Friday, January 18, 2008

Calories In Wine - What Is The Truth

Regardless of the fact that there are calories in wine, in moderation wine can be beneficial to health, and can, therefore, be considered a part of a normal person's diet. Wine can aid digestion, enhance the food we eat, and red wine may even provide enough antioxidants and other goodies that the issue of calories is irrelevant.

Top 5 Rejected Toaster Pastry Concepts (with icky pictures)

Sick, sick, SICK. You have been warned.

Dairy Queen Hijinks Disgust Owner - The mooning video

The owner of a St. John's Dairy Queen franchise reacted with disgust when informed of an internet video that showed his employees goofing off on the premises — in one case mooning through the drive-thru window. The video was being removed from facebook, and here's the one from CBC news: http://ihatebadservice.blogspot.com/...ust-owner.html

What to Do with Extra Peppermint Bark

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I have too much peppermint bark. You see, I usually make 12-14 pounds of it every holiday season to give away as gifts, and this year I was so busy that I didn't...

Genetically modified food

Genetically modified (GM) foods are foodstuffs produced from genetically modified organisms (GMO) that have had their genome altered through genetic engineering. GM Foods have been available since the 1990s. The most common modified foods are derived from plants: soy

Recipe Organizer Ideas

How to organize your recipes

The History of the Coffeehouse Around the World

A short and interesting history of coffeehouses.

Recovery of burned muffins into bread pudding

Burned your muffins? Instead of tossing them, you can turn them into a tasty bread pudding.

No danger in this pizza

Don't let a recent gruesome homicide stop you from visiting a great pizzeria in Charleroi, Pa. Salatino's might even give you a free sample of its yummy baklava.

Study: Expensive Wine Tastes Better

Not surprisingly, the subjects consistently reported that the expensive wine tasted better. They preferred the taste of the $90 bottle to the $10 bottle. What's interesting is that the brain scans reflected these subjective reports.

Seafood Recipes

This site has many delicious recipes for my favor food - seafood!

Cash Back Credit Cards - Used wisely can have great benefits

Nice article on how to use a cash back credit card effectively.

Vodka Entrepreneur - CEO 267 Infusions

Stacie Parker Shonfeld is one of few female owners of an alcohol company. 267 Infusions had industry-wide record-breaking first-year sales, and is about to introduce several new vodka, rum and tequila products.

4 Low Cost Ideas for Eating Organic

Organic produce is twenty percent more expensive than conventional, and organic meat and dairy products cost as much as three times the price of conventional food. Here are 4 great ideas that won't bust your wallet.

Robert Parker and the Destruction of California Ideals

I thought it was just me, but it appears I was wrong. The wines out of California are getting stronger and not like more powerful; more tannic. The wines produced in California, Chardonnay in particular, have been produced at a fairly low alcohol level for a number of years. Recently, however, whether it be the rise of Robert Parker Jr..........

NPR On Point - The American Stomach

The amazing story through history of the American stomach and the extremes of consumption and digestion.

San Francisco BBQ Truck?

Is a new BBQ truck coming to San Francisco?

How to Get Good Restaurant Service Every Time You Eat Out,

Poor restaurant service can really ruin a meal. Here are some effective tips for getting good service in restaurants every time you eat out.

Quick Solutions to Vegetarian Eating on the Road

by Kristie Leong M.D., Jan 18, 2008 If you're a vegetarian who travels a lot you need quick sources for healthy, vegetarian fare Here are some ideas for healthy vegetarian eating on the

2008 Restaurant Food Trends

What can you expect to see on the restaurant horizon in 2008? Here are some of the most important restaurant food trends.

Spring roll of sweet potato

The sweet potato was kneaded up, and it rolled it by the skin of the spring roll. The deep-frying thing where the sweetness of the sweet potato shines. Eating as the cake might be good for dependence of side dish of meal.

Salad of combustion eggplant and tomato

It prepared a salad by using two ingredients such as the combustion eggplants and the tomatoes without seeming suitable seemingly at all. The affixed texture of the spring onion and the taste of the tomato lack further and set up delicious of the eggplant.

Glasses at a bar

This is a list of glasses you would need to open a bar. It gives the reason why you serve certain drinks in certain glasses. A great read.

Syrup Recipes

Great syrup recipes for making mixed drinks. With instructions on how to make them yourself instead of buying them. 6 different ones.