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February 4, 2010

After the Crash a Hearty Breakfast

Filed under: restaurants — Tags: , , — nepbog @ 10:17 am

Having crashed his auto into the side of the Biscuits N Gravy restaurant, 92 year old Charles Pierce then walked in and took his breakfast. It's likely he floored the accelerator rather than the break, according to crash investigators!!

Source: www. wesh.com/news/22157235/detail.html

RC Car Chase by Matthew McVickar

A Food Blog

February 3, 2010

Packets and Menus Give Bad Calorie Data

Filed under: eating, restaurants — Tags: , , — nepbog @ 11:51 am

An alarming story in the New York Times describes many inaccuracies in calorie information on frozen-meal packaging and on the menus is fast-food restaurants. Researchers analysed data from packets from ten food stores and twenty nine fast-food restaurant menus.

From: www. nytimes.com

Day 198: Calorie Numberwang! by barbarianheiress

Countertop Ovens

February 2, 2010

Some Oven Cooking Instructions

Filed under: Ovens — Tags: , , — nepbog @ 12:13 pm

As a guy I sometimes need a bit of help with cooking. I'm not a bad cook really, but I just need encouragement now and then. So I looked for a few handy cooking tips and I found some here and there around the web. This list is by no means all-inclusive but with any luck it will be practical.

A couple of the tips mention ovens. Loads of different kinds of oven are availabe. For example small countertop microwave ovens are a category of oven found in a restaurant. A particular sort might be the deck oven which is in general used for baking bread or pizza. The oven refered to below is the normal oven found in the home kitchen.

Benefit from the article!

  • You can sweeten food by using carrots instead of a sauce.
  • After roasting meat the pot juices ought to be reserved for the gravy.
  • Early preparation is the secret to apply if one wants to have an trouble-free time as they cook.
  • Broccoli should never be over-cooked if you desire it to stay crisp.
  • Do you clean mushrooms with running water? Avoid this since the mushrooms will absorb the water. Instead clean them with a moist cloth. Make sure you get rid of all the dirt.
  • One should make sure that their kitchen has a decent potato ricer.
  • A salad can be given a dash of variety and color by using red leaves.
  • Avoid mushy lettuce with a salad spinner – sagging leaves look terrible.
  • Steamer platforms that fold and can sit inside pans are the best for steaming vegetables.
  • If you do not have fresh Rosemary, replace it with dried instead: a teaspoon of dried can substituted for a tablespoon of fresh Rosemary leaves.
  • The oven should be heated before putting the joint in the oven to make it easier for it to sear the meats exterior and to make sure the juices are not lost.
  • Always make use of a pan that is large enough – a bit bigger is far better than too small.
  • When you puree soup you should use a hand blender since it is much easier than taking the ingredients to the food processor.
  • Do not use a fork to turn steaks. As an alternative use tongs and a spatula.
  • Have you heard this motto?: 'Wine that the cook would not drink should not be used for cooking'.

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Arabian Night Restaurant - The Castle by friend_faraway -.

Reference: Restaurant Deck Ovens.

February 1, 2010

Salt Decline Necessity

Filed under: Food Advice — Tags: , , , — nepbog @ 9:47 pm

From Foodconsumer: the Department of Health Mental Hygiene of New York City recommends restaurants and the packaged food indusrty to use less salt in their goods. This follows discussions with New York's food production and health advisors.

Salt Chandeliers by Swamibu

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