Fired Up for Pizza
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Birthday Cakes from Marta?s Cakes
I first heard of Marta’s Cakes from MarketMan Manila. Such pretty and fabulous cakes! If it were my daughter’s 18th birthday, I would have chosen her to make the 18th birthday cake. But all my daughters are past their 18th birthday. Read more…
Down To The Bones
"What," demanded my college roommate Ty, "is the purpose of a fruit without seeds?" The offending seedless orange that prompted... Read more…
Max Fried (style) Chicken Recipe
Upon seeing these spring chickens in the Salcedo Saturday Market, I suddenly recalled my Max-style Fried Chicken recipe which I have been wanting to cook again. Read more…
Thumbprint Cookies
After tasting these cookies, I was so glad to have prepared twice the amount of raspberry jam needed for the birthday cake. I usually double recipes if I am on a deadline and making a mistake is just not acceptable. Read more…
Savory Bread Pudding with Spinach
from Vegan Planet This was tasty, although it tasted a little bit sweet to me, I think probably because I used white bread like the recipe called for. If I was going to make this again, I think I would use more of a crusty baguette type bread. Read more…
Ziti, Artichokes, and Olives in Spicy Tomato Sauce
from Vegan Planet The other day I drunkenly order Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter from Amazon, and I added Vegan Planet to my order to get free shipping. Best drunken internet shopping ever! I made this with my roommates for our weekly Roommate Dinner. Read more…
FLORIDA: Small farm food safety, fresh produce: Additional resources for participants bringing food safety concepts to farms - (University of Florida)
General Information on Produce Safety For the complete list of resources and their websites, please go to http://edis. Read more…
UK: Dad's instinct saves baby Julia - (Tameside Advertiser)
When tiny Julia Odzimek became seriously ill with a rare strain of killer meningitis a father’s instinct saved her life. Dad Greg and wife Alexandra took their two-week-old daughter to their GP who told them it was most likely an infection. Read more…
UK: Chopping board health slur ad banned - (Housewares Live)
A television advertisement claiming that chopping boards hold 50 times more bacteria than toilet seats has, according to this story, been banned. Read more…
US: Lawsuits filed against Cargill, ConAgra today - (Marler Blog)
We filed two lawsuits today - one against Cargill on behalf of a Minnesota boy who became ill after eating an E. coli-contaminated hamburger and another on behalf of a Michigan man who became ill after eating a Salmonella-contaminated turkey pot pie. Read more…
ONTARIO: Health unit serves up website with restaurant inspections - (Timmins Daily Press)
Customers will, according to this story, soon have additional information when choosing a place to dine, after the Porcupine Health Unit amends a policy to make inspection information public. Until Jan. Read more…
MISSISSIPPI: Shigella infections climb in 6 counties - (The Clarion Ledger (Mississippi))
The state Department of Health has, according to this story, seen 103 cases as of Oct. 23 in Harrison, Hancock, Jackson, Pearl River, Stone and George counties, compared to just four cases as of Oct. 23 last year. Of the reported cases, 71 are in Harrison County. Read more…
Safer salads - (American Scientist, Nov/Dec2007, Vol. 95 Issue 6, p494-501, 8p;)
Abstract: The article informs consumers on the etiology of fruit and vegetable contamination. It discusses the reasons for outbreaks of food poisoning caused by microorganisms found in some fruits and vegetables that people eat. Read more…
New UV toothbrush sanitizer kills 99% of germs & bacteria - (Health Enterprises, Inc. press release)
Health Enterprises, Inc. a leading manufacturer of niche health care products is launching the UV Toothbrush Sanitizer to kill 99% of the germs and bacteria that can incubate on a toothbrush. Read more…
Juice HACCP procedures posted - (IFT Weekly Newsletter)
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule requiring the application of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) principles to the processing of fruit and vegetable juices (66 FR 6137 “Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP): Procedures for Safe and Sanitary... Read more…
WHO urged to directly inform TAIWAN of food safety information - (Taiwan Headlines)
Geneva -- Taiwan was cited as urging the Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) to directly inform Taiwan of information on food safety rather than notifying Taiwan of the subject via China, Lyushun Shen, director of the Taipei Cultural and Economic Office in Geneva, said Wednesday. Read more…
CALIFORNIA: Arrests drain bathtub cheese sellers - (Central Valley Business Times)
The California Department of Food and Agriculture was cited as saying that a Southern California couple is facing criminal charges after allegedly being caught with 375 pounds of “bathtub” cheese at an open-air market in San Bernardino County. Read more…
Yakiniku Grill Experience at The Diamond Hotel
I was told that the Yakiniku grill which literally translates to “grilled meat” is a culinary experience even a few Japanese have not been through. Read more…
Japanese Yakiniku Grill at the Yurakuen Restaurant
Anyone who’s seen a grill can say something about barbeque. However, it takes an expert to explain the complex art of an authentic Japanese Yakiniku. Read more…
A Celebration of Tex-Mex, Without Apology
Neither the government of Mexico nor the high priests of that country?s cuisine are going to get an apology from me. In the Lone Star state, Tex-Mex is as authentic as any food can be. Read more…
Recipe: Lime Soup (Sopa De Lima)
A recipe for Lime Soup (Sopa De Lima). Read more…
Recipe: Chiles Rellenos
A recipe for Chiles Rellenos. Read more…
Recipe: Sauce Gribiche
A recipe for Sauce Gribiche. Read more…
Recipe: Lidia?s Veal and Eggplant Gratinate (for One)
A recipe for Lidia?s Veal and Eggplant Gratinate (for One). Read more…