink:

July 21: Today is national Junk Food Day… This could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on what you deem as junk food.

July 22, 1993: Rudy’s own Christmas Cheese Elf was born. A title many aspire to but rarely attain. Happy 16th birthday Audrey!

July 23, 1894: Arthur Treacher, actor, announcer was born. He played the quitessentail English butler in many a movie and later founded Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips restaurant franchise.

July 24, 1938: Nestle introduced Nescafe Instant Coffee in Switzerland.

July 25, 2008: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation that will ban trans fats in restaurants and retail food establishments. The ban goes into effect on January 1, 2010. California is the first state to ban trans fats in restaurants. There are several cities that have banned them, and California and Oregon have previously banned trans fats in school meals.

July 26, 1926: Roquefort cheese is the first cheese designated with an appellation d’origine controlee. Only cheese that is processed in Roquefort, France and aged in the caves there may be called ‘Roquefort Cheese.’

July 27: National Scotch Day… Get your kilt on!

Just some interesting tidbits!