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Concerns About Animal Welfare, Food Safety Spur Industry Changes
The 42 Good Husbandry Grants, recently awarded by Animal Welfare Approved to farms and slaughter plants across the country, are yet another sign of changes occurring in the livestock industry. “It’s really a testament to how agriculture...Show More Summary
Sad News Of The Loss Of A Great Guy
I have been on the road all day so am just seeing now that one of my favorite beer bloggers Simon "Reluctant Scooper" Johnson of England has passed away. I never met Simon but completely enjoyed his writing, his optimism, bimbles and - perhaps more than anything else - his sheer interest and joy in so many things. Show More Summary
Cast Your Vote for the 2013 Wine Blog Awards!
We're thrilled that two of our friends are up for 2013 Wine Blog Awards! Please help these fine folks get the recognition they deserve for their hard and passionate work, and cast your vote here by midnight Friday, May 24!
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A Grilled Corn Salad That Pops With Flavor!
Fresh corn often doesn't need to be messed with, its natural sweetness is often all it takes to say yum. But this amazing corn salad recipe makes the heavens open up and the angels sing. The smoky sweet flavor of grilled corn, the brightness of fresh herbs, and the creamy goodness of avocado are all wrapped up in a zesty tamarind lime dressing. Show More Summary
2012 Tea Urchin Miles' Birthday Blend Puerh
This sample comes by the way of Eric of discipleoftheleafblog. It is from a cake from Tea Urchin, a tribute to the owner's son. Interestingly it is a blend composed of 80% Gua Feng Zhai and 20% secret?!?.The dry leaves smell of a soft foresty creamy odour there is a soft creamy cherry sweetness in them which clouds the distance. Show More Summary
Daily Dessert Recipe: Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Mallow Bars
I you love the combination of chocolate, peanut butter and marshmallow, you'll want to sink your teeth into this treat! This easy dessert recipe uses boxed cookie mix and pantry staples, so the kids won't be tugging at your apron strings...Show More Summary
4 Must-Try Gin Cocktail Recipes
Jazz up your Memorial weekend with a refreshing gin cocktail! These cocktail recipes all feature micro-distilled gin from Watershed Distillery, the Ohio micro-distillery famous for world-class Vodka and Gin, and soon to be Bourbon.
The...Show More Summary
On The Precipice of Meat
11 days. It’s been 11 days of no beef, no pork, no poultry. I’ve had fish up the wazoo; sushi for lunch, seared salmon for dinner. In fact, last night’s salmon–which was very good salmon, from McCall’s in Los Feliz–made me a bit queasy, probably because, at that point, I’d become a human aquarium. Today, [...]
Wheatless Wednesdays: Gluten-Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Everyone loves a good chocolate chip cookie, even wheat-free eaters. Lori Jablons from Stuff 2 Eat crafted this gluten-free chocolate chip that will please everyone's palette. This recipe uses a butter substitute but if you are not practicing a dairy-free or vegan diet, real butter also works. Show More Summary
Awesome Maple Bourbon Glazed BBQ Chicken Recipe
This delicious BBQ chicken recipe is full of all the great flavors you expect in down home grilled chicken: maple, bourbon and a kick of cayenne pepper! Serve it up with a good old Classic Potato Salad.
Maple Bourbon Glazed BBQ Chicken
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Cravable Confetti Cake
This confetti cake from Wee Eats is a cravable confection. Originally crafted at Momofuku Milk Bar in New York City, this creative cake is like no other. Sprinkle studded buttermilk cake is layered with cream cheese frosting and cake crumbs. Each piece of this dynamite confetti cake is moist and absolutely delicious. For full recipe instructions, click here.
Balancing His Likes and My Wants
Whole wheat mini bagel with cream cheese
2 Hard-boiled eggs
Fresh pineapple
Red pepper strips
Water
Snack: granola bar
What Came Home?
I’ve been making lunch for the 7-year-old less and less. This seems to always happen toward the end… Read the rest of this post »»
Thoughtful Waiter Donates Tips to Oklahoma Tornado Victims and Starts Chain Reaction of Kindness
Post by Lindsay Mannering People are in the giving spirit, you guys, so better get while the gettin's good. Er, rather, give while the giving's good. The latest in awesome-tips-news comes from a Red Lobster waiter in Oklahoma. AfterShow More Summary
Eater at the Movies: Watch a Trailer for Hey Bartender, a Film on Bartending and Craft Cocktails
Here's the trailer for Hey Bartender, a new film directed by Douglas Tirola documenting the rise of the craft cocktail, or as they call it, "the story of the bartender in the era of the craft cocktail." After starting...
Eaterwire: Firehouse Subs to NYC; Lion Tacos on the Menu in FL
NEW YORK CITY — Florida-based sandwich chain Firehouse Subs is eyeing serious New York City expansion. It has hopes of opening as many as 60 restaurants in the next 10 years. FLORIDA— That Tampa restaurant Taco Fusion that supposedly pulled...
Las Vegas Wire: After initial rumormongering, it's official. Congratulation,...
After initial rumormongering, it's official. Congratulation, Las Vegas Buddy Valastro, the star behind the TLC series Cake Boss will open his first Vegas restaurant this Fall at the Palazzo. It will be called Buddy V's and serve "Italian-American food inspired...
PM Listage: Female Sushi Chefs; Power Outages Cost a Restaurant
Petty Cash Taqueria, LA · I'm a Female Sushi Chef. Get Over It · What a Power Outage Costs a Restaurant · How to Build a Cookbook in Two Formats · The Nitpicker Is Sick of Lost Reservations ·...
First Look: Spring Desserts at A.R. Valentien, San Diego
At A.R. Valentien, inside the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Pastry Chef Jennifer Costa is making the most of what's fresh and local. Right now, that's berries. Juicy strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries star in many of the newest items, and there's also a very special mulberry tart.
Salmonella Linked to Tahini Sickens 8 Across Country
The imported tahini paste that was linked to two Salmonella illnesses in Minnesota children last week has now been connected to a nationwide outbreak affecting at least eight people, health officials report. Cases have occurred in six states, including California (1 case), Minnesota (2), North Dakota (1), New York (1), Texas (2) and Wisconsin (1),... Continue Reading
Sauced: Balsamic Barbecue Sauce
The tang and robustness of balsamic vinegar dominates, but also finds a nice balance with barbecue sauce standards like ketchup, honey, mustard, and molasses.
