Cooking Tips
Culinary Quiz
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UPCOMING FOOD HOLIDAYS
FUNNIES: Signs You Picked the Wrong Camp Cook
Ruby Tuesday's Chicken Quesadillas
Culinary Quiz Answer
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Cooking Tips
* When serving cheese as an appetizer, be sure to take it out of the refrigerator at least 45 minutes before the guests arrive. Not only will it be more sliceable and spreadable, it will also be ten times more flavorful. Refrigeration retards the cheese's ripeness. This is particularly true for goat cheese, which you should remove from refrigeration at least two hours before serving it.
* When freezing fruit, choose firm, sound, uniformly sun ripened fruit. [Pears and bananas do not freeze well]. It is not essential to use sugar but it is often preferable. To sugar fruit, place it in a shallow tray. Just before you pack, sift the sugar over it until evenly coated. Don't let the mixture stand or the sugar will draw the fruits' juices. When packing, allow some room for expansion on freezing.
* To make croutons, cut white or whole-grain bread into 3/4" cubes. Arrange on baking sheet and mist with cooking spray and sprinkle with powdered garlic. Broil until golden, about 3 minutes. Stir to expose the untoasted sides. Mist with cooking spray and broil another 2-3 minutes.
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Culinary Quiz
(Answer at the bottom of page)
While ice cream used to be considered a unique dessert to be enjoyed only by the elite, insulated ice houses made ice cream more accessible for everyone. About how many gallons of ice cream were produced in 1899?
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"If I go down for anything in history, I would like to be known as the person who convinced the American people that catfish is one of the finest eating fishes in the world."
- Willard Scott (The Today Show)
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UPCOMING FOOD HOLIDAYS:
July is: National Ice Cream Month
National Picnic Month
National Baked Bean Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Pickle Month
July 17 - National Peach Ice Cream Day
July 18 - National Caviar Day
July 19 - National Daiquiri Day
July 20 - National Lollipop Day
July 21 - National Junk Food Day
July 22 - National Penuche Day
July 23 - National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24 - National Tequila Day
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FUNNIES: Signs You Picked the Wrong Camp Cook
9. "Outside?! In the woods?!? That's the silliest thing I've ever heard! I mean, where do you plug in the refrigerator?!"
8. Roasting hot dogs can be a fun part of camping. But in a tent, you're looking at third-degree burns.
7. Marinating the hamburgers in camp stove fuel and then tossing in a match may indeed be faster, but....
6. He's never even seen a cast iron skillet, but he brought along his extensive collection of bundt cake pans.
5. Seems the only thing she brought was the ingredients for her "famous hash s'mores."
4. You spend the day out hunting deer and trout fishing. He's spent the day thumbing through "101 Nutritious Vegan Recipes."
3. His color blindness makes you leery of his wild berry salad, especially when half of the "berries" are brown.
2. Even his chicken doesn't taste like chicken.
... and the #1 Sign You Picked the Wrong Camp Cook ...
1. His attempt at a wild mushroom stew has everyone in your party trying to claw their eyes out or making small talk with a four-inch-tall purple frog named "Floyd."
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Ruby Tuesday's Chicken Quesadillas
5 oz. chicken breast
Italian Dressing
12 inch flour tortilla
margarine
1 cup shredded monterey jack/cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon tomatoes, diced
1 tablespoon jalapeno peppers, diced
Cajun Seasoning (to taste)
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
1/4 cup diced tomatoes
Sour Cream
Salsa
Place chicken breast in a bowl with enough Italian dressing to coat; allow to marinate 30 minutes, refrigerated. Grill marinated chicken until done in a lightly oiled pan. Cut into 3/4" pieces and set aside.
Brush one side of tortilla with margarine and place in frying pan over medium heat. On one half of tortilla, add cheese, 1 Tbls. tomatoes, peppers, and Cajun seasoning in that order. Make sure to spread to the edge of the half. Top with diced chicken, fold empty tortilla side on top, and flip over in pan so that cheese is on top of chicken. Cook until very warm throughout.
Remove from pan to serving plate and cut into six equal wedges on one side of plate. On the other side put lettuce, topped with 1/4 cup tomatoes, and then topped with sour cream.
Serve your favorite salsa in a small bowl on the side.
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Culinary Quiz Answer:
5 million
Jacob Fussell is accredited with manufacturing ice cream into an
industry in 1851. By 1899 five million gallons of ice cream were
being produced, and that grew into 30 million gallons in 1909. In
1919 more than 150 million gallons was being produced. But that's
nothing compared to the estimated 900 million gallons that is
produced today, which doesn't even include frozen treats like yogurt,
sherbet, and other frosty delectables.
Culinary Quiz
Quote
UPCOMING FOOD HOLIDAYS
FUNNIES: Signs You Picked the Wrong Camp Cook
Ruby Tuesday's Chicken Quesadillas Culinary Quiz Answer
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Cooking Tips
* When serving cheese as an appetizer, be sure to take it out of the refrigerator at least 45 minutes before the guests arrive. Not only will it be more sliceable and spreadable, it will also be ten times more flavorful. Refrigeration retards the cheese's ripeness. This is particularly true for goat cheese, which you should remove from refrigeration at least two hours before serving it.
* When freezing fruit, choose firm, sound, uniformly sun ripened fruit. [Pears and bananas do not freeze well]. It is not essential to use sugar but it is often preferable. To sugar fruit, place it in a shallow tray. Just before you pack, sift the sugar over it until evenly coated. Don't let the mixture stand or the sugar will draw the fruits' juices. When packing, allow some room for expansion on freezing.
* To make croutons, cut white or whole-grain bread into 3/4" cubes. Arrange on baking sheet and mist with cooking spray and sprinkle with powdered garlic. Broil until golden, about 3 minutes. Stir to expose the untoasted sides. Mist with cooking spray and broil another 2-3 minutes.
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Culinary Quiz
(Answer at the bottom of page)
While ice cream used to be considered a unique dessert to be enjoyed only by the elite, insulated ice houses made ice cream more accessible for everyone. About how many gallons of ice cream were produced in 1899?
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Quote
"If I go down for anything in history, I would like to be known as the person who convinced the American people that catfish is one of the finest eating fishes in the world."
- Willard Scott (The Today Show)
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UPCOMING FOOD HOLIDAYS:
July is: National Ice Cream Month
National Picnic Month
National Baked Bean Month
National Hot Dog Month
National Pickle Month
July 17 - National Peach Ice Cream Day
July 18 - National Caviar Day
July 19 - National Daiquiri Day
July 20 - National Lollipop Day
July 21 - National Junk Food Day
July 22 - National Penuche Day
July 23 - National Vanilla Ice Cream Day
July 24 - National Tequila Day
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FUNNIES: Signs You Picked the Wrong Camp Cook
9. "Outside?! In the woods?!? That's the silliest thing I've ever heard! I mean, where do you plug in the refrigerator?!"
8. Roasting hot dogs can be a fun part of camping. But in a tent, you're looking at third-degree burns.
7. Marinating the hamburgers in camp stove fuel and then tossing in a match may indeed be faster, but....
6. He's never even seen a cast iron skillet, but he brought along his extensive collection of bundt cake pans.
5. Seems the only thing she brought was the ingredients for her "famous hash s'mores."
4. You spend the day out hunting deer and trout fishing. He's spent the day thumbing through "101 Nutritious Vegan Recipes."
3. His color blindness makes you leery of his wild berry salad, especially when half of the "berries" are brown.
2. Even his chicken doesn't taste like chicken.
... and the #1 Sign You Picked the Wrong Camp Cook ...
1. His attempt at a wild mushroom stew has everyone in your party trying to claw their eyes out or making small talk with a four-inch-tall purple frog named "Floyd."
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Ruby Tuesday's Chicken Quesadillas 5 oz. chicken breast
Italian Dressing
12 inch flour tortilla
margarine
1 cup shredded monterey jack/cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon tomatoes, diced
1 tablespoon jalapeno peppers, diced
Cajun Seasoning (to taste)
1/2 cup shredded lettuce
1/4 cup diced tomatoes
Sour Cream
Salsa
Place chicken breast in a bowl with enough Italian dressing to coat; allow to marinate 30 minutes, refrigerated. Grill marinated chicken until done in a lightly oiled pan. Cut into 3/4" pieces and set aside.
Brush one side of tortilla with margarine and place in frying pan over medium heat. On one half of tortilla, add cheese, 1 Tbls. tomatoes, peppers, and Cajun seasoning in that order. Make sure to spread to the edge of the half. Top with diced chicken, fold empty tortilla side on top, and flip over in pan so that cheese is on top of chicken. Cook until very warm throughout.
Remove from pan to serving plate and cut into six equal wedges on one side of plate. On the other side put lettuce, topped with 1/4 cup tomatoes, and then topped with sour cream.
Serve your favorite salsa in a small bowl on the side.
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Culinary Quiz Answer:
5 million
Jacob Fussell is accredited with manufacturing ice cream into an
industry in 1851. By 1899 five million gallons of ice cream were
being produced, and that grew into 30 million gallons in 1909. In
1919 more than 150 million gallons was being produced. But that's
nothing compared to the estimated 900 million gallons that is
produced today, which doesn't even include frozen treats like yogurt,
sherbet, and other frosty delectables.
