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Would You Eat This Deep-Fried Pancake Stack?
A little while back, YumSugar tasted and reviewed Batter Blaster, the pancake batter in a bottle. While she used the squirt-able batter to make surprisingly good-tasting pancakes, our friends at Grocery Eats recently used their batter blaster to make deep-fried pancakes. At first glance, these crispy pancakes look like delicious funnel cakes.
Would You Eat This PizzaBurger?
Giant burgers are all the rage these days. While you could order one from Mallie's Sports Grill and Bar, you could also make one in the comfort of your own home. Don't know where to find a giant burger bun?
Would You Enjoy This Nacho Cheese Fountain?
Nachos are one of my all-time favorite foods. So much so that on Super Bowl Sunday, I decided I would open San Francisco's first all nacho restaurant to fill a much-needed nacho niche. Naturally at Super Nacho — my restaurant's work-in-progress name — there would be a nacho cheese fountain.
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Do You Know How Much You Spend on Food?
Earlier this week the San Francisco Chronicle published an interesting article about food spending. In the story, author Rob Baedeker unscientifically asks grocery store goers if they know how much they spend on food each month. The majority have no food budget and have never totaled their grocery and eating out receipts.
Healthy Eating Tip: Add Color to Your List
Next time you're making your grocery shopping list, one way to make sure you're getting a good amount of fruits and vegetables is by writing the colors of the rainbow on your list. Last weekend I wrote down all the colors (well I used blue/purple instead of blue, violet, and indigo) to my list and made sure I got at least two fruits or vegetables that fit into the color category before I could cross it off. It was not as easy as it sounds, but here are a few examples for your next shopping trip:
Red: Red peppers, Strawberries, Tomatoes
Orange: Oranges, Tangerines, Pumpkin
Yellow: Bananas, Squash, Lemons
Green: Leafy green vegetables, Zucchini, Apples
Purple/Blue: Pomegranate, Eggplant, Grapes, Plums, Blueberries
Obviously that is not all of them, but just a few ideas to get you started.
Top Chef Reunion Dinner: Did You Watch?
The latest season of Top Chef was put on hold last night and instead of the regularly scheduled programming, Bravo brought us a little special. An all-star dinner hosted by season 5 fan favorite and upcoming reality star, Fabio Viviani. The best and most infamous competitors from the first five seasons of Top Chef gathered in Los Angeles to eat and relive their TC histories.
Fast & Easy Dinner: Gnocchi With Chard and White Beans
If you think gnocchi is a dish that can only be enjoyed in restaurants, think again! These days most grocery stores offer packaged gnocchi in the fresh or regular pasta sections. Why not make this staple a part of your busy-cook pantry?
Ecomomics: Have Tough Times Brought Out Junk Food?
In these tough economic times, many families are struggling with putting healthy food on the table. A nutrient-rich, vegetable-filled salad with meat often costs significantly more than a fatty meal from the McDonald's dollar menu.
Parents trying to curb their food budget find that cheaper food prices translate to higher saturated fats and food coloring.
Yummy Links: From Katie Lee to Top Chef 7
- Katie Lee admits that having the last name Joel helped her career get started.— New York Magazine
- Black ravioli with pumpkin is the perfect Halloween dinner.— Saveur
- Feeling sick? Start eating these flu-fighting foods.— The Epi-Log
- Here are 10 creepy but festive Halloween recipes— Endless Simmer
- An inside look at Ad Hoc at Home, Thomas Keller's new cookbook. — Eat Me Daily
- Celebrate Fall by turning tortillas into leaf-shaped chips.
Does "Cruelty-Free" Food Affect Your Eating Habits?
When you're eating out, there's never any true guarantee as to where your food comes from. Even with claims of "cruelty-free" practices, complaints come up, the most recent filed Wed. against the International House of Pancakes by the Humane Society of the United States.
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