CALLING ALL FOODIES
A thin pancake used in sweet and savory dishes
What is crepe?
While Americans celebrate Groundhog Day on February 2, France celebrates crepes and devotes that day to eating them.
This is often said to be in the eye of the beholder.
What is beauty?
It means that beauty is a subjective term. You can find beauty in most everything if you look closely enough.
This band first performed “Paperback Writer.”
Who are the Beatles?
In 1966, it was released as a single and made it to the top of the charts. It was their first No. 1 hit song that wasn’t about love.
Meteorologists in New England include “peak color” in their weather forecasts to indicate the best time to view changes to these.
What are leaves?
People come from all over to experience these beautiful expanses of color in the little Hallmark towns that dot the landscape of New England. Other parts of the country have brilliant fall color displays, including the Appalachian and Ozark Mountains.
Some people enjoy “cracking” these joints in the fingers.
What are knuckles?
When people crack their knuckles, what you hear is bubbles bursting in the fluid that lubricates the joints. As annoying as the sound of cracking knuckles might be, it does not lead to arthritis.
The House of Orange is the royal family of this European country.
What is the Netherlands?
The name in this case comes from a region of southeastern France.
Classic dessert featuring sliced bananas in a sauce and flambéed at the table
What is bananas Foster?
New Orleans was an import hub for bananas in the early 20th century, and the dish originated at Brennan’s in the French Quarter.
Frank Sinatra’s eyes were famously this color.
What is (deep) blue?
One of his nicknames is “Ol’ Blue Eyes.” Another favorite is “Chairman of the Board.”
E. B. White wrote this children’s book about a spider and a pig.
What is Charlotte’s Web?
Charlotte is the spider, and Wilbur is the pig.
October brings cool evenings, so strike up the firepit and make these three-ingredient campfire desserts.
What are s’mores?
Pressure changes and/or infections can cause this ear bit between the inner ear and middle ear to rupture.
What is eardrum?
This orange vegetable is rumored to be linked to William of Orange and his legacy.
What is the carrot?
Historians debate the story, but supposedly the Dutch cultivated orange carrots in support of this royal.
Green sauce made of basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil, parmesan cheese, and salt
What is pesto?
The eye of a hurricane is located here.
What is the center of the storm?
It’s the calmest part of the storm and typically covers an area between 20 to 40 miles (32 to 64 kilometers) in size.
Richard Bach published this novella about a seagull in 1972.
What is Jonathan Livingston Seagull?
The 2014 edition includes new material. This quote from the novella summarizes Bach’s allegory: “Jonathan Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reasons that a gull’s life is so short, and with these gone from his thought, he lived a long fine life indeed.”
Bob for these fruits that you picked at a local orchard.
What are apples?
Apple production is a huge business. This year’s U.S. harvest will produce more than 11 billion apples. There are more than 7,500 varieties of apple grown worldwide. One farmer in western New York grows 7,000 varieties in his orchard alone in hopes of growing the next apple bestseller.
This gland at the base of the neck regulates metabolism.
What is thyroid?
It also regulates hair growth, energy, mood, and body temperature.
This is the name for the white layer found inside an orange peel.
What is pith?
This bitter-tasting substance is full of anti-inflammatory nutrients.
Egg gently cooked whole in a small dish placed in a hot water bath
What is a coddled egg?
In Van Morrison’s 1967 hit, he sings about a girl with this eye color.
What is brown?
The song is “Brown Eyed Girl.”
He authored East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath.
Who is John Steinbeck?
His writings focused on economic hardship and social issues. In 1962, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature for combining “sympathetic humor and keen social perception” in his writing.
You might get lost temporarily when you take your grandchildren along to this maze.
What is corn maze?
It’s a maze in a maize field—a maze carved through a working field of corn.
Located at the back of the throat, these filter out germs and are part of the lymphatic system.
What are tonsils?
Their white blood cells filter germs that enter through the mouth and nose.
This orange-colored safety gear is commonly worn while boating to keep people afloat.
What is a life jacket (or life preserver or PFD)?
The color is widely used due to its high visibility in many conditions.
New Orleans sandwich consisting of battered, bite-sized, fried shrimp with lettuce and tomato, topped with a remoulade sauce and served on an eight-inch loaf of French bread
What is a po’ boy?
The trick to perfect fried shrimp is to dry the shrimp thoroughly, batter it, and refrigerate it before frying. The sandwich can also be made with fried oysters.
You might have heard the myth that doing this in low light permanently damages eyes.
What is reading?
Regardless of what your parents told you, reading in low light can cause eye strain but does not cause permanent damage.
This author created the fictional lawyer Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Who is Harper Lee?
A clear, crisp night is just the right time for this old-fashioned ride out in the country and away from the roads.
What is hayride?
If you wonder whether someone on TV is a body double or the real actor, look at these exterior sensory organs.
What are ears?
Ear shape is unique to individuals and doesn’t change drastically, making it a useful biometric marker, like fingerprints.
This orange-and-white striped fish is famous for living among sea anemones.
What is a clownfish?
These colorful fish were popularized in the animated film Finding Nemo.
Very expensive foraged fungi
What are truffles?
They’re technically mushrooms; however, there are differences between mushrooms and truffles beyond their cost. Truffles grow underground near specific tree varieties, and they are typically served raw and shaved, more like a garnish than food. Even when served in minuscule amounts, they are the highlight of the dish.
This is the official term for farsightedness.
What is hyperopia?
People who are farsighted have trouble focusing on objects close to them but can see distant objects in focus. If you squint when reading, it’s time to get your eyes checked.
He wrote Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
Who is Truman Capote?
The versatile writer also penned In Cold Blood as well as poetry.
This time of year is great for bird watchers, as many species are on the move to their winter homes, including the ruby-throated variety of this bird.
What is hummingbird?
The smallest organ in the body is this gland.
What is pineal gland?
It is located deep in the brain and produces melatonin to regulate your circadian rhythm, or inner body clock.
This U.S. state leads the nation in pumpkin production each year.
What is Illinois?
The state grows over 12,000 acres of pumpkins each year!