Culinarians Day, In the News, and Enjoy

Culinarians Day - Today is Culinarians Day!

Culinarians Day is a special day for anyone who cooks. That means just about everyone of us get to celebrate this day.

You need not be a chef or a graduate of a culinary institute to celebrate this delicious day. You simply have to cook and enjoy the results.

In the News - They walk among us!

How a Solar Storm Two Years Ago Nearly Caused a Catastrophe on Earth

Fast-food Workers Prepare to Escalate Wage Demands

28,504 Low Max Records Set in U.S. in Last 365 Days

New Workout Wristband Shocks Users If Fitness Goals Missed

Doctor Had Gun, Wounded Hospital Shooter

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National Personal Chef Day, In the News, and Enjoy

National Personal Chef Day - Today is National Personal Chef Day!

Created by the United States Personal Chef Association (USPCA), July 16 is National Personal Chef Day and celebrates personal chefs and the unique service they perform—preparing meals for busy households, seniors, those with special dietary needs, or kitchen menaces who need stay far from the kitchen.

If you have a personal chef, thank him or her for the delicious food they prepare for you every day. You might even consider giving him or her the day off—even if it means fending for yourself in the kitchen.

In the News - They walk among us!

Woman Robs 8-Year-Old Girl Selling Candy inside San Francisco Store

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California Approves Fines of $500 for "wasting water"

Downtown L.A. Driest Since Rain Records Started in 1877

Man Arrested After Stabbing Watermelon

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International Sushi Day, Laughing at Siri, and Gun Control

International Sushi Day - Today is International Sushi Day. I salivate copiously as I write, since sushi is easily my favorite of all things edible! Sushi really has nothing to do with raw fish. It refers to the vinegar-seasoned rice used in making what we refer to as sushi.

There are many types of this dish that are generically (often wrongly) called "sushi." Sashimi is simply slices of raw fish (often salmon or tuna). It is not served with the sushi rice. Nigiri is made from forming a handful of rice into a mound, and placing a piece of seafood over the top. Maki rolls are made from wrapping sushi rice and various fillings inside a seaweed wrapper.

Maki rolls have had the most variations created in Western society. For example, the "California Roll" is made with avocado, imitation crab, and cucumber. There is also the inside-out California Roll that has the rice on the outside. The "Philadelphia Roll" has smoked salmon, cream cheese, and cucumber. the "Texas Roll" has tuna, avocado, cucumber, and is rolled in crushed French-fried onions.

And that little mound of green paste next to your sushi? That is wasabi. It is goooooood!

Laughing at Siri - Microsoft laughs at Siri!

Gun Control - Interesting facts concerning liberals and gun violence.