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After 15 years, Diana will still be mourned by hundreds in UK
- HOUSTON, NOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM! (IN MEMORIAM OF NEIL ARMSTRONG 1930-2012)
In Defense of Lance Armstrong [Hero]. The “Faeries” Think They Won.
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AMERICAN RED CROSS FEEDING THOUSANDS IMPACTED
BY SUPERSTORM SANDY IN NEW JERSEY
Thousands of volunteers providing water, hot meals and snacks in hardest hit areas
Below is Planned Mass Care for South New Jersey for November 3 (subject to change)
The 35th Annual Chicago Restaurateurs for Education Event is "From the Chef's Table." This premier Foodie event will feature some of Chicago's top restaurants and executive chefs.
WHEN: Friday, November 9th, 2012
WHERE: Union Station in Chicago at 500 W. Jackson
To buy your tickets online please click here.
Founded in 1914, the Illinois Restaurant Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, protecting, educating and improving the restaurant industry in Illinois.
One of my favorite things about Halloween is being able to use this day as an excuse to eat more dessert, good ol’ Halloween sweet treats. =) Sure you’ll be passing out candy to trick-or-treaters or to your child’s friends and classmates, but is that going to stop you from sneaking in a piece or two? Of course not, it’s Halloween!
Make no mistake about it: food is politics. Food is nation building and backbreaking business.
Where you source your food says a lot about your world view and even lack thereof. How you cook your food punctuates that argument. What you eat defines not only who you are, but what you can be.
Funny, isn’t it? Who would’ve thought a plate of roasted vegetables could be the topic for an intellectual discussion?
News from our friends over at Nat Sherman, via the blog of Michael Herklots:
In partnership with Daniel Marshall, we are proud to offer these beautiful custom humidors featuring Vintage New York License Plates. The humidors are each one of a kind, with a hand carved design, Spanish Cedar lining, and come equipped with Humidification and a Hygrometer. The humidors hold 125 Cigars, and are available exclusively at the Nat Sherman Townhouse, 12 East 42nd Street, in New York City.
We have been trying to track down the details on the St. Felix Bottomless Mimosa Brunch for what seems like forever. Obviously our efforts were of the laziest variety: checking their website, sending twitter messages, scanning Facebook. All futile efforts for the past couple months. And then we had the bright idea to call them... JACKPOT! And all the glorious boozy information is now in our hands:
One of my favorite stories is the one about the hot dog vendor. Maybe it's because I love hot dogs, or maybe it's because it is such an insightful story.
Perhaps you have heard it before. There’s this guy who runs a hot dog stand in the city and he does pretty good with it. Good enough in fact that he can afford to send his son off to college.
Just because the warm days have left us does not mean that we can't enjoy summer staples. This is an egg salad with a protein boost and spice kick. I thank my mother for this recipe. She would make this with potatoes and hard boiled eggs and put it in pita bread to make warm sandwiches for lunch. I left out the carbs and added more protein with the chicken.
A few weeks ago I made an offhand comment in...well, a comment about making these cupcakes as a way to spit in the eye of all my friends with dietary restrictions. This recipe has animal products, refined sugar, alcohol, gluten...pretty much everything you need to cut people out of dessert time except for nut allergies. The comment was born out of break-up aggravation and anger, and I figured channeling that through defiant cupcake baking was more productive than lashing out or boring my friends.
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The Slow Food Show: Salon del Gusto is a mecca for artisinal food and wine lovers in Turin, Italy.
WHEN: The event takes place between October 25-29, 2012.
WHERE: Lingotto Fiere at Via Nizza 280 in Turin, Italy.
Buy TICKETS here.
"Slow Food’s approach to agriculture, food production and gastronomy is based on a concept of food quality defined by three interconnected principles:
"I'd love to drop anchor in your lagoon."
How to Talk Like A French Pirate (courtesy of Gus la Flibuste). (MS Word document) - This one is my favorite, of course, bien entendu!
“I Want You”
Origin of Uncle Sam Day:
There are two theories as to how Uncle Sam emerged. Both date back to the early 1800′s.
The officially recognized theory dates back to soldiers stationed near Troy, New York during the war of 1812. Barrels of meat they received were stamped “U.S.” The supplier was Samuel Wilson of Troy, New York. Solders jokingly referred to him as “Uncle Sam”. In 1813, the first image of “Uncle Sam” appeared. In 1961, the U.S. Congress issued a resolution recognizing “Uncle Sam” Wilson, and authorizing a monument in his hometown in Troy, NY.
There is a second, less popular theory of the creation of Uncle Sam. During the early 1800′s, Irish immigrants were coming to America. Some believed that Uncle Sam emerged from these immigrants. In their Gaelic language, the United Stares of America was “Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá”, abbreviated “SAM”.
Uncle Sam Day became official in 1989, when a joint resolution of Congress designated September 13 “Uncle Sam Day”. This date was selected, as “Uncle Sam” Wilson was born on September 13, 1776.
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Helen Caldicott, Reader Supported News, August 28, 2012
When I visited Cuba in 1979, I was struck by the number of roadside billboards that declared ”Our children are our national treasure.”
This resonated with me as a pediatrician, and of course it is true. But as Akio Matsumura said in his article, our children are presently being sacrificed for the political and nuclear agenda of the United Nations, for the political survival of politicians who are mostly male, and for “national security.”
Yes, you read right. 3 days! I LOVE pickles. My last pregnancy I ate an entire jar of pickles and a pint of ice cream for dinner on more than one occasion. When they are small and crisp and a bit of spice to them- WOW! But, I never thought of making them myself. It seemed too fussy, and I wasn't experienced in canning.
Free birth control under health law starts today.
Starting Wednesday, millions of American women will no longer pay for birth control pills, Pap smears or mammograms — not even a co-pay.
Watermelon Stacked Recipe Ready
Looking at the side of the Watermelon, the white part of the rind is aproximate 1 inch thickness, which is perfect for salad since we will be removing the green outer part, and as much of the pink fruit as possible. Please use a cutting board to cut the green skin off the melon, and cut the pieces in manageable sections, after removing the pink fruit (fleshy part for everyone to enjoy). If one particular piece proves too difficult to remove the green skin, go on to another piece.
Watermelon Random Cut & With Removed Skin
Once the green skin of the Watermelon is removed, get each piece ready to julienne (which means you will cut into strips just like french fries)! Put each piece of rind face up (concave shape to your hand, convex shape to cutting board), and start cutting at right, or left side, into thin strips (not too thin nor thick for this recipe).
Julienne All Of The Rind about 10 cups
Please don’t worry about perfect strips in your julienne rind, that is not going to change the flavor of the salad, be glad it’s done! Woot! Also, you will have used aprox half of the watermelon to equal 10 cups.
Three Kiwi Added to Julienne Watermelon Rind
Now your watermelon rind is ready for the three (3) Kiwis. Remove the skin of the Kiwis, and cut the fruit in slices right over the watermelon rind, which is julienne. Please cut the slices of Kiwi in about 1/4 inch thickness, otherwise they will, well you know…. disintegrate!
Scallions, Kiwis, & Watermelon
You are ready to give another dimension of flavor to the salad! Take 4 scallions (washed and with root cut off bottom), cutting into slices about 1/2 thickness; add to the kiwis, and rind. I like to toss the scallions on top of the kiwis, so the fruit will absorb some of the flavor from the scallions!
In the mean time, in a separate bowl, add 1 tablespoon of garlic powder, and 2 cups of balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing, and blend together. Now put the rind, kiwis, and scallions into garlic, and balsamic vinaigrette, mixing well with a large spoon, or spatula.
Watermelon Rind, Kiwis, & Scallions with Balsamic Vignegrette
Now that the salad is ready, put into a clean bowl chilling for about 1 hour, so that flavors all blend together! Before you put in fridge, add the juice of a fresh squeezed lime, or lemon. Optionally, you can add 6 crushed leaves of mint (spearmint) for a really fresh zing!!
Give Me Liberty and Give Me Health: Eros Garden BBQ Salad
A healthy, and delicious salad that definitely spells summer, is high in citrulline amino acids good for a healthy heart. There is another practice that is very important: being frugal, and eating well!! I hope you enjoy my salad recipe with BBQs, or meals of choice!
Kitchen Tools You Will Need:
Ingredients:
Once I have made my salad, I like to dunk a couple pieces of bread in to the mixing bowl, to reward myself for a job well done!
Treat Yourself To Licking The Bowl
It has been my pleasure to create the Eros Food Garden BBQ Salad just for you, family, and friends! Enjoy!!
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Yes, even War has rules! How blase, boring, predictable, and almost deplorable! Which leads us to engagements. Le ring, 'le put a ring on it if you like it" (those Americains), heirlooms (very Francaise), le must, de rigueur, mandatory R-I-N-G!!
Perhaps, this ring is a bit out of the ball park at Seven Million USD, but it does spell L-O-V-E, and that's what it's all about!
Back in the day, when drug stores occupied the neighborhood corners, as staples of the landscape and the need of the community, there was a job vacancy known as the Soda Jerk. Not so much that the neighbor's kid applying was a jerk, but more like they would need a strong arm to jerk the soda machine, you see! It was the landscape that…
Monsanto’s Roundup: Good or Bad?. Don’t we all have random thoughts in the start of our day? The other morning I was thinking, “Oh my gosh we pay so much attention to making money”! Then just as the thought came, and went, a new inspiration came to me: “Don’t Make Money, Make More Honey”!! As soon as I stepped out my door, I met a beautiful big Bumble Bee that was busily walking on the ground. And as I write this, a new thought: Did the Bumble Bee pick up on my thought, and send me its thought, or did I pick up on the energy of the Bumble Bee?! Which came first? PS- I have short video with the Bumble Bee…Oh my! – LifeDelicacy
Dunkeld is a quiet country town, with not much else other than the Royal Mail. It's at the base of the Grampians, about 3.5 hours drive from Melbourne. Odd to have a Michelin-star-quality restaurant in the middle of nowhere, but somehow, it lends to the charm of the place.
The Royal Mail Hotel has been on the 'to-dine-at' list for S and myself for some time now, so when we finally got around to it, expectations were pretty high.
I am sure that you would have shopped at J.C. Penney at some time or other, if you are living in America or have been visiting US.
Here is something that you probably did not know about James Cash Penney, Jr. (September 16, 1875 – February 12, 1971).
On April 14, 1902, when he was 27 years old, James Cash Penney began his career in retail management when he opened his first store in…
Personalized and Delicious Summer Tea
Carrying your color theme throughout is an excellent idea, you can do this with dishes, glasses, flowers, place mats, table cloths, or other accessories. Remember to infuse with three, or more colors! If you go monchormatic (the use of one color only), it will have a formal look.
Orchids Inspired The Color Theme
Food selection can be just as fun as eating it, old fashioned favorites are always a hit. Just add a new twist, like a side dish with lemon, or lime to liven up the pallete. No wonder Eve had such a hard time resisting the apple!
Summer Organic Fruit Platter
This fabulous place setting can really lend its self to be formal, or informal. The use of various tones makes the setting feel lively, and helps set the tone for the get together.
Themed Color Place Settings
A basket of biscotti was strategically place by the door. Every guest will feel really special, and the printed label says “Thank You”, and has a sweet message.
Printed Labels and Biscotti Say Thanks For Coming
There are many ways to choose your color for a personalized theme, and flowers are just one of them. I hope this has inspired you, please do send in any of your party pictures, or blogs, that you would like to share!
Cheers!
What You Can Add: When you go to staple the Thank You bags, take a small ribbon and staple the ribbon to the bag on top. Tie the ribbon to create a pretty bow, hiding the plain stapler. An extra touch, creating a completely finished look!
Notes: Printed Labesl are from Martha Stewart Crafts!
Thanks to:
Terribly sorry, everyone. I have been dreadful about posting over the last couple of weeks due to a trip home and a computer being upgraded. I also seem to have contracted a penchant for writing rather like a 19th-century Englishwoman, which may or may not be due to the fact that I have reread all of my favorite Jane Austen novels over the last several weeks.
For some reason, growing up, I had an aversion to mayonnaise. I was a notoriously picky eater with very little besides bread, chicken fingers, french fries, Bologna, peanut butter and pizza in my diet (Hmmm, this might explain that "chubby phase"). But, as an adult, I have learned to taste, nosh and binge on all the food aversions of the olden days.
Please do not bully your old flat panel, after all you can re-assign it to another room; or donate it to a charitable cause!
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Italian soda is a refreshing drink, especially perfect on a warm, sunny day. Despite it's name, this drink was actually invented in San Francisco's North Beach, not in Italy. It gets its name from the flavored syrups that originated in Italy that are used to make it. The drink is simply flavored syrup mixed with carbonated water served in a tall glass with ice.
What a delcious concept to Mother Your Own Business! Well it should be Mothered, after all don’t our clients need it sometimes? On this Mothers Day, I thought it particularly important to focus on getting a bit personal in business.
Getting personal may take a nicely baked cake, a half-baked idea, or a good swift kick in the pants!
Mothers Day 2012, let’s also give our Moms some kudos, after all she helped create the entrepreuneral genius that your are, and have M.D. stand for Mothers Day!
Just a thought! So, Mother your clients, and reward your Mom! Genius. Of course!
Notes: A Purse shaped cake is a good reminder that the relationship still involves $$$,
prompt payments are still expected, as per contractual obligations (Mom is very
proud of this last line)!
This was really nice, an invitation to one of the city’s most raved about restaurants. I needed to cancel one date, to go on the other, but what should I say? Neither was anything serious, but I really preferred the company of the Austrian one, so I said “yes”. Admittedly, I can’t recall what my excuse was to the gentleman that was turned down; not to worry. The restaurant was a vision of lovely people (as upper-crust as any pie I’d ever baked).
Our table, adroitly situated, gave a full view of the room; it certainly doesn’t hurt to date the Chef’s close friend! Not just any Chef, but an icon at age 27, and also Austrian. Looking around the room, the polite conversations were only drowned by the sipping of champagne, and the finest wines.
A few tables away, was of course (I’d know her anywhere) Happy Rockefeller; quite the usual in NYC’s restaurant scene (especially if the Chef has appeared on the covers of a few top magazines).
prepping Coquille St Jacques
Smart, refined, handsome, edgy enough to be interesting, all said, my date was perfect. I decided on Coquille St Jacques, and sipped on my wine, enjoying every moment and taste.
One more glance around the room. My eyes fixed on a table, with a hand desperately waving at me!! I barely waved back, and really amazed that the guy I canceled on, was in the same restaurant the whole time!!
The only thing more delicious than lying for food’s sake, and being caught, was having the Chef take a bow and step over to our table!
As with many of life’s delicacy, what remains is the simplest of treasures.
A is for Attitude
This week, I was happy to be invited to 2 cigar events in NYC. The privilege of being wined and dined at flagship NYC cigar establishments is not wasted on me. I humbly enjoy every minute of spreading the good word of FineTobaccoNYC.com and The Cigar Rights of America.
The first was a release party at The Nat Sherman Townhouse…
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