| Think big when planning parties
The following review is by a reader who was given a cookbook from the Times. The included recipes were selected and prepared by the reader. I found myself facing February with a number of entertaining opportunities. The Super Bowl was looming and this transplanted Hoosier felt obligated to host a gathering. This would be the most casual of events, paper plates and finger food. I was hosting an all-day stitch-in (cross stitchers & needlepointers) and serving lunch to my lady friends. Finally, I was having a nice dinner party (damask tablecloth and fine china). Hmmm, could this cookbook be the answer for such a variety of occasions? The answer is a resounding yes. For the Super Bowl, I prepared guacamole, a cold sesame noodle salad and cheesy spinach-artichoke squares.
Coyotes getting brave
The coyote of cartoon fame is able to fall off cliffs; survive run-downs by trucks and trains; crawl away from rock-crushings with little more damage than a slight change in the number of dimensions he occupies; and survive multiple bomb blasts with nothing but a burned snout.Of course, thats in the cartoons. Coyotes arent really that tough but almost.Coyotes are quite possibly the most adaptable animals in North America, and after the recent winter storms, some Oklahomans are finding out why.According to Ian Wolfe, an Edmond Animal Welfare Division administrative assistant, the cold weather and the destruction of coyote habitat have made coyotes bolder and more desperate.The weather has been very harsh, Wolfe told the Edmond Sun. Their normal food supply is much harder for them to get. So, they are going after things they normally would not do.Coyotes have been credited with the death of two small dogs a Maltese and a Shitzu in the central Oklahoma town.U.S.
SG fails to seek benefits of APEDA funds
Jabalpur, Feb 28: At the time when State Government and private entrepreneurs are seeking funds from Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) to strengthen their business making it more export-savvy and playing a crucial role in nation-building, not a single proposal from Madhya Pradesh has been tabled before APEDA, comments President of Mahakaushal Association of Women Entrepreneurs (MAWE). MAWE chief Archna Bhatnagar came up with this comment after her return from Chhindwara where she attended the foundation-laying ceremony of Rs a Rs 4.5 crore Pack House and Cold Storage funded by APEDA. The pack house is being executed by NAFED and would provide facility of cold storage of produce to local farmers. The MAWE chiefe as also a member of APEDA Board, played an important role in clearance of the project by APEDA.
Dancing Dragon brings a taste of the Orient
RECEPTION pupils at Rookwood School celebrated the Chinese New Year in style by turning their classroom into a Chinese restaurant. They used traditional chopsticks for their meal of noodles with prawn crackers and spicy seaweed with lychees for pudding. The restaurant was part of their study of China and its culture. They had created a huge dragon for the classroom wall and even made their own Chinese hats for the occasion. Some also wore Chinese costume and made a banner for the grand opening of the Dancing Dragon Restaurant. They greeted every visitor to the restaurant' with very authentic cries of Gung Hay Fat Choy which means Happy New Year. "The Dancing Dragon restaurant was a wonderful way of bringing Chinese food alive for the children and rounded off a very interesting topic which they have all enjoyed very much.
March of progress
Most of us want to be creative in the kitchen. But who can make masterpieces when the knives are dull, the oven is crusty and the pantry is bare.
Make March the month you give the kitchen a thorough spring cleaning. This year, March - which begins Thursday - has no major holidays (apologies to the Irish) and five Saturdays to get some heavy duty work accomplished.
Here are 31 tips and meal ideas - one for each day of the month - that will get your culinary workshop clean, safe and into shape.
March 1: Transfer the flour and sugar from those unwieldy bags into wide-mouthed containers, with airtight lids. It speeds up measuring and keeps the counter clean.
March 2: Use your oven's "self-cleaning" cycle.
Detailed report into business continuity practices in the UK food ...
An independent report by Cranfield University on business continuity management in the food and drink industry has been published. The study was commissioned by Defra to strengthen the evidence base for government policy and to encourage business continuity planning in the sector. The report concludes that the drive for efficiency and the just-in-time philosophy has progressively reduced stock levels throughout the supply chain with consequences for its resilience. The security of the supply chain as a whole is therefore more dependent on the availability of a range of sources and supply routes. Robust and resilient business continuity plans provide food and drink retailers with the measures needed to deal with any threat of disruption. The report also sums up the current state of business continuity management in the food and drink sector, finding that: * Business continuity is recognised as a rising discipline and is a growing concern.
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