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Another Culinary Quiz…

1. What was once known as an alligator pear?

2. What does it take a chicken between 24-26 hours to do?

3. This dessert was created by Escoffier to celebrate Queen Victoria’s sixty years on the throne of England. BONUS: What ingredients comprise this dessert?

4. Which word refers to rice noodles? A. Bao B. Com C. Pho D. Mien?

5. In Babylonia’s 1750 BC Code of Hammurabi, what was the penalty if a beer house was found to be watering down their beer?

6. True or False: Some species of sturgeon can live for over 100 years?

7. What do only three people know at any one time about D.O.M. Benedictine liqueur? BONUS: What does the acronym D.O.M. (Deo Optimo Maximo) translate as?

My Cousin Gid

This is an essay that I recently wrote about my growing up in Hackett, Arkansas. I have taken only a little license with the facts, and hope that it is received in the good spirit in which it is intended. It is both cautionary and funny, I hope. Any feedback would be appreciated. Warmest regards, Doc. Read more »

Political Jokes: Boy, I love Those Late Nite Hosts!

“McCain came out this week with a list of 20 possible running mates. He would not reveal the names of all of them, but he said they all share certain traits, like knowing CPR. He said he wants someone who is ready take over on day two.” –Bill Maher

“Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain have all been arguing, claiming that they’re the most qualified person to answer the White House phone at 3 a.m. Yeah, McCain said, ‘I’m the most qualified, because I’m usually up at that hour peeing anyway.’” –Conan O’Brien Read more »

AAF Hard at Work

So you know that I’m not slacking!

Culinary Quiz

Another day, another quiz.

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Another Culinary Quiz, With Options

You know the drill!

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Culinary Produce Quiz

I am a perennial found throughout southern India. I became a popular in Greek and Roman cooking after Alexander the Great’s soldiers introduced me to Europe. Today I remain popular in Eastern and Arab countries but receive little attention in the west with the exception of Scandinavia, who, strangely enough, has taken quite a liking to me. I am elite in my class, only being out priced by the likes of vanilla and saffron. Beginning as a thumb thick creeping root stock I grow up to 8 feet tall producing a three-celled pod containing up to 18 seeds. Long dark-green leaves with lanceolate tops and silky smooth bottoms protect my pod. My yellow or bluish flowers can be found near the ground. My Malabar variety is tops, but often substituted with the lesser qualities of the Cambodian or Sri Lankan varieties, respectively. Although I can be found in ground or seed form, it is best to buy me by the pod to insure I am not mixed with imposters. My pod color will vary by region due to the style of processing. I’m sun-dried and green in India, oven-dried and brown in Asia and Europe, and bleached white in the United States. Used as a substitute for gluten, I can be found in breads and cereals. I also add flavor to eggnogs, wines and liqueurs, fruit compotes, fruitcakes and marinades. I am a prime ingredient in curry and garam masala. A few of my seeds steeped in boiling water makes a soothing tea that will aid digestion. Sometimes you will find me used as a replacement for ginger or cinnamon. I am a good source of potassium and also provide calcium, iron and zinc. What I am? Read more »

Another Culinary Quiz

This one is easier, much easier. No googling please! Or I’ll send my pondering ape after you!

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Sunday Culinary Quiz

Sharpen your knives!

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Culinary Quiz

I love a good quiz, particularly a culinary one. Test yourself! It’s Saturday. I’ll post the answers same time tomorrow!

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