Cooking Tips
Culinary Quiz
Quote
UPCOMING FOOD HOLIDAYS
The Top Signs You're Being Stalked by a Baker
Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup
Culinary Quiz Answer
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Cooking Tips
* When cooking with wine, leave the pan uncovered so the alcohol will burn off. The resulting liquid will have a rounder, firmer, fruitier flavor.
* Fresh herbs loose their distinctive flavor when cooked a long time. Add some extra just before serving.
* Place overripe tomatoes in cold water and add some salt. Overnight they will become firm and fresh.
* Put a layer of marshmallows in the bottom of a pumpkin pie, then add the filling. You will have a nice topping as the marshmallows will come to the to top.
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Culinary Quiz
(Answer at the bottom of page)
Each saffron crocus flower has 3 stigmas. How many flowers does it take to make a pound of saffron?
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Quote:
"My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catchup on the side."
- Hubert H. Humphrey
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UPCOMING FOOD HOLIDAYS:
October is: National Cookie Month
National Pasta Month
National Apple Month
National Seafood Month
National Pork Month
National Pretzel Month
National Dessert Month
National Pickled Peppers Month
National Country Ham Month
September 30 - National Mulled Cider Day
October 1 - World Vegetarian Day
October 2 - National French Fried Scallops Day
October 3 - National Carmel Custard Day
October 4 - National Taco Day
October 5 - National Apple Betty Day
October 6 - National Noodle Day
October 7 - National Frappe Day
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The Top Signs You're Being Stalked by a Baker
9. He keeps leaving flours in your mailbox.
8. That suspicious burning bag on your front porch? Chocolate chip cookie dough.
7. You keep getting anonymous phone calls of heavy breathing interrupted by, "Hold on, I have to go check the oven!"
6. Bundt cakes. Everywhere you turn, it's another #&*#$! bundt cake.
5. You're receiving love letters that look suspiciously like cut-outs from recipes in Good Housekeeping.
4. After your hot date, you come home to find a dismembered gingerbread man in a puddle of raspberry coulis.
3. You get late-night phone calls with nothing but the sound of a heavy-duty mixer.
2. There's a Krispy Kreme truck parked across the street, and you don't work in a police station.
... and the #1 Sign You're Being Stalked by a Baker ...
1. Neither the butcher nor the candlestick maker will look you straight in the eye.
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Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups half-and-half
2 cups chicken stock or bouillon
1/2 lb. fresh broccoli
1 cup carrots, julienned
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8 ozs. grated sharp cheddar
Saute onion in butter. Set aside. Cook melted butter and flour using a whisk over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir constantly and slowly add the half-and-half (this is called making a roux). Add the chicken stock whisking all the time. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat until the veggies are tender for 20-25 minutes. Add salt and pepper. The soup should be thickened by now. Pour in batches into blender and puree. Return to pot over low heat and add the grated cheese; stir until well blended. Stir in the nutmeg and serve.
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Culinary Quiz Answer:
It takes about 80,000 flowers (240,000) stigmas to make a pound of saffron. It takes an experienced picker about 12 days to pick this many. By the time saffron gets to retail stores, it’s cost is over $4000 per pound.
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Culinary Quiz
Quote
UPCOMING FOOD HOLIDAYS
The Top Signs You're Being Stalked by a Baker
Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese SoupCulinary Quiz Answer
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Cooking Tips
* When cooking with wine, leave the pan uncovered so the alcohol will burn off. The resulting liquid will have a rounder, firmer, fruitier flavor.
* Fresh herbs loose their distinctive flavor when cooked a long time. Add some extra just before serving.
* Place overripe tomatoes in cold water and add some salt. Overnight they will become firm and fresh.
* Put a layer of marshmallows in the bottom of a pumpkin pie, then add the filling. You will have a nice topping as the marshmallows will come to the to top.
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Culinary Quiz
(Answer at the bottom of page)
Each saffron crocus flower has 3 stigmas. How many flowers does it take to make a pound of saffron?
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Quote:
"My favorite sandwich is peanut butter, baloney, cheddar cheese, lettuce, and mayonnaise on toasted bread with catchup on the side."
- Hubert H. Humphrey
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UPCOMING FOOD HOLIDAYS:
October is: National Cookie Month
National Pasta Month
National Apple Month
National Seafood Month
National Pork Month
National Pretzel Month
National Dessert Month
National Pickled Peppers Month
National Country Ham Month
September 30 - National Mulled Cider Day
October 1 - World Vegetarian Day
October 2 - National French Fried Scallops Day
October 3 - National Carmel Custard Day
October 4 - National Taco Day
October 5 - National Apple Betty Day
October 6 - National Noodle Day
October 7 - National Frappe Day
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The Top Signs You're Being Stalked by a Baker
9. He keeps leaving flours in your mailbox.
8. That suspicious burning bag on your front porch? Chocolate chip cookie dough.
7. You keep getting anonymous phone calls of heavy breathing interrupted by, "Hold on, I have to go check the oven!"
6. Bundt cakes. Everywhere you turn, it's another #&*#$! bundt cake.
5. You're receiving love letters that look suspiciously like cut-outs from recipes in Good Housekeeping.
4. After your hot date, you come home to find a dismembered gingerbread man in a puddle of raspberry coulis.
3. You get late-night phone calls with nothing but the sound of a heavy-duty mixer.
2. There's a Krispy Kreme truck parked across the street, and you don't work in a police station.
... and the #1 Sign You're Being Stalked by a Baker ...
1. Neither the butcher nor the candlestick maker will look you straight in the eye.
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Panera Bread Broccoli Cheese Soup1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1/4 cup melted butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups half-and-half
2 cups chicken stock or bouillon
1/2 lb. fresh broccoli
1 cup carrots, julienned
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
8 ozs. grated sharp cheddar
Saute onion in butter. Set aside. Cook melted butter and flour using a whisk over medium heat for 3-5 minutes. Stir constantly and slowly add the half-and-half (this is called making a roux). Add the chicken stock whisking all the time. Simmer for 20 minutes.
Add the broccoli, carrots and onions. Cook over low heat until the veggies are tender for 20-25 minutes. Add salt and pepper. The soup should be thickened by now. Pour in batches into blender and puree. Return to pot over low heat and add the grated cheese; stir until well blended. Stir in the nutmeg and serve.
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Culinary Quiz Answer:
It takes about 80,000 flowers (240,000) stigmas to make a pound of saffron. It takes an experienced picker about 12 days to pick this many. By the time saffron gets to retail stores, it’s cost is over $4000 per pound.
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