Blue Lobsters Are Real!
By Greg Smith - 4/3/2009
Most live american lobsters are naturally colored an olive
green or mottled dark greenish brown. In rare cases,
lobsters come in shades of bright blue, white (albino),
yellow, black, and red have been reported from time to time.
Perhaps the most unusual colors are the "half-and-half"
lobsters w...
Eating History - Leeks
By Paul Rinehart - 4/3/2009
"Your majesty says very true: if your majesties is remembered of it, the Welshmen did good service in a garden where leeks did grow, wearing leeks in their Monmouth caps; which, your majesty know, to this hour is an honourable badge of the service; and I do believe your majesty takes no scorn to wea...
5 Healthy Ways to Prevent and Heal Stretch Marks
By Charles Kassotis - 4/3/2009
Stretch marks are a common dermatological problem in both sexes of all ages. Stretch Mark scars are formed when our skin needs to be stretched quickly. A sudden weight gain, pregnancy, puberty, height gaining, and sudden weight loss may cause cases like that. The inner layer of the skin tears as the...
Beauty Salon- 12 Tips They Don`t Want You To Know
By Noori Daili - 4/3/2009
Hair Care Professional- Breaking One In Beauty Salon- It is so important for us to find the right beauty salon so that we can have the right look at the right time. However, there are certain things that beauty salon owners don`t want you to know. According to the September 13, 2005 issue of the LA ...
Apple Cider Vinegar Tablets
By John Gibb - 4/3/2009
There is a lot of hype surrounding apple cider vinegar tablets these days. Many ads can be found promising weight loss and fat burning courtesy of this supplement. There?s even an apple cider vinegar diet in the works! But is all the hearsay true? In this article, we will attempt to separate fact fr...
Our Guide To Copper Gluconate
By John Gibb - 4/3/2009
There are many different types of supplements on the market today, and it can be tough to weed out the prospective good supplements from a world of choices. For that reason, we?ve written this article to explain to you more about the element known as copper gluconate. Copper gluconate, a readily abs...
Wrinkle Cream Solutions
By Peter Lenkefi - 4/3/2009
The major components compiled together to make the best anti-wrinkle creams are basically different type of vitamins and protein fragments called peptides. The various components used for these solutions are Acetyl Hex peptide, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide, Alpha Lipoic Acid, DMAE, Fruit Acid, Centella As...
Top Seven Tips To Tanning Bed Safety ? Ignore Them At Your Peril
By Jon Butt - 4/3/2009
Tanning bed safety is your ultimate protection against the negative effects of tanning on your skin. Although most people claim to understand the dangers of tanning beds, rarely do they know the safe facts of tanning beds. 1. Find a great tanning bed Not only will your tan depend on using a high qua...
Applying Makeup The RIGHT Way
By Allison Saunders - 4/3/2009
You own the best makeup money can buy. You thumb through
fashion magazines to study the faces of those stick-thin,
runway models. You spend two hours each morning putting on
your face. And, you still don?t look right. What?s a girl
got to do to look good around here? Lights, camera, action?con...
Our Guide To The Reishi Mushroom
By John Gibb - 4/3/2009
The Reishi mushroom, used for thousands of years as a medicinal herb, has many therapeutic and medicinal properties. Used mostly in the far East of China and Japan, there are many uses for this supplement. Some of the more important functions include boosting your immune function, reducing your stre...
Aunt Franny`s Special Cheesecake
By Luke Indran - 5/14/2008
Do you crave some good old homemade chesecake that`s hearty, sweet and unbelievably delicious at the same time? Say your thanks then to Aunt Franny for disclosing her classified cheesecake recipe for the benefit of all you dessert lovers!
3 pk Cream cheese
5 Eggs
1 1/2 pt Sour cream
1 1/2 ...
The Cabbage Soup Diet Explained
By Gloria Edmonds - 5/14/2008
This one is almost certainly in the `Fad` camp. And you REALLY have to like cabbages in order to try this diet! You probably won`t be surprised to find that this 7 day diet plan requires you to eat cabbage soup, constantly. The rationale behind the Cabbage Soup Diet is that cabbage can somehow `flus...
Italian Sweets
By Kirsten Hawkins - 5/12/2008
The regional cuisine of Italy is surely a delight to the senses. With the pasta, seafood, savory meats and cheeses, and delicious crusty breads, it is hard to stop yourself from eating until you are packed full. However, if you do not remember to save a little room, you may miss out on the best part...
Regional Cuisine ? Down Home Southern Cooking
By Kirsten Hawkins - 5/12/2008
I grew up in New England, the home of ?plain cooking?, where corn on the cob is served as is with a slab of butter and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. We boil salted meats with vegetables and call it ? well, a boiled dinner. Our clam chowder is white, our baked beans have bacon and molasses in them, ...
The Successful Dessert Party
By Kim Labarbera - 5/10/2008
What`s wrong with this picture?
I used to serve delicious dinners with wonderful desserts (yes, I`ve checked around and they were wonderful) but, I knew that there was something missing. After working in the Food Service Industry, I learned that the little things complete the big picture.
It`s n...
Does The Sloppy Joe Have An Origin?
By Kirsten Hawkins - 5/10/2008
In most of the United States, the sloppy Joe sandwich is a lunchroom staple, consisting of skillet-cooked ground meat, usually beef, spicy tomato sauce or tomato paste, and bread or a bun. Sometimes greasy and oversweet, the sloppy Joe has been served in school cafeterias for years. Certainly, when ...
Amazing Appetizer Recipes Make Parties Memorable!
By Jonathan Teng - 5/8/2008
So you need some great party ideas, huh? Why not start with some excellent appetizers first?
It?s true! Perhaps, you may find this idea so simple that you might overlook this phase. But hey! :) Is there such a "great" party without delicious food?
Food should always be the center of any party!...
Cheesecake
By Andrew Krause - 5/7/2008
Cheesecake, do you think that cheesecake is hard to make, well if you do then you are wrong, cheesecake is one of the easiest deserts to make as far as I am concerned, it is even easier and less messy than making cookies.
Just go to Yahoo or MSN and type in the search box Free Gourmet Cheesecake ...
Ten Facts You Probably Did Not Know about Tea
By Lorraine Bevere - 5/7/2008
Legend has it that a Chinese emperor was the first to discover Tea when some leaves were blown by chance into a bowl contain some boiling hot water. The tea we drink today is exactly the same and the brewing process has never been interfered with.
It is now known that men who drink black tea whic...
Best Cookies: Chocolate Walnut Fantasies
By Donna Monday - 5/7/2008
There are a lot of great food fantasies. Now you can add these delicious cookies to your list. These taste sensations feature cream cheese, walnuts, coconut, and milk chocolate.
Chocolate Walnut Fantasies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
- ½ cup sugar
...
What Foods Cause Acne Breakouts?
By Scott Patterson - 5/5/2008
The old adage, ?you are what you eat? cannot be truer than when it comes to common causes of acne. Often individuals who do not consume a healthy diet or whose diet lacks the proper amount of critical vitamins and minerals suffer from acne problems.
Remember, you body must be healthy before your ...
The Greatness Of Gumbo
By Kirsten Hawkins - 4/28/2008
Perhaps nothing is better known as a staple of Cajun cuisine than gumbo, a spicy, hearty stew or soup whose name literally means ?okra?. Called one of the greatest contributions of Louisiana Cajun kitchens to American cuisine, it came to that state with the first French settlers, who loved bouillaba...
Champagne Wine
By Steve Austin - 4/27/2008
Champagne is without question the finest sparkling wine made in the world. Champagne is the name of the wine region located about 90 miles northeast of Paris.
Champagne can contain up to three different grapes: Chardonnay, and the red grapes Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Vintage Champagnes are onl...
Tips on Growing Lettuce
By Marilyn Pokorney - 4/25/2008
Lettuce is an easy to grow spring and autumn vegetable. It`s two worst enemies are hot temperatures and slugs.
Here are some tips to grow lettuce all summer long, even when temperatures soar.
- Make sure soil contains a good supply of nitrogen for good leaf production.
- Make ea...
Christmas Recipes: Main Dishes. No.8 of 12 - Christmas Pheasant
By Paul Curran - 4/24/2008
Christmas recipe serves: 6
calories per serving: 490
preparation time: 30 minutes
cooking time: 2 hours 15 minutes
suitable for freezing (after step 4)
Christmas recipe ingredients:
shallots or small onions, 225 g (8oz)
streaky bacon, rindless 225 g (8 oz)
pheas...
In Search of the Hamdog
By Ed Williams - 4/21/2008
Folks, this week?s column is the beginning of a pilgrimage for me...
I mean it, this week?s column is the beginning of a truly personal pilgrimage for me, one of truly deep meaning, one of truly great emotion, and I?m not going to rest until I truly achieve what I?m about to lay out for y?all in t...
Oil or Butter? They Are Both Fat!
By Michael Sheridan - 4/19/2008
Newsflash: there is a world beyond olive oil.
Look, I like olive oil as much as the next person and I use it extensively in my cooking. However there are alternatives and there are very good reasons for using some of them. But let?s just stay with olive oil for a second or two longer.
How often ...
Garlic: A Quick Guide
By Tim Sousa - 4/19/2008
Garlic, there`s nothing like the smell of garlic. It`s great in soups and sauces, roasted with meats or on it`s own, and it`s wonderful mixed with butter and slathered on bread and then baked.
The scientific name for garlic is Allium Sativum. It is related to the lily and the onion. Although relat...
The Evolution Of Pizza
By Kirsten Hawkins - 4/15/2008
Trying to trace the history of the first pizza is a surprisingly controversial subject. Some claim that this popular food is based on early unleavened breads served in the early centuries in Rome. Others trace a connection from modern pizza back to the pita breads of Greece.
It`s fairly well estab...
How to Make a Delicious German Crumble Cake in 4 Simple Steps
By Kori Puckett - 5/13/2007
In high school, learning a new recipe (especially dessert recipes) was always my favorite part of a foreign language and culture class. One day during German in my sophomore year, I teamed up with two other classmates to make German Crumble Cake from a magazine. It was quite good, if I do say so mys...
Hassle-Free Holiday Baking: 6 Easy Days to Perfect Christmas Cookies
By Mimi Cummins - 5/9/2007
Like many people, I love the idea of making a large assortment of Christmas cookies during the holidays, but I find it difficult to find the time to get it done. As a working mother, cookbook author and webmaster of Christmas-Cookies.com (
Vegetarian Does Not Have To Be "All Or Nothing"By Melanie Mendelson - 5/4/2007 Many people contemplate becoming a vegetarian at one point or another. Some consider a meatless diet because they feel sorry for the animals. Others think a vegetarian way of eating will improve their health.
However, out of those well-intentioned people very few actually follow through and ch... Twisted SistersBy Nathan Tyree - 5/4/2007 I tried not to lean against anything. Leaning, I Feared, would give the wrong impression. It could seem too casual. Sitting was also not an option. I also did my level best not to make eye contact. This was harder than it sounds. When you are surrounded by people with dentition that resembles broken... Best Recipes: I Love Strawberries MilkshakeBy Donna Monday - 5/3/2007 I love strawberries!
Do you? If so, then you?ll love this recipe for making a strawberry milkshake.
I remember how much fun it was as a little girl to go and pick fresh strawberries in the field. There?s nothing more enjoyable than adding a handful of big, ripe, juicy strawberries to a bowl of c... Office Lunches? Sans SandwichBy News Canada - 5/2/2007 (NC)?If carrying lunch is too reminiscent of school days, maybe it`s because you`re packing the same old sandwiches.
If your office lunchroom has a fridge with a freezer and a microwave oven, bring something different ? frozen, fully-cooked foods that you can heat and eat in about 3 minutes. By pr... Roast Rack Of Pork With Grain Mustard SauceBy News Canada - 5/2/2007 (NC)?An economical and spectacular alternative to racks of lamb or veal. Ask your butcher to leave the rib bones a decent length for an arresting presentation. This cut has the optimum combination of taste, texture and fat content.
Serves 6 to 8
Ingredients
1 tbsp coarse black pepper 15 mL
1... Chicken recipes that everyone enjoys!By Mike Yeager - 5/1/2007 Chicken recipes are a stable in many people?s diets. Many of them are recipes we have made time and time again and others, are special recipes, maybe a favorite Christmas recipe or even a special fondue recipe using chicken. Americans consume more chicken then any other meat, but we still want new r... Your Frugal Fridge!By Cyndi Roberts - 4/29/2007 Now that it`s summer, most of us start thinking about keeping our electric bill in bounds!
One way to do that is to keep your refrigerator and freezer, if you have one, running efficiently.
Be sure to vacuum the condenser coils on your refrigerator at least once a year. You may have to ... Spanish Food - How To Prepare Boquerones.By Linda Plummer - 4/27/2007 Whilst on your travels in Spain and pausing to take a breath from site-seeing, you have surely experimented with "tapas" at a welcoming bar.
If this is the case, it is more than likely that you have come across the small, tasty filleted fish, preserved in olive oil, sliced garlic and choppe... The Best Cup of Drip Coffee PossibleBy Chiacchia Del - 4/22/2007 With a ?good? cup of coffee costing almost as much as a good sandwich these days, more and more people are taking to making their coffee at home from an ?old fashioned? drip coffee machine. With the influence of Starbucks and the others out there, people are demanding a better cup of coffee all of t... Bottled Water Is Better Than Tap Water?By Dr. John Roberts - 4/22/2007 Is bottled water better than tap water?
Nov. 6, 2004
If you think bottled water is safer than tap water, you need to read the following.
A Dutch study presented at a recent meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in Washington, DC. found that 40% of bottled water is contaminated wi... Tayberry JamBy Simon Mitchell - 4/18/2007 The taste of Summer, bursting with flavour and anti-oxidant effects. Tayberries are a Raspberry / Blackberry cross that combines the best of both. Big, succulent fruits that crop early. Blackberries were eaten even in Stone Age times, pips from the fruit were found in the stomach remains of a Neolit... 10 Critical Ways To A Perfectly Food-Safe KitchenBy Terry Nicholls - 4/16/2007 Food poisoning is related to unsafe food, a dirty kitchen, and dirty kitchen appliances. If you follow some safety rules, food poisoning will never occur.
Your Refrigerator
1. Freezing does NOT kill bacteria; it only controls their growth. Common bacteria grow rapidly at 60° F to 120° F. Keep ... Sicily`s Great Eggplant-Tomato StewBy Skip Lombardi - 4/16/2007 I ran into a friend yesterday, who tells me that he should be harvesting eggplants from his garden any day now. Of course, this got me thinking about Caponata, the famous Sicilian eggplant and tomato stew.
This is a terrific `contorno`, vegetable course, and also a great topping for `bruschetta`, ... Supreme BurgersBy News Canada - 4/23/2006 2 pounds ground chuck
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup heavy cream
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons shallots, minced
11/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 cup Jack Daniel`s Whiskey
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 large tomato, chopped
2 tablespoons minced parsley
1/4 t... Quick and Easy Breakfast SolutionsBy News Canada - 4/18/2006 (NC)-Looking for a fresh, new way to start the day? Think outside the breadbox?and beyond! Darlene Gingrich, Thomas` Break-xpert provides the following `menu` of mouth-watering morning solutions that include much more than just jams and syrup:
- Calling all cheese-lovers! Top an English M...
By News Canada - 4/17/2006 (NC)?The leaves have turned, pumpkins are ripening on the vine and most of Canada`s apple growers are in the orchards harvesting this year`s crop of apples for your enjoyment throughout the winter months. It is well known that apples are nutritious, as are apple-based products like pure apple juice,... Beauty DrinksBy News Canada - 4/21/2005 (NC)-Cool and refreshing, these delicious smoothies are not only a great energizer on a hot summer day, they`re great for your skin too. Made with antioxidant-rich California peaches, plums and nectarines, these drinks will help your skin ward off the damaging effects of the sun`s ultraviolet rays. ... Jack Daniel`s Brownies and GlazeBy News Canada - 4/19/2005 (NC)-This recipe was prepared by Camelback and Central, 1403 2nd Avenue, New York, New York.
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons sweet butter
3 ounces baking chocolate
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 teaspoon v... Meal Planning Help: Meal OneBy Monica Resinger - 4/18/2005 It`s nice when I find a meal where the foods compliment each other because it simplifies my life by knowing what to serve with what. Of course I don`t have to stick to any one meal plan; I can mix and match the main dishes and sides, but a lot of the time I`m in a hurry and don`t have a lot of time ...
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