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November 2002 Newsletter

	Chef of the Month, Jim Coleman
	Cynthia's Corner: I am adult enough now to enjoy fruitcakes!
	Last month's Sweepstakes Winners and this month's Giveaways
	The Chef2Chef Holiday Recipes Pages are "Live"
	WineLoversPage.com inducted into our Hall of Fame
	Over 1 Million people visit Chef2Chef each month!
	New at the Market Place
	Recipe: Thanksgiving Pumpkin Creme Brulée from Nestlé FoodServices

Our Last Newsletter
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	Site of the Month: Women Chefs and Restaurateurs
	Pack up your Bathing Suit and a Dinner Suit!
	Winners and New Sweepstakes at Chef2Chef!
	Safety Alert. Foul Fowl!
	Congratulations Terri Wuerthner, CCP
	The Market Place
	Safety Alert. Foul Fowl!
	Recipe: Pumpkin Pie Crunch

Cynthia's Corner: I am adult enough now to enjoy fruitcakes!

November. Leaves turning, darkness seems to come earlier, weather most certainly is worse and so one looks for things to brighten the day.

The coming holidays can be seen as giving one something to look forward to with pleasure or less than pleasure. The mail is filled with catalogs of every description, and holiday editions of various magazines start to appear. You spend precious time making lists and checking them three or four times.

Well, I like to stop, and just sit in my Dad's old recliner with a cup of coffee or peppermint tea, and go through the catalog pages and magazines, see what the culinary powers-that-be declare to be the in thing for this holiday season, check out recipes, crafts and decorations.

The desserts always catch my eye. They are more spectacular at the holidays than any other time of year. Clouds of whipped cream, white or dark chocolate, nuts of every type - a wonderful excess we rarely accept the rest of the time. Glorious cakes, pies, tarts and torts, cookies and fruitcakes fill the pages.

Fruitcakes? Oh, c'mon...one must be joking, right? As author and humorist Dave Barry once said, "Fruitcakes make ideal gifts because the Postal Service has been unable to find a way to damage them." For the rest of the story:  Click Here

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Last Month's Sweepstakes Winners at Chef2Chef and this month's Giveaways:

Kentucky Virtual gave away a $160 Solid Maple Cutting Board measuring 24 inches square and 3-1/2 inches thick to Donna Ott from Ohio.

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Vernita Martini from Canada found the hidden Gold Coin in our recent Treasure Hunt. She won a $100 Shopping Spree from Chef2Chef at Kitchen Etc.

Welcome back our sponsor Chef Revival. They are giving away a set of two Chef Coats and Two Chef Pants to 8 lucky winners! Each set has an estimated value of $180 and you get to pick any style from their entire inventory! Register to Win by CLICKING HERE

There are still two weeks left to register to win a Salsa and Chip Bowl and a collection of Gourmet Salsas from BandanaBandito.com

Kentucky Virtual is giving away a "Hamtastic" gift assortment of great Kentucky products. The prize includes a Grand Champion Country Ham, a Bacon Combo Gift Pack, 2 dozen Beaten Biscuits and 30 Hickory Smoked Sausage Patties.Register Here

Celebrity Chef Jim Coleman has donated 5 of his most recent cookbooks, Jim Coleman's Flavors. We'll be giving them away at the end of the month. Register on his Chef of the Month page here: http://topchefs.chef2chef.net/recipes-2/coleman/

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Today's Recipe is provided by Nestlé's FoodServices


Thanksgiving Pumpkin Creme Brulée

Yield: 3-1/4 qt. batter (7 lb. 10 oz.)
Serves: 40 (3 oz.) servings
Approximate Cost Per Serving: $0.21

Ingredients:

2-1/2 cups Light Brown Sugar
2 cups egg yolks
26 oz. Libby's 100% Pure Pumpkin Puree (1/4 #10 cn)
2 Tbsp. Allspice
1/2 cup Orange Liquor
3 cups Carnation Evaporated Milk (2 cns)
1 qt. Heavy Whipping Cream
1-1/2 cups Light Brown Sugar


Procedure:

In a large bowl, combine sugar, egg yolks, Pumpkin, allspice and liquor with a wire whip.

Separately, in a 4 qt. sauce pot, heat Evaporated Milk and cream to boiling over medium high heat. Gradually pour the liquid into the pumpkin mixture, stirring constantly with a wire whip. Mix well.

Pour 3 oz. mixture into ramekins. Place ramekins in full size steam table pans. Cover with saran wrap.

In a preheated combi oven (setting steam & 260°F heat), poach the custard until firm, approximately 18 minutes. Chill.

Before serving, dust with light brown sugar and caramelize under broiler.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving:

The nutritional analysis is based on a theoretical computation, not a laboratory analysis.

At a minimum, the cooking and handling instructions set forth in the Food Code of the U. S. Public Health Service of the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, should be reviewed and followed with respect to your preparation of this recipe

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Bon Appétit from Your
Chef2Chef Team

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