Recipe: Onion Pie
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Recipe: Creamy Pine Island Onion Soup
A recipe for Creamy Pine Island Onion Soup. Read more…
Recipe: Monkfish With Mashed Potatoes and Thyme
A recipe for Monkfish With Mashed Potatoes and Thyme. Read more…
Those Belgian chocolates
I seem to have had the worst of the Belgian chocolates I brought back. The recipients reported the chocolate truffle liqueurs to be ‘ace,’ the Bouchard as ‘brilliant,’ and the Godiva as ‘quite excellent. Read more…
Cranberry and Apple Chutney
Lots and lots of apples, and a liking of home-made chutney, led me to create three jars of a rather special apple chutney. The apple’s were Nottinghamshire’s finest, and the jars once contained mayonnaise. Read more…
INDIA: 5 of a family die of food poisoning - (The Times of India)
Lucknow -- Five members of a family succumbed to food poisoning while four others were battling from life at Balrampur Hospital on Wednesday. Natives of Gopal Kheda village of Mohanlalganj, these people had reportedly consumed curry made of some green leafy vegetable and rice. Read more…
SOUTH AFRICA: Managing food safety in food service - (Supermarket Online)
The high incidence of food poisoning outbreaks in catering/food service (as much as 75% of reported cases) may, according to this story, be particularly acute at large sporting events such as the upcoming football World Cup in 2010 where large numbers of people need to be catered for with limited... Read more…
Fixit: Cleanliness also fights E. coli - (Star Tribune)
Q Doesn't cooking hamburger kill E. coli? So when a person gets sick with E. coli from hamburger, could it have been prevented? A Yes, heat kills E. coli bacteria, so thorough cooking could prevent illness. Read more…
US: Bill would let small meat plants expand - (New York Times)
Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Small meat plants that operate under U.S. state inspection programs might soon be allowed to market their products across state lines for the first time. Read more…
WASHINGTON: Spokane high school students sickened by sour milk - (Bellingham Herald)
Associated PressSpokane, Washington -- Four Spokane high school students were, according to this story, sickened after drinking sour milk in a cafeteria, but officials say tests show the dairy product was not dangerous. Read more…
NEBRASKA: Food safety important this fall entertaining season - (IANR News)
Lincoln, Nebraska -- The jack o' lanterns are carved and nothing sounds better than curling up with a cup of hot apple cider and pumpkin pie. Read more…
NEW ZEALAND: New partnership improves food safety in NSW - (NSW Food Authority)
The Iemma Government is introducing changes to legislation which will co-ordinate local government’s role in food regulation and enable quicker responses to food emergencies and recalls, Minister for Primary Industries Ian Macdonald said today. Read more…
PENNSYLVANIA: Pa. bans milk labels saying cows not treated with artificial growth hormones - (Philly.com)
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has banned milk labels that say dairy cows were not treated with artificial growth hormones. The move surprised Wawa Inc. Read more…
ARIZONA: UA researchers offer advice for safer salads - (University of Arizona)
It’s been a year since the last lettuce and spinach recall, nine months since a peanut butter recall, six months since olives were recalled, five months since a recall on Veggie Booty, a snack for kids made with spinach and kale, and three months since canned fresh cut green beans were recalled. Read more…
US: E. coli: scourge of the hamburger, plague of the kitchen - (The Auburn Plainsman)
Barney Wilborn, manager of the Auburn University Lambert-Powell Meats Laboratory, was quoted as saying in this editorial that, "E. coli is a naturally occurring bacteria that exists in the digestive systems of animals. Read more…
FLORIDA firm recalls ground beef products due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination - (FSIS News Release)
Washington -- Blue Ribbon Meats, a Hialeah, Fla., establishment is voluntarily recalling approximately 8,200 pounds of frozen ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. Read more…
GEORGIA: Reported cases of salmonella in county up to 51: Nine cases confirmed by state - (CovNews.com)
The number of reported cases of salmonella has risen to 51 over the past week and nine have been confirmed as salmonella. Vernon Goins, public information officer for the state Division of Public Health's East Metro Health District, was cited as saying three other cases are pending on test results. Read more…
CANADA: Calgary health officials warn of possible hepatitis A at restaurant - (The Canadian Press)
Calgary -- The Calgary Health Region is, according to this story, warning anyone who recently ate at a McDonald's Restaurant in the city's southeast to get vaccinated after a worker tested positive for hepatitis A. Read more…
CANADA: Ottawa vows to make food and consumer products safer - (Canada.com)
Ottawa -- Health Minister Tony Clement was cited as saying Wednesday that Canada lags behind the rest of the world in its systems for ensuring food and products are safe and the federal government plans to bring in sweeping new measures, from substantial fines to more safety inspectors to bring the... Read more…
They get a lot right at Julia's, where comfort is key
Longtime Seattleites may recall the original Julia's as a funky, plant-filled, vegetarian-friendly cafe that made breakfast worth getting... Read more…
Too full for dosas? Now that's a good buffet
I know, it's a criminal oversight: going to Udupi Palace in Bellevue's Crossroads Mall and not ordering a dosa. Blame it on that tempting... Read more…
Recipe: Raw Tuscan Kale Salad With Pecorino
A recipe for Raw Tuscan Kale Salad With Pecorino. Read more…
UK: Update on lamb recall - (Food Standards Agency (UK))
Welsh Country Foods Ltd has recalled certain batches of lamb meat and offal due to the possible presence of veterinary medicine residues. The Agency has issued a Food Alert for Action. Read more…
ONTARIO: E. coli outbreak lands restaurateurs in court - (The Review)
The owners of a St. Catharines restaurant will, according to this story, appear in court Nov. 22 to answer charges relating to an E. coli outbreak. Niagara Region's public health department laid 34 charges under the Health Protection and Promotion Act against Yaman Restaurant's owners on Monday. Read more…
Zocalo
What's not to love about traditional Tex-Mex food? I can dine on it several times a week and never get bored. Read more…