Holidays 2009 Foodie Gift Guide

We should give as we would receive, cheerfully, quickly, and without hesitation; for there is no grace in a benefit that sticks to the fingers. ~Seneca(*) Gift Guides Foodie's Gifts - Here are some of the year's best new products for eating, drinking, cooking and reading... The 2009 Holiday Gift...

Cooking Techniques: Basics of Baking

Here are the basic techniques and ingredients to improve your baking skills and prepare the staples before the December rush hits. Making cakes is all about chemical reactions but you don't need to understand the science of baking in order to produce a cake... Easy baking | BBC Good Food They say...

Cooking with Thanksgiving Leftovers, Nova Scotia Lobster Salad and Making Baozi : Culinary Journey!

Holidays cooking ~ Thanksgiving leftovers transformedWhat to do with all that turkey, stuffing and cranberry after the holiday? Here are some easy options.Thanksgiving dinner puts a lot of pressure on a cook. But it's nothing compared with Thanksgiving leftovers. Full Story: Thanksgiving leftovers...

Low-Acid Diet for Bone Health and 75 Blogs for Vegetarians and Vegans

And in today already walks tomorrow. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge(*) Personal HealthExploring a Low-Acid Diet for Bone HealthWhy bone's fractures linked to osteoporosis, are relatively rare in Asian countries, where consumption of calcium-rich dairy products is modest and are higher among Western countries...

A Culinary Vacation in Campania, Italy

There are two freedoms - the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought. ~Charles Kingsley(*) Culinary TravelA Culinary Vacation in Campania, ItalyThe top nine things to eat and drink in Naples, Benevento, Sorrento, Amalfi, and Salerno, including...

Most Searched-for Recipes

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. ~Simone de Beauvoir(*) Food & DrinkTop Ten most searched for recipesBanana bread and seasonal comfort food are between the most searched-for recipes online. Here's the Top Ten for the past month.Cauliflower cheese is one of those comfort...

A Vegetarian Thanksgiving

If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice. ~Meister Eckhart(*)Image by ockstyle via Flickr Health> WellA Vegetarian ThanksgivingMark Bittman’s Top 12 Make-Ahead DishesRecipe lovers will be eager to pore over Mark Bittman’s 101 make-ahead recipes today in...

FM Brief: Infuse Recipes with Tea

Food and Cooking ~ Tea breaks loose from the pot to flavor all kinds of dishes "Tea can be used as an ingredient in sauces, salads and desserts. One chef uses dried tea in rubs and dressings, and brewed tea in ice cream and baked desserts." For a new culinary experience, loosen up a bit and think outside...

Culinary Travel: World's Most Dangerous Foods

Travel & Food ~ The world’s most dangerous foods The most dangerous food requires careful preparation.Fugu, a fish eaten in Japan and famous for its lethal poison, is one of the aliments listed among the most dangerous foods around the world. The restaurants serving it should be licensedFrom mushrooms...