| Meatloaf fit for a queen
Although it has been the butt of countless jokes and is oftentimes labeled as mystery meat, meatloaf is a culinary classic -- really. Whether classified as Midwestern kitsch, a 1950s throwback or Soul Food, meatloaf is an important staple of any cook's repertoire.Who hasn't craved the ultimate comforting trinity of meatloaf, mashed potatoes with gravy and a green vegetable? Meatloaf is even more delicious the next day, especially thickly sliced and cold on a sandwich with generous amounts of good old Duke's mayonnaise.Cooking for one can be challenging when making something like a meatloaf. It is designed for several servings, but I was undaunted. I had been craving a good meatloaf sandwich, and I was determined to have one -- even if it meant meatloaf sandwiches for a few days. Even better, in my book.Having made meatloaf, I knew the mechanics.
Kishke, Culture, and Celebrity Chefs: A Conversation with the Food ...
Five minutes into our meeting in the kitchen of his Park Slope, Brooklyn home, food writer Arthur Schwartz offered me a bowl of still warm, homemade applesauce. “I used my grandmother's recipe," he said, describing a rather short list of ingredients (“It's just apples and a little sugar") and the antique chinoise (a conical kitchen strainer) he had used to smooth out any identifiable chunks of apple. “I like adding a little ginger to my applesauce," I said. “Yes, but then it wouldn't be my grandmother's," he answered, not missing a beat. During the course of my guided Jewish culinary tour of Brooklyn, Schwartz shared his views on everything from contemporary food culture (including aversions towards celebrity chefs like Mario Batali and Bobby Flay as well as expensive martinis – opinions I definitely share) to the state of Jewish cuisine in New York City (mostly dismal) to the trouble with contemporary food writing (according to Schwartz, many young food writers are not – excuse the pun – worth their salt).
CORRECTION FROM SOURCE: March is Pet Health Insurance Month
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA--(CCNMatthews - March 1, 2007) - The following corrects and replaces the release sent on March 1, 2007 at 0900 ET due to multiple revisions. The complete and corrected release follows.
This month marks Canada's second annual National Pet Health Insurance Month. Petplan Insurance has teamed up with others in the industry to sponsor a nationwide contest and educate pet owners about the benefits of pet insurance.
Pet health insurance has been soaring in popularity in recent years. "The industry as a whole and our company is growing at approximately 35% a year." said Randy Valpy, the President and Chief Operating Officer of Petplan Insurance.
According to a study by the American Animal Hospital Association, 73% of pet owners would go into debt to provide for their pet's well being.
I-NEWS ONLY: Awards Show Makes Wine, Food Festival Even Better
MIAMI -- As if food and wine prepared by some of the best in the business in enough, the Food Network Wine and Food Festival is adding an awards show to the winning mix. The Food Network Awards will be held on Saturday night at the Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach and is a must see event in itself. The awards show will be hosted by famed chef Emeril Lagosse and is drawing Hollywood A-list actors like Catherine Zeta Jones, who will be a presenter at the Food Network Awards. .
Culver: Residents without power should seek shelter
Iowa Gov. Chet Culver walked into the National Guard Armory in Charles City Tuesday night and was greeted by the sight of 20 empty cots and blankets arranged neatly on the armory floor. It was in stark contrast to his last stop an hour earlier, at the Greene Community Center."I just came from Greene and they've been out (of power) since Saturday and the shelter is filling up," Culver said of the local emergency shelter there following last weekend's devastating winter storm. "Floyd, Butler and Tama counties are probably the worse hit areas I've seen. Just to fly in that Blackhawk (helicopter) and see all of the power poles down. We're talking 3,000-5,000 poles and hundreds of miles of lines down. They look just like toothpicks snapped off. The major transmission towers that often can withstand tornado-type winds are down, and in some cases snapped in half."The governor and Maj.
Nibbles: Prince Charles urges ban on McDonald’s
While traveling in the United Arab Emirates, Prince Charles suggested that banning McDonald's was "key" to obesity prevention. The UAE has the second-highest rate of diabetes in the world. Charles is an advocate of organic foods and even has his own organic brand, Duchy Originals. A spokesperson from McDonald's said the company was "disappointed" by Charles' remarks, while it was revealed that some of the food in his line is no healthier than a Big Mac… In other British news, an obese 8-year-old is going to be allowed to stay with his family even though his mother has no plans to stop feeding him junk food. Social workers said the child's health was the priority but gave no further details. Meanwhile, the mother of a 9-year-old British girl who weighs nearly 200 pounds says her daughter won't stop eating poorly, even when the refrigerator is padlocked.
Fears grow over rice containing human genes
The US Agriculture Department has given the preliminary green light for the first commercial production of a food crop - rice - engineered to contain human genes. The decision has reignited fears that biomedically potent substances in high- tech plants could escape and turn up in other foods. The plan from the California biotech company leading the effort calls for large-scale cultivation in Kansas of rice that produces human immune-system proteins in its seeds. The proteins are to be extracted for use as an anti-diarrhea medicine and might be added to health foods such as yogurt and granola bars. "We can really help children with diarrhea get better faster," said Scott Deeter, president of Sacramento-based Ventria Bioscience. He said a host of protections should keep the engineered plants and their seeds from escaping.
Indian government confident of wheat harvest to ease price hike
The Indian government is confident that the output of wheat this season will meet the target and ease the price hike, a senior official said Friday. "Although official procurement of wheat through Food Corporation of India is yet to begin, the Indian government is confident of achieving the procurement target this year for buffer stocks," said Nanda Kumar, secretary of the Department of Food and Public Distribution in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. Prices of several essential commodities including wheat have kept soaring in India in the past few months due to short supply, which added up to the inflation pressure. The Indian government had allowed private companies to import grain at zero duty last year but the policy was valid till Wednesday.
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