November 2020 is an election year. With so many pressing issues facing our nation, Voting is not an option, it is a necessity if our country is to survive this pandemic and re-establish our place in the global community. Our November issue will focus on what comes next.

The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments to overturn the Affordable Healthcare Act and strip millions of Americans like me of healthcare. Coincidentally, my yearly physical falls on the same day the court is set to hear these arguments from the Trump Administration. 

For many of us, Thanksgiving will be different this year. How will you celebrate? Since I don’t come from a large family, the scale of our celebration won’t be affected. Recently, I have adopted a more plant-based diet. It will alter my Thanksgiving menu, but I will still make my sons’ favorite dishes.

November 2020 in The Twelve Months of Pie will of course be pumpkin pie, but I’ll be preparing a crustless version of this Thanksgiving special. Linda Cahill will have Pampered Chef recipes for an unforgettable feast whether you are celebrating Thanksgiving or Indigenous Peoples’ Day.

There will be a quiz, November 2020 in Pictures, and book recommendations. I’m not sure which book I will be reviewing, so please join us next month as we share our awful awesome life!

Til Next Month, Stay Safe, and wear a mask! Remember, You are important and You are loved,

Fran

Answers to the October 2020 Pizza Quiz:

1.     Americans eat 3 billion pizzas per year, for a total of $38 billion spent by Americans annually on pizza.

2.     What percentage of restaurants in the U.S. are pizzerias? 17%

3.      The world's first true pizzeria is thought to be "Antica Pizzeria Port'Alba" which opened in 1830 in Naples, Italy, and is still in business today.

4.     According to the Pizza Hall of Fame, the first pizzeria in the United States is Lombardi's located in the Nolita neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan, New York City. It first opened in 1905.

5.     According to the Guinness Book of World Records (2020) The current world record for the largest pizza has a total surface area of 1,261.65 m² (13,580.28 ft²) and was prepared at Fiera Roma, in Rome, Italy, on 13 December 2012.

6.     A plain cheese pie is the most ordered pizza in America.

7.     Pepperoni is the most ordered topping in America.

8.     Name 5 pizza toppings from the word-bank that would not commonly be found on a pizza in Italy - pineapple, chicken, lamb, Philly cheesesteak, shrimp

9.     Name 5 pizza toppings from the word-bank that are commonly found on a pizza in Italy - Basil leaves, prosciutto, burrata cheese, eggplant, artichoke

10.  With sales worth approximately 7.04 billion U.S. dollars, Domino's Pizza was the leading pizza restaurant chain in the United States in 2019.

11.  According to a Technomic study, 83% of American consumers eat pizza at least once per month.

12.  The top 5 pizza sales days are: Super Bowl Sunday, New Year's Eve, Halloween, The night before Thanksgiving, & New Year's Day

13.  62% of Americans prefer meat toppings while 38% prefer vegetables.

14.  The most expensive pizza created was made by the restaurateur Domenico Crolla who created a $2,745.00 priced Valentine pizza which included toppings such as sunblush-tomato sauce, Scottish smoked salmon, medallions of venison, edible gold, lobster marinated in the finest cognac, and champagne-soaked caviar.

15.  Women are twice as likely as men to order vegetables on their pizza.