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Posts for January 5th 2011

Peoples Choice Awards Red Carpet Beauty and Fashion Roundup!
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People's Choice Awards Red Carpet Beauty and Fashion Roundup!

It was a night full of glamour, new beauty trends, and gorgeous gowns at tonight's People's Choice Awards.
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It was a night full of glamour, new beauty trends, and gorgeous gowns at tonight's People's Choice Awards. Some of the biggest names in movies, television, and music came together for their fans. We rounded up the best fashion and beauty looks — check out all the coverage below!

Red carpet fashion coverage:

Red carpet beauty coverage:

See how to get these red carpet looks:

Red carpet and backstage video highlights:

Check out BuzzSugar to see the full list of People's Choice Award winners and watch all the show's Twilight highlights!

US Ranchers Defend Horse Meat, While Canada Faces Criticism For Eating It
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Would You Eat Horse Meat?

If you've long considered equine eating to be verboten, you certainly wouldn't be the only person.
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Horse MeatIf you've long considered equine eating to be verboten, you certainly wouldn't be the only person. But hold your horses, because proponents are making quite the case for why Americans should eat more horse meat. At the United Horsemen's first-ever Summit of the Horse event this week, ranchers, horse owners, and lawmakers reconsidered horse slaughter and what it could mean for the meat processing industry.

The Globe and Mail's Mark Schatzker made the case for eating horse meat as well, waxing poetic about the meat as "surprisingly delicate, with a whisper of gaminess that tells you the animal you're eating didn't spend its life digging its snout into a trough full of corn." What's more, the practice is widely accepted around the world, and horse slaughter is surprisingly humane, according to slaughter experts.

I've never had horse meat, but I'm not ruling it out down the road. The one thing truly sets me back is that gory horse head scene from The Godfather.

Source: Flickr User Daniel Panev

Gyro vs. Kebap: What's the Difference?

Around the World in Gyros and Kebaps

It can be hard to know the difference between a gyro, as it's known on the East Coast, and a kebap, as it's referred to in parts of Europe and the States. Either way, it's a delicious treasure made of meat, bread, special sauce, and salad. Here, a tour of the specialty from different corners of the world.
Spinach With Garbanzo Beans Recipe
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Fast, Easy, and Vegetarian: Spinach With Garbanzos

One of my favorite Spanish dishes is espinicas con garbanzos, a simple tapa or side that combines two humble ingredients, fresh spinach and garbanzo beans.
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One of my favorite Spanish dishes is espinicas con garbanzos, a simple tapa or side that combines two humble ingredients, fresh spinach and garbanzo beans. While it may not seem like an extraordinary meal, I assure you that it's filling, flavorful, and fabulous. The key is in the seasonings: a hand-ground mixture of coriander seed, cumin, paprika, and fried garlic and bread. It's hearty and scrumptious on its own, but it also makes a superb side for roasted fish or chicken. Still want to keep things vegetarian? Top the savory mixture with a fried egg. To learn the easy and delicious method, keep reading.

Spinach With Garbanzo Bean Recipe
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Spanish Spinach With Garbanzos

From Katie Sweeney Spanish Spinach With Garbanzos Ingredients 1/4 cup olive oil 5 garlic cloves, 3 peeled, 2 peeled and minced 2 slices of rustic French bread 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds 1 teaspoon cumin 1/8 teaspoon ginger 1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns 1 tablespoon paprika (sweet Spanish paprika, if you have it) 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1/3 cup minced shallots 1 large bunch of spinach, washed and stems removed 1 (15-ounce) can of garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 1/3 cup vegetable broth Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Directions In a small skillet, heat the oil over high heat.
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From Katie Sweeney

Spanish Spinach With Garbanzos

Spinach With Garbanzo Bean Recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
5 garlic cloves, 3 peeled, 2 peeled and minced
2 slices of rustic French bread
1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 tablespoon paprika (sweet Spanish paprika, if you have it)
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/3 cup minced shallots
1 large bunch of spinach, washed and stems removed
1 (15-ounce) can of garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1/3 cup vegetable broth
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. In a small skillet, heat the oil over high heat. When it's hot, add the 3 peeled garlic cloves and the two slices of bread. Fry, turning once, until crisp and golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from the oil and set aside. Reserve the oil.
  2. In a mortar and pestle, combine the coriander seeds, cumin, ginger, peppercorns, and paprika. Mash to combine the spices and crush the seeds and peppercorns. Add the fried garlic and grind to form a thick paste. Tear the fried bread into pieces and add a little bit at a time, mashing into the spices. (You want different-sized chunks of bread throughout the dish.) Repeat until all the bread is mashed. Add the white wine vinegar and mash.
  3. In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, heat half of the reserved frying oil. When it's hot, add the minced shallot. Cook stirring until the shallot is soft and fragrant, 3 minutes.
  4. Add the remaining 2 cloves of minced garlic and the spinach by the handful. When all of the spinach is just wilted, add the spice mixture from the mortar and pestle. Stir to combine and cook 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add the garbanzo beans and cook 3 minutes. Add the broth to moisten the dish and stir to combine all the flavors. Cook for another couple of minutes to thicken the sauce. Season generously with salt and freshly ground pepper. Transfer to a plate or serving dish and enjoy.

Serves 2 as a main dish and 4 as a side dish.


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From Katie Sweeney

Spanish Spinach With Garbanzos

Spinach With Garbanzo Bean Recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup olive oil
5 garlic cloves, 3 peeled, 2 peeled and minced
2 slices of rustic French bread
1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon black peppercorns
1 tablespoon paprika (sweet Spanish paprika, if you have it)
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/3 cup minced shallots
1 large bunch of spinach, washed and stems removed
1 (15-ounce) can of garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1/3 cup vegetable broth
Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. In a small skillet, heat the oil over high heat. When it's hot, add the 3 peeled garlic cloves and the two slices of bread. Fry, turning once, until crisp and golden brown, about 2 minutes per side. Remove from the oil and set aside. Reserve the oil.
  2. In a mortar and pestle, combine the coriander seeds, cumin, ginger, peppercorns, and paprika. Mash to combine the spices and crush the seeds and peppercorns. Add the fried garlic and grind to form a thick paste. Tear the fried bread into pieces and add a little bit at a time, mashing into the spices. (You want different-sized chunks of bread throughout the dish.) Repeat until all the bread is mashed. Add the white wine vinegar and mash.
  3. In a large skillet, over medium-high heat, heat half of the reserved frying oil. When it's hot, add the minced shallot. Cook stirring until the shallot is soft and fragrant, 3 minutes.
  4. Add the remaining 2 cloves of minced garlic and the spinach by the handful. When all of the spinach is just wilted, add the spice mixture from the mortar and pestle. Stir to combine and cook 2-3 minutes.
  5. Add the garbanzo beans and cook 3 minutes. Add the broth to moisten the dish and stir to combine all the flavors. Cook for another couple of minutes to thicken the sauce. Season generously with salt and freshly ground pepper. Transfer to a plate or serving dish and enjoy.

Serves 2 as a main dish and 4 as a side dish.

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Starbucks Unveils New, Image-Only Logo
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New Starbucks Logo: Love It or Hate It?

Want to see what the future of Starbucks looks like?
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New Starbucks LogoWant to see what the future of Starbucks looks like? Well, now you can. In honor of the coffee titan's 40th anniversary this March, the corporation will introduce a newly redesigned logo. And — gasp! — it doesn't include the word "Starbucks" or "coffee." The evolved logo, released today, still maintains the company's signature siren, but it is no longer bordered by a circle that reads "Starbucks Coffee."

Chairman, President, and CEO Howard Schultz said the design "embraces and respects our heritage, and at the same time, evolves us . . . we've allowed [the siren] to come out of the circle in a way that I think gives us the freedom and the flexibility to think beyond coffee." Does this foreshadow the company's intentions to expand its core competency beyond brewing coffee? Do you think the logo's a step forward or a step back?

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Airport Restaurant Delivery and Other Food News
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Yummy Links: From Elvis Presley to Mike Isabella

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Britain to Introduce New Smaller Beer Glass Size
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Britain to Introduce New Beer Glass Size

Have you ever gone into a bar and wanted to order a beer, but didn't feel like drinking an entire pint?
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Have you ever gone into a bar and wanted to order a beer, but didn't feel like drinking an entire pint? Then you're in luck — well, if the bar happens to be in the United Kingdom. British Science Minister David Willetts has announced plans to relax strict laws on pub glass sizes. The current law, which has been in practice for over 300 years, allows pubs to only offer one size: 568 milliliters (just under 20 ounces).

However, the new legislation, which is to be introduced in a few months, will let pubs pour a smaller 400 milliliter (about 13.5 ounces) glass of beer. Pub-goers will also be able to order a smaller serving of wine in a 75 milliliter (about three ounces) glass. Government officials hope the law will change the excessive drinking habits of the nation.

I've always enjoyed the smaller glass size that's offered in other parts of Europe, like Spain's cana or tubo, and hope that the United States will follow suit. How about you? Do you think American bars should serve a glass of beer that's smaller than a pint?

Jamba Juice to Launch Probiotic Fruit & Yogurt Blends in Jan. 2011
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Jamba's Going Probiotic

Will probiotics still be big in 2011?
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Jamba Juice Probiotic SmoothiesWill probiotics still be big in 2011? Smoothie chain Jamba Juice is counting on it. Today it launched a new line of smoothies called Probiotic Fruit & Yogurt Blends.

The drinks, which are made with nonfat yogurt, soy milk, whole fruit, and a "specially formulated" probiotic boost, are high fructose corn syrup- and artificial flavor-free and geared toward strengthening immune and digestive health.

Three flavors are being rolled out in the nationwide launch: Vibrant Blueberry, with blueberries and strawberries; Thrivin Mango, with mango, peach, and passionfruit; and a probiotic version of the popular Strawberries Alive, which is blended strawberries and bananas.

This is just the latest in a slew of Jamba product releases that run the gamut from hot blended drinks to frozen yogurt. The smoothies don't come cheap — they range from $3.39 for 12 ounces to nearly $5 for 22 ounces — but they'd be worth checking out if probiotic's your thing. Do you think they'll catch on?

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