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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Guide to buying wine glasses
- Wine Glasses Article From http://www.wine-blog.net/articles/
You've heard somewhere or read somewhere that wine must be served in the best crystal to get its full advantage, well not necessarily but there are a few basic principles to remember when choosing glasses that will help you get the best from ...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Gourmet cooking made easy: holiday party ideas
- (ARA) - More entertaining takes place during the holidays than all the rest of the year put together. Relatives come to visit, friends and neighbors drop by unexpectedly -- this time of year you have to be prepared for a party on short notice.
But with all the other things going on during the season, it's hard to find the time to cook something nice for your guests. How can you put ...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Gift of the month clubs: the lazy man's guide to gift giving
- If you are like me and are a very lousy shopper and always end up getting everyone the wrong gift at Christmas time, think about a Gift-of-the-Month Club. G.O.M Clubs have all the things the lazy gift giver requires: Ease of purchase, no shopping at the dreaded mall and an almost guaranteed positive response accompanied by a monthly "At-A-Boy" from the recipient. And there are plenty of clubs to c...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Get in the ?spirits? for holiday celebrations
- (ARA) ? The holidays are almost upon us, and that means ?'tis the season? for parties with co-workers, dinners with families, get-togethers with close friends and quiet nights by the fireside with loved ones. If you're planning to do some entertaining, do everyone a favor and look beyond the traditional spiked eggnog and hot buttered rum. There are some better options; so here are a few suggestion...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Foods to avoid that cause bad breath
- Did you know that there are specific foods that may lead to bad breath? This is because of volatile sulfur compounds - the culprit in causing bad breath!
For example, if food sits out too long it will spoil. That spoiling action is due to anaerobic bacteria breaking down proteins in that particular food. In milk, the odor of sour milk is caused by relatives of the bugs that create b...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Experience the joy of eating at a restaurant
- Restaurants offering a variety of cuisines are dotted all over the United States. They provide not just lip-smacking food but a great ambience too. Most restaurants also pride hemselves on their standards of cleanliness. You can choose to sit in comfort and enjoy a leisurely meal at a host of estaurants or order a take-away meal that you can eat at your convenience elsewhere.
One gr...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Essential glassware you must know as a bartender!
- As a bartender, it's essential to serve drinks in the correct glassware. The whole essence and experience of a drink is in the quality and style of the glass it's served in.
Would a nice cognac really be the same in a highball glass as opposed to a snifter?
Would a glass of wine really be the same in a rocks glass?
Would that sexy cocktail really be the...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Edith's cake that thrilled the french
- Twenty-three chefs who cooked for world royalty and heads of state (The Club des Chefs des Chefs) were, during their 1987 visit to the U.S., wined and dined with the best our finest chefs had to offer. What impressed them most? Lunch at an Amish farm in Pennsylvania, where they ate homegrown new potatoes, string beans with cream sauce and corn, charcoal-grilled chicken, and baked ham, washed down ...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Easy summer salads, lighter foods for a brighter summer
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Easy summer salads are the way to go, now that the winter blues are fading into the distance and salad days are here. The best salads are light, bright and easy to prepare.
After all who wants to spend hours slaving away in the kitchen when friends are round for lunch, the garden is in bloom and the wine is chilled and ready to pour. But before you start to cook you save a l...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Culinary traditions of france
- French cuisine is the amazingly high standard to which all other native cuisines must live up to. The country of France is home of some of the finest cuisine in the world, and it is created by some of the finest master chefs in the world. The French people take excessive pride in cooking and knowing how to prepare a good meal. Cooking is an essential part of their culture, and it adds to one's use...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Cowboy themed parties ring in fall with a yee-haw
- (ARA) - Barbecues are not just for summer anymore, but the rich flavors can be enjoyed year-round and even in-doors. As kids head back to school this fall, a great way to celebrate is with a Cowboy themed BBQ.
?Kids of all ages have an inner-cowboy screaming to come out? says Dotty Griffith, author of ?The Contemporary Cowboy Cookbook? and an expert on entertaining and cooking cowbo...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Cook from the heart, not by the book
- (ARA) - You don't have to go by the book to create tasty, easy, sociable food. Easy-peasy meal preparation is all about stripping cooking down to its bare essentials (they don't call me the Naked Chef for nothing!), using little techniques and conveniences to make the most of your recipes. It's so simple: Skip the fuss and follow your heart.
Here are some tips to take the stress out...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Coffee: is it getting too complicated?
- Plain coffee is fast becoming a thing of the past. It's now quite simple to whip up a gourmet hot beverage for guest, family, or just for yourself. Nowadays there are a number of coffee clubs and circles in which coffee drinking has become somewhat of a social club. These social clubs meet in the community or on the Internet.
Where did the good old days go where you could get just a...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Choosing wine to match food
- Creating the perfect mix between wine and food can be a challenge if you're not entirely sure what you're doing. With such an array of wine and food available there are always many options to consider. When planning a dinner, choose combinations that are popular with a wide range of people. You should always ensure that the wine doesn't overpower the dish, and you also need to avoid flavor transfe...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Chocolate is good for you!
- Great news on the chocolate front! Chocolate is good for you. Under certain circumstances.
Katherine Tallmadge, spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, says, in the February 9, 2005, WASHINGTON POST, that ?cacao, or cocoa beans, contain 'flavanols,' naturally occurring plant compounds also found in tea, red wine, and apples. Their properties have been studied as heart di...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Champagne wine
- Champagne is without question the finest sparkling wine made in the world. Champagne is the name of the wine region located about 90 miles northeast of Paris.
Champagne can contain up to three different grapes: Chardonnay, and the red grapes Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Vintage Champagnes are only produced in the very best years; they are always more expensive than non-vintage Cham...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Champagne raspberry punch
- 600 g 1.3 lb package of M&M Frozen Raspberries
625 mL (2-1/2 cups) orange juice
30 mL (2 tbsp) lemon or lime juice
50 mL (1/4 cup) sugar
750 mL (3 cups) champagne or sparkling wine
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1 L (4 cups) unsweetened pineapple juice
Thaw raspberries at room temperature; do not drain. Place raspberries ...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Cantonese regional cuisine
- Easily the most well-known of the Chinese regional cuisines, Cantonese cuisine comes from the region around Canton in Southern China. Simple spices and a wide variety of foods used in cooking characterize Cantonese cuisine. Of all the Chinese regions, Canton (Guangdong province) has the most available food resources. Its proximity to the sea offers a veritable marine cornucopia to be added to its ...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Build your own wine rack (in an afternoon)
- A good drink is what even Gods enjoy and to most a good wine is the best drink in the world. The connoisseurs of wine say that to find out a good wine is to smell and taste it. Not is the case with the wine racks. It is much harder a task than that for you get to know the insulation, humidity and temperature that your wine needs besides the ambience that your wine drinker needs and lot other thing...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Build your own bar stool (in an afternoon)
- Bar stools are as important as the best wine in your bar. It is said that if you don't get a good stool to sit on, you won't enjoy the drink. By a good seat it means that not only it should be comfortable it should be attractive too besides having other minor and major specifications. Nowadays, there are lots and lots of options available, may be the number match to that of the number of the brand...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Blended and varietal wines.
- Novice wine lovers soon come across the concept of blended and varietal wines. The two questions that spring to mind are, ?what does it mean?? and ?does it matter??
At the basic level, the difference is quite simple. Varietal wines are made from a single grape variety, while blended wines are made using two or more. The most obvious example is the difference between the two great re...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Barbeque basics
- There's nothing more enjoyable than having friends and family
gathered around amidst the wonderful smells of charcoal-grilled
prawns, vegetables and selected favorites. Barbecuing is one of
those time- honored rituals that go hand in hand with summertime.
Whether you're in your backyard or at you're favorite camping
site, barbecuing is a pleasure to be enjoyed by...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Are you in search of the best sourced help pertaining to beer.
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When you're seeking high-class advice about beer, it will be intricate separating quality information from ill-advised beer submissions and proposals so it's best to know ways of moderating the information you are given.
Flying Noodle: Beer of The Month Club Gifts
Gifts that people can really use. Gourmet Gifts and Gift of The Month Clubs: Wine, Beer, Pasta, BBQ Sauce...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - An introduction to wine
- What is wine?
Wine has been made for centuries from just a two simple ingredients: yeast and grape juice. Actually, just about any fruit juice can be used, but by far the majority of all wine is made from the juice of the grape.
How is wine made?
Yeast is the magical ingredient that turns grape juice into wine. Interestingly enough, there is actually wi...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - An idiot's guide to wine tasting
- Have you ever seen those stiff upper-lipped types doing a spot of the old wine tasting malarkey? You know the form ? sip, swill, spit. Yuck! Well this information has been written to help you understand the form should you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to know what to do. And don't go thinking "I'll never have to do any wine-tasting" because you just don't know that for sure and...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - American fast food restaurants
- As a staple of life our need to eat has developed from a basic form of simply feeding our bodies with the fuel it requires, to a complicated art of presentation and taste combined with our intrinsic need to experiment with everything we see, touch, smell and of course taste.
The ever-increasing divergence of foods that is now available to us at our local stores and eating-places onl...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - Affordable gourmet-style recipes
- (ARA) - Looking for recipe ideas that are easy to follow, inexpensive and relatively guilt-free too? Try incorporating an American household favorite -- canned tuna!
For something a little different that promises to please guests and family, Bumble Bee provides some delightful, recipe ideas made with canned tuna's new gold label Prime Fillet. Keep this gourmet quality solid white al...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - A guide to gourmet coffee
- Even a Coffee Bean or San Francisco Coffee outlet frequenter won't be able to master the art of appreciating true gourmet coffee unless they know the history and info about gourmet coffee. Oh, of course, you don't have to an EXPERT to enjoy and understand gourmet coffee, but knowing a little bit more than the grocery store owner who sells instant coffee would help you appreciate the taste, smell a...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - 8 important facts about the mediterranean diet
- A diet regimen that is gaining in popularity in many parts of the world is based upon the dining practices of the people that populate the Mediterranean region. Many people have heard of the Mediterranean diet but are not particularly familiar with some of the specifics of the eating routine.
In order to assist you in becoming more familiar with the Mediterranean diet, a considerati...
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- 2007-04-07 17:40:00 - 4000 year old secrets of green tea
- The Chinese have known about the medicinal benefits of green tea for over 4,000 years. But recent studies are just starting to unlock these ancient secrets of green tea.
Today, a great deal of research is being carried out about green tea health benefits and the findings are very exciting.
Here are just a few medical conditions that drinking green tea ...
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