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Foods And Flavors Not Mentioned - - Octavia Hansen
Eating is a favorite pastime of mine. The rest of the world also favors this both solo and social sport but cannot always find its fill. Food, being the perishable commodity that it is, must be consumed or it becomes useless. Much as people hunger for gold, it will not satisfy an empty... Submitted 22 days 19 hours ago.

Maine Lobster Has Never Been More Delectable - - The Old Gray Mare
Aha! There’s something to be said about “fresh off the boat Maine lobster.” The cold, clean waters off coastal Maine bring lobster devotees the finest and sweetest and most succulent lobsters anywhere. When you drive along the lovely Maine coast on Route 1 or even Route 1-A... Submitted 130 days 18 hours ago.

Drinks To Go . . . or . . . Pass Me That Bucket, It's A Thirsty Road Ahead - Octavia Hansen
Drink cups are an art form unto themselves. They have one working part, two with a straw, and still the liquid buggers win the fast food war. They get the better of me, my clothes and more regrettably there are permanent stains inside my car, seats and floors. I'm old enough to hold onto a cup... Submitted 145 days ago.

Yummy Black Beans and Rice Recipe - - Krista Aman-Widgren
1lb hamburger 1 15oz can of black beans 1/3 cup onion 1 ½ cups of uncooked white rice 1/4 tsp garlic salt ½-1tsp Italian seasoning Dash black pepper 3 c plus 1/4c of water This is a fast and inexpensive meal that my whole family loves. In a medium saucepan add rice and 3 cups of... Submitted 184 days 17 hours ago.

Cold Weather Oyster Harvesting Is Not For The Weak! - - Bob Alexander
This year the oyster harvest in Northwest Florida is at a dismal low compared to those of other years. The cold weather has made it difficult for tongers to stay out on the water long enough to get in a good day's work. Tonging is the traditional way to harvest bay area oysters. Apalachicola... Submitted 1 year 352 days ago.

"Size Matters" Wine Bottle Sizes - Giorgio Castiglioni
Bottle Sizes Wine for commercial use can be packaged in various size containers; bag in a box, tetra packs and recently there have been discussions for plastics bottles (ouch). The most traditional way to package wine is in glass bottles, from clear to assorted shades of green... Submitted 2 years 322 days ago.

Wine 101 - Part 1 What Is Wine? - Giorgio Castiglioni
The first known wines date back to 6,000BC and are thought to have originated in what is now Israel, Georgia and Iran. Making its first European debut approx 4,500BC in what is now Greece wine quickly became a common drink in ancient Greece and Rome with the modern word wine deriving from... Submitted 2 years 322 days ago.

Candy Really Is Dandy - Joel Hirschhorn
Get ready for this bumper sticker: EAT CANDY. LIVE LONGER. Here is another sweet spot in the US economy. Americans are buying more candy and that seems like a good decision. Financial insecurity is driving many people to candy, without regard to future health costs and risks associated with... Submitted 2 years 322 days ago.

Barbeque On A Beautiful Winter's Day! - - Bob Alexander
The weather guy says that today is going to be beautiful! A bright sunny day will keep the temperature in the low 70's and a gentle southerly breeze has made me forget that tomorrow will be a day when I'll see a few flakes of snow. God made this kind of day for us in the midst of winter, so... Submitted 3 years 11 days ago.

Facts On Ice Cream: Some President's Favorite Treat - - Jenn Fraiser
Are you wanting to know some presidential facts about ice cream? If you're a fan of ice cream, there is nothing more interesting than discovering presidential fun facts on ice cream. This article will survey chronologically which presidents (and presidential candidates) have loved ice cream -... Submitted 3 years 143 days ago.

Great Recipes That Work-- Baked Vanilla Cheesecake (serves 6) - kevin ashton
A good baked vanilla cheesecake is an uncommon thing of beauty. A balance between subtle flavour and light texture. I often thing back to several New York deli's that made the very best cheesecakes, ones that even got New Yorker's talking. Once I decided to bake a cheese I wanted to... Submitted 3 years 200 days ago.

Is This The Real Willy Wonka? - kevin ashton
*Firstly let me apologise for the long delay in finishing what has been for me a writing labour of love, I only hope by the time you have read this perhaps you will understand the scale of this undertaking. I would like to stress most emphatically that I am not in any way receiving payment or... Submitted 3 years 200 days ago.

Requirem for a Recipe: The Inner Meaning of Eating Out Down South in Charleston - - Walter Rhett
( For Alice Warren) Inside its doors, Alice's Fine Foods had the same easy presence as its excellent cooking. Every city has a restaurant named for its local proprietor that offers the same sort of cooking your grandmothers fixed after church. Among the high tables and low tables of the world... Submitted 3 years 204 days ago.

Easy Fondue Party -- Types of Fondue Pots, Number of People to Invite and Fondue Recipes - Sandee Lembke
Hosting an Easy Fondue Party is easy. First you have to decide what type of fondue party to have. You can either do a sit down party where everyone gathers around a table or you can do a buffet party where fondue pots are set up in various locations around the house. If you decide to host a sit... Submitted 3 years 251 days ago.

A Recipe Collection--Top 3 Most Requested Hot Appetizers - Sandee Lembke
When I host parties, I always have at least 2 or 3 hot appetizers for my guests to choose from. I am not a "throw-a-can-of-peanuts-on-the-table" kind of gal! It's important to me that I take the time to select satisfying party appetizers that: Are simple to make Have few ingredients Hold up well... Submitted 3 years 285 days ago.

Fun At The Whistle-Stop Barbeque Festival! - - Bob Alexander
This year's Whistle-Stop Barbeque Festival was great fun. I love great barbeque and the many different grills and smokers on parade almost made me want to buy one and hit the barbeque circuit. Some were painted black, some all stainless steel and there was one that looked like a big egg on wheels... Submitted 3 years 326 days ago.

How to Make Mead from a Seventeenth Century Recipe - - Will Kalif
One of the great things about Mead making is the whole tradition of it. Mead has been made for centuries and quite possibly millennium. You can easily find and follow these recipes with just a little variation for modern times and tools. I have chosen a recipe that comes from a book called... Submitted 4 years 46 days ago.

How To Recognize The Best Flavored Coffee - Andrea Tonacchera
Flavored coffee is becoming more and more popular every day, in spite of negative reactions of the classic amateurs of coffee. In this article we cover: - What flavored coffee is - Is it just fashion or a new market and taste habit? - What are the key factors that influence the quality - Tips to... Submitted 4 years 166 days ago.

What's the Difference Between Chicken Stock and Chicken Broth? - Sara Gray
What's the difference between chicken stock and broth? A good question since the two words seem to be interchangeable. However, there is a difference and I'll tell you about it here. The basic difference between chicken stock and broth comes from its characteristics. A chicken broth will... Submitted 4 years 257 days ago.

Coffee Basics 101 - Coffee Roasts: What's in a Name? - Mary E. MacDonald
Having difficulty choosing the "best" coffee roast? Are the coffee roast names confusing you? The assigning of names to coffee roasts can seem a bit illogical if not confusing at times, but when coffee roast names first began to emerge within the coffee industry, their application was based... Submitted 4 years 262 days ago.

Italian Famous Food Recipes - Giammarco Schisani
Italian food is famous throughout the world for being healthy, delicious and easy to prepare. Catering for a variety of tastes, famous Italian food includes pizza, pasta dishes with a variety of sauces as well as a variety of red meat dishes. Whatever your preferences, you can be sure to find a... Submitted 4 years 275 days ago.

Coffee Basics 101 - Choosing a Great Coffee! - Mary E. MacDonald
"I'm searching for a really great cup of coffee -- what variety should I buy?" I've been asked this question many times over the years and I always provide the same answer -- "That depends!" Early coffee drinkers used to choose their coffee for the caffeine jolt it provided. But times have... Submitted 4 years 280 days ago.

Barbeque, Fire and Ashes! - - Bob Alexander
Down here in the south it's a given that every red blooded male escapes the womb knowing how to make great barbeque. Give him a match and a bag of charcoal and he can make even the most sensitive of noses quiver with the aroma of a pork shoulder smoking over a pile of briquettes. Unfortunately... Submitted 4 years 291 days ago.

Tea Basics 101 - Tea Type or Taste, How Do You Choose? - Mary E. MacDonald
With over 3000 different varieties of tea in the world, how do you choose? Do you choose by the particular type of tea, or do you choose by the taste you like best? Surprisingly, all tea comes from the same evergreen plant -- Thea sinensis, of which two varieties are the most common --... Submitted 4 years 299 days ago.

Boston Butts And Secret Barbeque Sauce! - - Bob Alexander
I cook some pretty good barbeque. Not boasting, but it's good. That having been said, I don't proclaim to be a grilling genius. I just do what I've learned to do out of necessity, because buying meat already cooked at a local restaurant or at barbeque joint is expensive. For a couple of pounds of... Submitted 4 years 305 days ago.