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Posts tagged “Food Quote”

March 16 – National Artichoke Heart Day

John-Bryan Hopkins

National Artichoke Day

Five Food Finds for Artichokes

  • The artichoke is the unopened “flower” bloom of a thistle plant.
  • A medium sized globe artichoke is fat free and has only 25 calories.
  • 3% of the world’s herbal tea consumption is dried artichoke tea.
  • 40% of the world’s artichokes are canned or jarred.
  • California is known as the artichoke capital of the world.  They supply nearly 100% of North American fresh artichokes.

Daily Food Quote

“After all the trouble you go to, you get about as much actual “food” out of eating an artichoke as you would from licking 30 or 40 postage stamps.” – Miss Piggy

Today’s Food History

on this day in…

1915 Absinthe is outlawed in France and several other countries. Absinthe was a licorice/anise flavored liqueur that contained wormwood, and was 132 proof. The high alcohol content, and the presence of the toxic oil thujone from the wormwood, often causing hallucinations, convulsions, and severe mental problems amongst hard core absinthe drinkers.  Absinthe is now legal in the European Union.

1975 RIP T-Bone Walker, blues guitarist

1990 A Third Michelin star was awarded to Restaurant Louis XV in the Hotel de Paris. Chef Alain Ducasse, 33, is the youngest chef ever to have his restaurant receive 3 stars.

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Miss Piggy’s Words of Wisdom

John-Bryan Hopkins

“Never eat more than you can lift!” ~Miss Piggy

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Words of wisdom

John-Bryan Hopkins

“Censorship is telling a man he can’t have a steak just because a baby can’t chew it.”

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Killer Tomato

John-Bryan Hopkins

High-tech tomatoes.  Mysterious milk.  Supersquash.  Are we supposed to eat this stuff?  Or is it going to eat us?  ~Annita Manning

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Secret of Success

John-Bryan Hopkins

“Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” ~Mark Twain

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Fishy

John-Bryan Hopkins

Fish is the only food that is considered spoiled once it smells like what it is. ~P. J. O’Rourke

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Hummingbirds

John-Bryan Hopkins

Every day, the hummingbird eats its own weight in food. You may wonder how it weighs the food.  It doesn’t.  It just eats another hummingbird.  ~Steven wright

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