It's National What Week?

November 1st - 7th is National Fig Week? That's correct and did you know that figs are thought to be one of the oldest cultivated fruit, containing 30 to 1000 seeds and dating back over 6000 years, so it seems fitting that they should have a week to themselves and National Fig Week would be a great time to celebrate there qualities with your guests and friends. These flowers, Yes, figs are indeed inverted flowers are full of nutrition and minerals and have been popular with ancient Greeks and Cleopatra. The first California figs were planted in 1769 in the gardens of the mission at San Diego, that is were the term "Mission Figs" came from. Enjoy your Fig week whether it is fresh, frozen or dried, it will be a sweet week.

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“A blog for thought” – as we celebrate National Egg Day (10/10)

“A blog for thought” – as we celebrate National Egg Day (10/10)

“I have had, in my time, memorable meals of scrambled eggs with fresh truffles, scrambled eggs with caviar and other glamorous things, but to me, there are few things as magnificent as scrambled eggs, pure and simple, perfectly cooked and perfectly seasoned.”
James Beard, 'On Food' (1974)

So eloquently stated by the one man in our industry who can make a scrambled egg sound like a symphony.

However, when I think about scrambled eggs, it reminds me of my days in boot camp when a stool was provided next to a stainless steel table and five cases of eggs laid waiting for cracking. That’s right folks, 150 dozen eggs, 1,800 shells to crack and the sting of 4:00am to keep me company. That was only the eggs that were used for scrambling or making omelets. There were another 3 cases (90 dozen) of eggs made to order. Oh, did I mention….this was an every day occurrence. Trust me, there were no truffles and no caviar within miles of that stainless steel table.

With all of that being said, whether you like them scrambled, staring at you, boiled or deviled, the incredible, edible egg will certainly hold a special place in our everyday culinary experience.

Dwight