Posts for July 14th 2007

what's yummy Jul 14, 2007

What's Yummy This Week: YumSugar Weekly Recap

This week the warm weather got to us and we decided to plan a pool party.

by POPSUGAR Food

This week the warm weather got to us and we decided to plan a pool party.
The new Harry Potter film opened, so we geeked out and came up with a list of our top 10 Harry Potter related recipes. There are some good ones in there, including hot and cold butterbeer.
This week's ice cream sandwich is a lovely ginger snap with peach ice cream. I'm sad I didn't get to taste it.

Speaking of ice cream, we started our For the Love of Ice Cream challenge. Blog about your favorite ice cream!
We gave a YumSugar T-shirt to crispet1. Jealous? Well, it could be you next time!
Going to a dinner party? Here's a list of hostess gifts you could bring.
In the food reality tv world, Next Food Network Star is down to 3, Top Chef is down to a manageable amount of contestants and the ladies in Hell's Kitchen are finally working together.

There's an awful lot of food jewelry out there. I've pulled together an A-Z food jewelry primer - some of it's absolutely smashing!
Three Musketeers now has a Dark Chocolate Mint flavor.
Do you mix your food on your plate?
The Department of Health closed the famous Magnolia Bakery only to open it up again the next day.
Did you know there were so many different flavors of Pocky?!

Nothing tastes better on Sunday morning than a nice stack of pancakes, except maybe a homemade orange blossom pound cake or a lovely peach crumble.
Finally, don't miss out on this list of 13 freaky foods for Friday the 13th.

salads Jul 14, 2007

Inspired Side: Salad With Zucchini & Pecorino

The French are known for creating characteristically simple dishes that highlight the natural flavor of a distinct ingredient.

by partysugar

The French are known for creating characteristically simple dishes that highlight the natural flavor of a distinct ingredient. In this case, zucchini is the shining star. Crisp greens, ripe cherry tomatoes, and shaved pecorino cheese act as the backdrop in this delicious, quick salad. Slice the zucchini with a vegetable peeler to get super thin ribbons. Serve as a starter to an elegant dinner alongside grilled chicken or pork. It will also couple wonderfully with a light pasta. Don't let the summer go by without making this French inspired salad! For the recipe please read more

Love It or Hate It Jul 14, 2007

Vintage French Foie Gras Ad: Love It Or Hate It?

I'm a huge fan of vintage food advertisements in foreign languages.

by partysugar

I'm a huge fan of vintage food advertisements in foreign languages. I love the primary colors, illustrations, and how people now use them as posters to decorate their kitchens. Inspired by the classic L'Instant Tattinger poster of an elegantly dressed female posing behind a gigantic glass of champagne that used to hang in my Spanish apartment I set out to find more vintage French ad posters.

I stumbled across this advertisement for Foie Gras the highly controversial (yet incredibly tasty) goose liver. I love this poster because it's sure to be a great conversation starter at dinner parties. However, I worry that it might offend people. What do you guys think, vintage foie gras ad: love it or hate it?