10/12/26 - Holiday and Cookbook Facts

Monday 10/12/26

Celebrate:

Indigenous Peoples' Day - Native American Day

Canadian Thanksgiving

Freethought Day

International Moment of Frustration Scream Day

National Farmer's Day

National Gumbo Day

National Kick-Butt Day

National Online Banking Day

National Savings Day

Pulled Pork Day

World Arthritis Day

Cookbook Launch Day

The earliest surviving written culinary records are cuneiform clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia (Babylon), dating back to around 1750 BCE.

The First Printed Cookbook: was published in Italy around 1474,

The First American Cookbook: Published in 1796 by Amelia Simmons, American Cookery was the first cookbook written specifically for American ingredients, introducing the use of pearl ash (a precursor to baking powder) and cornmeal.

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1492: Italian explorer (and awful man) Christopher Columbus, sailing on behalf of the Spanish Crown with the Niña, Pinta, and Santa María, made landfall in the Bahamas, permanently altering global history and mapmaking. He thought he was going to Asia and accidentally bumped into unknown land. (not Columbus, Ohio, or even America)

A significant federal and state holiday recognized across the country, honoring the history, culture, and resilience of America’s original Indigenous populations alongside traditional observances.

How should you celebrate:

Eat Gumbo!!!! (It's National Gumbo Day)

Deliciously rich, savory culinary holiday celebrating the legendary, slow-simmered Louisiana stew packed with rich roux, meats, seafood, and the holy trinity of vegetables.

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Weeeknd Box Office

1. Other Mommy $27.5M

2. Verity $11.5M

3. Resident Evil $8.3M

4. Heart of the Beast $7.1M

5. The Social Reckoning $5.5M

sense and sensibility (jane austins debut novel) and street fighter are new next weekend

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A Utah woman who fled from police and was stopped using spike strips called AAA roadside assistance to come and fix her tires.

Apparently not fully processing that this approach would not help her avoid the consequences of the pursuit she had just initiated. The call to AAA provided law enforcement with additional time to contain the situation and ultimately contributed to her arrest.

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