Monthly Archives: December 2006
Can You Cut the Cheese?
Posted December 29, 2006 – 12:05 pm in: Definitions, How To, Learning, TipsAmerican Cheese Styles
The types of cheeses produced in the Americas continue to grow and expand, fuelled by market demand and knowledge gained by cheesemakers. The numbers of new cheeses being offered, from speciality, artisanal, and farmstead cheesemakers, have dramatically increased over the last decade, resulting in literally hundreds of cheeses being available in supermarkets, speciality [...]
8 Foolproof Methods for Organizing Your Recipes
Posted December 29, 2006 – 10:42 am in: How To, TipsIf your place is anything like mine, you’ve got cook books, recipe binders, Internet printouts and much more. Finding a recipe is as much or more work than preparing the dish. Real Simple magazine has put together eight tips for organising and finding your recipes.
Mark the page efficiently.
Make your own index.
Create a kitchen book [...]
Oven Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Posted December 28, 2006 – 5:51 pm in: VegetableNic’s recipe calls for fresh Brussel sprouts and that’s the best option. However, you can improve the flavour of frozen Brussel sprouts by oven roasting.
I rub the foil-lined baking sheet with a thin coating of olive oil, spread the frozen, whole sprouts on the sheet, drizzle with more olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. [...]
Dumplings with Soy Slaw
Posted December 27, 2006 – 7:12 pm in: Asian, SaladsIngredients:
12 – 16 frozen or fresh pot stickers or dumplings
1/4 cup rice vinegar
3 teaspoons sugar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/4 cup water
hot sauce to taste (optional)
1 16 ounce bag of Cole slaw
5 green onions, white and light green part, thinly sliced
1/4 cup roasted peanuts
soy sauce for serving
Direction:
Cook pot stickers according to package directions. (Frying or oven method [...]
2 Comments | Tags:Your brain on eggs
Posted December 27, 2006 – 6:26 pm in: News, PoultryA true/false quiz from the Detroit Free Press
One egg supplies 10% of the protein you need in one day.
Eggs are a good source of vitamins A and D.
When a recipe calls for eggs, you should use extra large.
If you are trying to cut down on cholesterol, in most recipes you can substitute the whites [...]
Merry Christmas
Posted December 25, 2006 – 4:48 am in: UncategorizedCry of a Tiny Babe ~Bruce Cockburn
Mary grows a child without the help of a manJoseph get upset because he doesn’t understandAngel comes to Joseph in a powerful dreamSays “God did this and you’re part of his scheme”Joseph comes to Mary with his hat in his handSays “forgive me I thought you’d been with some [...]
20 Facts About Coffee
Posted December 20, 2006 – 11:53 pm in: Beverages, Coffee…plus six more.
The blog, Anything but Coffee, anticipating search engine referrals looking for information about coffee, has posted a page with 20 facts about coffee.
Number 11 makes me glad I don’t buy coffee at a drive-through.
Number 12 is the reason why I brew instead of buy.
Number 18 has me wondering who gets the other $12.91 [...]
No Comments | Tags:The 10 Most Unusual Restaurants in the World
Posted December 20, 2006 – 4:20 pm in: RestaurantsForbes magazine is about nothing if not lists. Here’s their look at the 10 most unusual restaurants in the world.
For example, one dish requires the use of liquid nitrogen to create an illusion of melting cheese out of grated mango. And many of Cantu’s courses are prepared with a Class IV Laser, which cooks [...]
Bacon and Egg Bandages
Posted December 19, 2006 – 10:33 am in: HumourIf hot bacon fat spatters and burns your hand, a strip-of-bacon bandages might be just the thing to protect that healing burn.
Boo-boos come in all sizes. Some only need a wee bandage, while others require something a little more substantial. Each metal tin contains two sizes of latex-free, vinyl, adhesive bandages. Includes Seven long [...]
DIY: Wall-mounted magnetic knife block
Posted December 18, 2006 – 5:31 pm in: How To, TipsThe folk at instructables have put together instructions for building a magnetic knife block for your wall. It’s a pretty simple project and if you have some old computers lying around (and who doesn’t) you can recycle the hard-drive magnets.
Wall mounted magnetic knife block