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Posh Nosh
Restaurant menus are like blurbs for real estate properties. Colourful, descriptive, and mostly unintelligible language used with flourish to sell mutton dressed up as lamb. Heavy on the adjectives, a particularly pretentious and pompous menu might boast "slow roasted tenderloin of wild African boar, hand glazed with New Zealand Manuka honey, nestling on a bed of Moroccan couscous and finished with an Indonesian green pepper sauce." Our salivary glands should be full to overflowing with expectation at this magnificent dish, made with elements from no less than four different global locations.
By Dora Bona9 years ago in Feast
Cuisine Spotlight: Bandeja Paisa
For my first post in the new "Cuisine Spotlight" series, I will be focusing on my favorite dish here in Colombia, which is known as the "Bandeja Paisa." Flavorful, unique, and made up of different food groups, "Bandeja Paisa" is a conglomeration of the best of Colombian cuisine, specifically of the Antioquia region. You can tell by its name that this popular food dish has its origins with the Paisas, who are the inhabitants of Department of Antioquia. If you translated "Bandeja Paisa" from Spanish to English, it would roughly mean "Paisa Platter."
By Ben W9 years ago in Feast
How Coffee Can Impact Your Mood
It’s a fact that holding a cup of hot coffee will warm your hands on a cold day—but could it also warm our hearts? New studies show that experiencing physical warmth may actually promote interpersonal warmth.
By Adam Daniel9 years ago in Feast
Brunch Recipes to Make at Home
On a weekend morning, all I want to do is stay in bed. When I'm wrapped up in my covers, the last thing I want to do is brush my hair and put on real clothes. If I can stay in the house for the whole day, I will. Going out to brunch is all the rage, but it is so hard to leave the comfort of your home early in the morning. Instead, try some of these recipes and have a gourmet brunch without leaving the house.
By Madeline Basirico9 years ago in Feast
My Personal Journey Through Diet
It doesn't take a genius to figure out that a diet really helps you in the long run. Like the catchphrase says, "you are what you eat." My journey began when I had a health scare a couple of months ago. I was diagnosed with a 26 cm tumor in my abdomen, almost obliterating my health. The signs were there, and the abnormalities were beginning to take place back in June of 2016. The tumor was taken out April 2017. I had lost 20lbs, weighing in at 85 lbs. Luckily, it wasn't cancer, but I had to lose an ovary due to the surgery. That prompted me to rethink my diet and my lifestyle choices. What we do to our bodies will have a great effect in our old age.
By Sarah Branigan9 years ago in Feast
A Twist to Traditional Churros
Churros are a favorite to amusement park goers across the United States, and although the origin of where churros first came from and which country concocted these delicious sugary treats still remains uncertain, one thing's for sure—churros have been a family favorite for generations.
By Yvette Cordova9 years ago in Feast
Trader Joe's Cauliflower Crust Pizza. Top Story - June 2017.
Lately, I've been seeing cauliflower replace just about anything and everything in order to satisfy some craving... First, there were cauliflower "wings" in place of chicken wings, then it was cauliflower rice, now there's cauliflower pizza crust.
By Laura Odegard9 years ago in Feast
A Carnivore Turns Vegan
I've never liked social justice warriors. They always annoyed me, primarily because half of them seem like they're only doing it so they can post about it on Facebook and act like they're holier than thou. I've also never had a problem with people eating meat. I do, however, have a problem with the way most of that meat is obtained. It's one thing to hunt and kill your food- it's quite another to have entire warehouses packed with living beings who are slaughtered brutally by the thousands after a lifetime of mostly suffering. It's quite simple for me, it's a principle based on survival of the fittest- if I can't kill it myself, I don't deserve to eat it. I would be the predator that failed to catch its prey. If I was desperate maybe I could, but at this point in time there's plenty of other things to eat.
By Alex Sampson9 years ago in Feast
19 No Nonsense Recipes
You are standing in your kitchen feeling hungry. You are unsure of what to cook and have some pretty random ingredients on hand!What do you do?
By Nicole (Nikki) M.9 years ago in Feast
You Scream, I Scream, We All Scream For (Low-Cal) Ice Cream Cake
First things first... who doesn't love ice cream? (if you raised your hand just now, I'll let you find yourself to the door).
By Laura Odegard9 years ago in Feast
What's Wrong with Gluten?
First of all, let's start with that many people don't know what gluten is. It is a protein, combination of gliadin and glutenin. It works like a glue, makes dough stretchy and spongy.
By Nikola Lodkowska9 years ago in Feast
Some Things You Might Not Know About Tea
For ages, tea has been enjoyed in countless civilizations all over the world. We take it in many forms and styles, and our love affair with this ancient beverage is growing stronger all the time. But how much do you really know about it? Here are a few things to think about the next time you lift that cup of your favorite Oolong or Lapsang Souchong to your lips.
By Anthony Beal9 years ago in Feast