Vegan Cuisine Month - February 19, 2020

DIANE'S CORNER ... 

Celebrate Vegan Cuisine Month

Vegans remove all animal products from their diet for many reasons. Whether it’s because they hope to save the planet by saving animals or just feel healthier overall without meat and dairy in their diet, vegans have become an ever-increasing craze for people to join. If you are a vegan or have friends who are vegans, then check out Vegan Cuisine Month, a month dedicated to all things vegan and what you can do to make your favorite foods vegan and cruelty-free.

History of Vegan Cuisine Month

Vegan Cuisine Month was started by the American Vegan Society to help bring awareness to how easy it can be to switch from meat eating to plant eating. The American Vegan Society was started by President Freya Dinshah, who wrote The Vegan Kitchen (1965), the first cookbook in the U.S. to explain veganism and give vegan recipes to the United States. She and her husband have since been considered to be the founders of the vegan and vegetarian movements throughout the United States as well as the rest of the world.

Some of the things that Freya did for the vegan cause is negotiated with food service personnel for conference catering (1974-1999) and created the first vegan volume recipes for use in colleges, restaurants, hospitals, and other institutions. Freya and her husband through the organization host magazines for their members to read, cooking classes for vegans to take, and other various programs that keep their members up to date about veganism in today’s age.
VS celebrates Vegan Cuisine Month by inviting people to try vegan food, ultimately attempting to create awareness of the variety of options that you have with vegan recipes.

Joke of the Day

IT SAYS SO ON THE PICTURE

Jake is 5 and learning to read. He points at a picture in a zoo book and says, "Look Mama! It's a frickin' elephant!"

The mom reacts, and takes a deep breath. "What did you call it?"

"It's a frickin' elephant, Mama! It says so on the picture!"

The mom grabs the book and takes a look. Her son was right, the book read "African Elephant".

Word of the Day

fanfaronade

MEANING:

noun:
1. Bragging or blustering behavior.
2. Fanfare.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French fanfaronnade, from Spanish fanfarronada (bluster), from fanfarron (braggart), ultimately of imitative origin. Earliest documented use: 1652.

USAGE:

“But what of Trump’s boast that ‘MEXICO HAS AGREED TO IMMEDIATELY BEGIN BUYING LARGE QUANTITIES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT FROM OUR GREAT PATRIOT FARMERS!’? The use of ALL CAPS -- a little too insistent -- and the employment of a description for farmers that sounds as if it was lifted from Pravda, circa 1935, should indicate that this fanfaronade, too, wasn’t quite on the level. And, indeed, Mexican officials told Bloomberg News on Saturday they never discussed agricultural purchases in the days leading up the ballyhooed accord.”
Max Boot; Another Illusory Victory for Trump; The Washington Post; Jun 11, 2019.

Idiom of the Day

SLEEP ON IT

To delay making a decision for a short period of time
You don’t have to decide straight away. Why don’t you sleep on it and let us know in the morning?

This Day in History

1856 - The tintype camera was patented by Professor Hamilton L. Smith.

1878 - Thomas Alva Edison patented a music player (the phonograph).


1881 - Kansas became the first state to prohibit all alcoholic beverages.


1949 - Bollingen Foundation and Yale University awarded the first Bollingen Prize in poetry ($5,000) to Ezra Pound.


1985 - William Schroeder became the first artificial-heart patient to leave the confines of the hospital.


1985 - Cherry Coke was introduced by the Coca-Cola Company.


1987 - A controversial, anti-smoking publice service announcement aired for the first time on television. Yul Brynner filmed the ad shortly before dying of lung cancer. Brynner made it clear in the ad that he would have died from cigarette smoking before ad aired.


1999 - Dennis Franz received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


2001 - The museum at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Center was dedicated.


2005 - The USS Jimmy Carter was commissioned at Groton, CT. It was the last of the Seawolf class of attack submarines.

thanks, Julia



DAILY SQU-EEK

If You Were Born Today, February 19

You are self-reliant, practical, and independent. Your artistic talents are many. Private time is especially important to you, as you need it to recharge and to feel fresh once again. Your moral views are on the traditional side, and you set high standards for yourself. You are emotional and at times moody, and your personal charm and charisma is great. Your greatest rewards and success come from your responsibility and hard work. Famous people born today:

1473 Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish mathematician and astronomer who theorized that planets revolve around the sun (Heliocentric theory), born in Toruń, Royal Prussia, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1543)

1924 Lee Marvin, American actor (Paint Your Wagon, Cat Ballou), born in NYC, New York (d. 1987)

1959 Roger Goodell, American NFL Commissioner, born in Jamestown, New York

1963 Seal [Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel], English singer-songwriter (Killer, Crazy, Kiss by a Rose), born in London

2004 Millie Bobby Brown, English actress (Stranger Things) and UNICEF goodwill ambassador, born in Marbella, Spain

READERS INFO

1.

(Not So) Totally Useless Facts of The Day:

In 1969, Bradford E. Phillips, the owner of Totes Incorporated of Loveland, Ohio, obtained a patent for the first “working folding umbrella.”

Christopher Columbus is responsible for introducing the Western world to Cuban cigars. Who knew!

“Q” is the only letter of the alphabet that does not appear in any U.S. territory or state name.

2.

1963 -

TODAY: Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique is published.

3.

Georgia Day Parade 2020

Feb 21, 2020 | Savannah, GA 

Forsyth Park|Drayton St & W Gaston St

As part of the annual commemoration of the founding of the Georgia colony of February 12, 1733 by James Edward Oglethorpe, a tradition dating back to the earliest years of the colony’s founding, we invite you to join us as students, musicians, local dignitaries, and costumed historical figures march through Savannah’s historic squares during this beloved annual event.

further information: Schedule of Events

4.

The Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942 2020

Feb 22, 2020 | San Pedro, CA

Fort MacArthur Museum|3601 S Gaffey St

The Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942 in San Pedro, California, boasts an atmosphere that harkens back to the World War II era and displays vintage memorabilia and military artifacts from that time. The one-day event features a true-to-the-era orchestra, vintage USO dance shows, an artillery museum and celebrity appearances.

further information: The Great Los Angeles Air Raid of 1942

5.

Florida Renaissance Festival 2020

Feb 8 - Mar 22, 2020 | Deerfield Beach, FL

Quiet Waters Park|401 S Powerline Rd

The Florida Renaissance Festival features a large selection of entertaining performers and artisan vendors. Guests have a rare opportunity to journey back to the 16th century to hear the music, watch the athletics and enjoy the crafts of the time. There is also plenty of food and ale at the whimsical gathering, which welcomes visitors of all ages and includes an area for children's entertainment.

further information: Florida Renaissance Festival

Pictures of the day

Bosc's fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus boskianus) is a medium-sized species of lizard found in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Active during the day, they are energetic foragers for insects and other small invertebrates, and are one of the most common lizards in their range. Males and females are similar in appearance, both having a snout-to-vent length of between 5 and 8 cm (2.0 and 3.1 in), but males are usually larger. The feet have long slender digits that are fringed. The dorsal surface is olive-grey with five longitudinal dark stripes, the middle one of which subdivides at the neck, while the ventral surface is whitish, but in the female, the underside of the tail becomes suffused with red during the breeding season. In juveniles, the tail is blue. This picture shows two A. b. asper lizards photographed in Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan, engaging in a love bite, a courtship ritual that may be connected to certain chemical cues present in the skin.

Taucha, Germany

Nora plays with the Barbie her mother, Susan Penquitt, 

bought in 1989.

knit
thanks, Adele

Dalek Hooded Baby Blanket
knit
thanks, Grace

Dunfallandy cabled blanket

knit

Leopard Sweater

knit

Flower Tea Cosy and Coasters

knit

Takka Vest

Crochet Pattern of the Day: 

thanks, Valerie, Canadian Correspondent

New Knitting Pattern! Quite Simply...Scarf

Italian Spy Handbag

crochet
thanks, Wendy

Amigurumi Pocket Mouse

crochet
thanks, Bertha

Fish puzzle baby blanket

crochet

On the Right Tracks Beanie

crochet

Ruffle Edge Tunic

crochet

Bear Paw Potholder

RECIPE

thanks, Shelley, New York Food Correspondent

Chickpea Stew With Orzo and Mustard Greens Recipe

CROCKPOT RECIPE

thanks, Debbie

Slow Cooker Vegetarian Split Pea Soup

SWEETS

Snow Cones Recipe

Crushed Ice or Snow
1 pkg. flavored drink mix (flavor of your choice)

Mix drink mix with half as much water as the directions indicate. Chill 1 hour. Just before serving, crush some ice or pack snow into your cup. You can use either a snow cone maker or put some ice cubes in a plastic bag and pound with hammer. Pack ice chips into cups, pour chilled drink mix over the ice and serve. You can also use fruit juice boiled down to half with food coloring added:

• Apple juice: green or red food coloring
• Grape juice: purple food coloring

ADULT COLORING

CRAFTS

thanks, Mary

Ikea Lamp Hack Map Lampshade

CHILDREN'S CORNER ... 

Cooking Coloring Page

PUZZLE

Chinese Lanterns Jigsaw Puzzle



WORD SEARCH

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SUDOKU ... medium

solution:

QUOTE

It's so cold at this Canadian hot spring that it's freezing people's hair

CLEVER 

thanks, Lila

EYE OPENER 

thanks, Marge

The diary discovery that's rewriting gay history

A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:

There's nothing that makes you so aware of the improvization of human existence as a song unfinished. Or an old address book. -Carson McCullers, writer (19 Feb 1917-1967)

OPTICAL ILLUSION

Shadow man

A simple photo of a mountainside that shows a man's head apparently cast across the snow. A shadow creating a brilliant illusion that we love.