August Fun in TDK Land

TODAY IN TRIVIA: Zucchini

On Sneak some Zucchini on to your neighbor’s porch day!!!

~One zucchini has just 25 calories. Baked potato has much more calories compared to this!

~The flower of the zucchini plant is also edible. (If you dare.)

~The world’s largest zucchini on record was 69 1/2 inches long, and weighed 65 lbs. Bernard Lavery of Plymouth Devon, UK, grew the humongous veggie.

~According to World’s Healthiest Foods Nutrition info, nutrients and vitamins found in zucchini can help prevent cancer and heart disease.

~There’s Zucchini Brothers , a band from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., performs songs for young children.

~A zucchini has more potassium than a banana.

~The word zucchini comes from ‘zucca’ the Italian word for squash.

~The most flavorful zucchinis are small- to medium-sized. Its true that Biggest is NOT best

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QUIP OF THE DAY: Friends are like rainbows. They brighten your life when you’ve been through a storm.

Lalala…need an earworm?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwGnyLPSruA

Itsy bitsy teeny weeny…lalala

BTW thanks MS…Oooo apricot/melon jam…num!

We are celebrating Book Lover’s Day with Rice Pudding today as 08-09-12!

TODAY IN TRIVIA:Rice Pudding

~Rice pudding is a rich, creamy dessert made with rice, milk, sugar, eggs and other ingredients.

~Rice pudding is a smart way to increase their intake of calcium and vitamins A and D if it is added with milk.

~Hiding an almond inside rice pudding is a Christmas custom in Sweden. Whoever gets it has good luck for the new year.

~In a survey conducted in 1951 of the U.S. armed services, banana cream pie was the favorite dessert. Rice pudding was the least liked.

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QUIP OF THE DAY: Let us unite and celebrate our differences

THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!

Thought for the day. . .

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. – Mother Teresa

Woo hoo double treat as S’mores Day with Banana Split Day!

Also Lazy Day during Catfish Month…

TODAY IN TRIVIA: S’more Time

~A s’more is a traditional campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada, consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a slab of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker.

~They were first mentioned in the Girl Scout Handbook in 1927.

~S’more folklore suggests that S’mores got its name right by the campfire. After eating one, young kids chanted “gimme some more!”

~One new variant of the s’more is the “Belgian S’more” which is made by inserting red licorice on top of the marshmallow (either before or right after heating). The result is the same s’more but with a chewy center. The naming of this is probably akin to other ‘Belgian’ recipes involving sweets.

~S’more appears to be a contraction of the phrase, “some more”.

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QUIP OF THE DAY: If you love something, let it go. If it comes back to you it was truly meant to be.

Today’s drinkie poo to go with theme:

http://www.liqueur-drink-recipes.org.uk/kahlua/17-banana-split-kahlua-recipe.htm

http://blog.evite.com/evite/2007/09/smore-martinis-.html

Today we are enjoying Filet Mignon, Julienne Fries with a Raspberry Tart for have the wknds treats as left-overs on Left Handed Day! Plus it’s National Smile Week! Show us your pearly whites…

TODAY IN TRIVIA: Filet Mignon

~O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) was the first to use the term “filet mignon” in his book ‘The Four Million’ in 1906.

~A French derivative, it means small or dainty fillet.

Filet = boneless meat – mignon = small (dainty).

~Filet mignon is a steak cut of beef taken from the smaller end of the tenderloin, or psoas major of the beef carcass, usually a steer or heifer.

~ In French it is called filet de bœuf; filet mignon, when found on a menu in France, generally refers to pork rather than beef.

~Some butchers in the United States label all types of tenderloin steaks “filet mignon.”

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QUIP OF THE DAY: There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same.

THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!

Thought for the day. . .

When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. – Alexander Graham Bell

Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t. –

Erica Jong

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquillity. – James Thurber

It is also Creamesicle Day and VJ Day!

August 14th: On this Day 1958, Elvis Presley’s mother Gladys died. At her funeral two days later Presley was so overcome with grief he was unable to stand and had to be supported. Over 500 police were at the service to keep the gigantic crowd at bay.

1962, Unhappy with drummer Pete Best’s role in The Beatles Brian Epstein and the other three members decided to sack him. Best played his last gig the following night at The Cavern, Liverpool. Ringo Starr who was nearing the end of a three-month engagement with Rory Storm & the Hurricanes at a Butlin’s holiday camp received a telephone call from John Lennon, asking him to join The Beatles. Ringo gave Rory Storm three days notice and on August 18, appeared as a member of The Beatles for the first time.

1965, Sonny & Cher started a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘I Got You Babe’. Sonny Bono is said to have been inspired to write the song to capitalize on the popularity of the term “babe,” as heard in Bob Dylan’s ‘It Ain’t Me Babe’. 1965, The Beatles taped an appearance for CBS-TV’s The Ed Sullivan Show at Studio 50, New York City. They performed ‘I Feel Fine’, ‘I’m Down’, ‘Act Naturally’, ‘Ticket to Ride’, ‘Yesterday’, and ‘Help!’ Also today, The Beatles fifth album ‘Help!’ started a nine-week run at No.1 on the UK charts

Read more at http://thisdayinmusic.com/#zWPOyxvAHSgTyjZw.99

Today we are celebrating Tell a Joke Day with Bratwurst & Rum Day!

TODAY IN TRIVIA: Bratwurst

~Bratwurst is a classic German pork and veal sausage, seasoned with herbs and spices such as ginger, marjoram, nutmeg, caraway or coriander.

~Ohio claim to be the Bratwurst Capital of the World. The much smaller town of Bucyrus, however, has a much larger annual Bratwurst Festival. Sheboygan is home to the largest bratwurst manufacturer.

~Holzhausen is the home of the Deutsches Bratwurstmuseum, opened in 2006 by the Friends of Thuringian Bratwurst. The museum’s collection includes one of the oldest documents in the world referring to bratwurst, dating from 1404.

~The name bratwurst is a compound of two words from Old High German. Wurst meant, well, wurst: sausage

~The “brat” part is sometimes misidentified as meaning pan fried or roasted, like the modern German word “braten.”

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QUIP OF THE DAY: It is not the fall that kills you. It’s the sudden stop.

THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!

Thought for the day. . .

Compassion for others begins with kindness to ourselves.

WARNING! ENTERING THE PUN ZONE!

It turns out that the “Old King Cole” of nursery rhyme fame is loosely based on a 14th century ruler.

The slightly mad monarch is best known for his decree that the entire fiefdom’s crop of lettuce be diced and drenched in mayonnaise.

He called it, of course, Cole’s Law.

Also this weekend is:

http://www.onmilwaukee.com/seasonal/festivals/articles/irishfestivalguide.html

Today we are celebrating National Thrift Shop Day with Vanilla Custard!

What is a Thrift Shop

“A charity shop, thrift shop, thrift store, hospice shop (U.S., Canada), resale shop is a retail establishment operated by a charitable organization for the purpose of fundraising.”

~Charity shops are often popular with people who are frugal, people who live on a

~“In the United States, major national thrift shop operators include Goodwill Industries, Salvation Army, St. Vincent de Paul, and ReStore (

~”In July 2009, a U.S. government report revealed that several banks are punishing their customers for saving money by using their credit cards at thrift stores.

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QUIP OF THE DAY: If you lay down with dogs you’ll get up with fleas. – Florio

THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!

Thought for the day. . .

There is no exercise better for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.

Today we are celebrating Chocolate Pecan Pie Day & Lemonade Day!

TODAY IN TRIVIA: When life gives you LEMON, make LEMONADE!

~Lemonade is a lemon-flavored drink, typically made from lemons, water and sucrose. Due to the contrast of sweet and sour, the resulting flavor can be very agreeable to the taste buds.

~”Cloudy” lemonade: In the U.S., Canada, India and Pakistan (Nimbu Paani)lemonade refers to a mixture of lemon juice, sugar, and uncarbonated water, although there are many versions which contain artificial flavors instead of actual lemon juice.

BTW how about Lemonade Pie:

http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/easy-lemonade-pie/220469dc-98eb-45e1-be16-edb79589013a?k=1

~In the U.S., lemonade is usually sold as a summer refresher. It is commonly available at fairs and festivals, known in some regions as a “lemon shakeup” with the shell of the squeezed lemon left in the cup.

~Lemonade was also the traditional mixer in a Tom Collins, but today it is commonly replaced by a bar mix.

~During the European Renaissance, fashionable ladies used lemon juice as a way to redden their lips.

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QUIP OF THE DAY: Make someone smile. Do it now!

THAT’S (ALMOST) ALL FOLKS!

Thought for the day. . .

The finest gift you can give anyone is encouragement. If everyone received the encouragement they need to grow, the genius in most everyone would blossom and the world would produce abundance beyond the wildest dreams.