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Jamie Oliver and Jools Are Expecting Their Fourth Child!

PopSugarUK — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:35:06 -0800

Jamie Oliver and his wife Jools have revealed they are expecting their fourth child. The couple released a statement which said:

"Jamie and Jools Oliver are delighted to announce that they are expecting their fourth child."

Jamie also tweeted:

"Guess what.....I'm going to be a dad again!!! We're expecting, so happy, feel very lucky jxx"

The baby is due in September, and will join big sisters Petal Blossom Rainbow, who was born in April 2009, Poppy Honey and Daisy Boo.

Congratulations to the growing family!

Come Party With Me: Chinese New Year - Menu

partysugar — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:50:28 -0800

Yet another Valentine's Day where I celebrate solo. Instead of being bummed about not having a boy toy, I'm doing what I do best: hosting a dinner party! Luckily, Chinese New Year happens to fall on Valentine's Day, so I'm inviting a select group of single friends to join me for a Chinese-inspired feast. The menu starts with shiitake and scallion lo mein and pork and chive dumplings. Noodles are a staple at Lunar New Year because they symbolize longevity. The main course consists of spicy Sichuan peppercorn shrimp, stir-fried Chinese greens, and steamed white rice. To enjoy these festive and delicious recipes with your loved ones, read more.

Shiitake-and-Scallion Lo Mein
From Food & Wine

Ingredients

1 pound wide lo mein noodles
1/4 pound snow peas, halved diagonally
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup mirin
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
3 tablespoons canola oil
1 pound shiitake mushrooms, stems discarded and caps thinly sliced
6 scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

Directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the noodles until tender; add the snow peas to the noodles in the last 2 minutes of cooking. Drain the noodles and snow peas and rinse under cold water until cool.
In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce with the mirin and sesame oil.
In a very large, deep skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the canola oil until shimmering. Add the shiitake and cook over moderately high heat, undisturbed, until browned, about 5 minutes.
Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of canola oil, the scallions and ginger and stir-fry until the scallions soften, about 3 minutes. Add the water and cook over moderate heat, scraping up the browned bits from the bottom of the pan, 1 minute. Add the noodles, snow peas and soy sauce mixture to the skillet and cook, tossing the noodles until heated through, about 2 minutes.
Add the cilantro, transfer to banana leaf cones or bowls and serve.

Serves 8.

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Pork and Chive Dumplings
From Gourmet

Ingredients

For dipping sauce:
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/3 cup water
1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
1/8 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
1 garlic clove, smashed
3 (2-inch) dried red chiles, wiped clean
1/8 teaspoon sugar
For dumplings:
1/2 pound fatty ground pork
1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
1/4 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon Vietnamese chile-garlic sauce (preferably Huy Fong brand)
1 1/2 teaspoons finely grated peeled ginger
1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar (not seasoned)
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Pinch of white pepper
3 tablespoons finely chopped cilantro stems
3 tablespoons finely chopped flowering chives, flat Chinese chives (garlic chives), or scallions
24 to 30 round dumpling wrappers (preferably with egg)

Directions

Make sauce: Stir together all ingredients and let stand at room temperature at least 2 hours and up to 2 days.
Make dumplings: Combine all ingredients (except cilantro stems, chives, and wrappers) in a large bowl, then stir in cilantro stems and chives. Set bowl in a larger bowl of ice to keep chilled while forming dumplings.
Place a slightly rounded teaspoon of filling in center of a wrapper and moisten area around filling with water. Fold in half to form a crescent and press to seal. Moisten one corner and bring corners together, pressing them, to form a tortellini-shaped dumpling. Repeat with remaining filling and wrappers.
Cook dumplings in a large pot of gently simmering water until pork is just cooked, about 3 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a platter.

Makes 8 servings.

Make ahead: Dumplings can be formed (but not cooked) 2 hours ahead and chilled; or 1 month ahead and frozen on a tray, then transferred to a freezer bag. Cook frozen dumplings in 3 or 4 batches, 7 to 8 minutes per batch.

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Sichuan Peppercorn Shrimp
From Food & Wine

Ingredients

1 1/2 teaspoons Sichuan peppercorns
1 pound large shrimp-shelled, deveined and butterflied
Salt
1/4 cup vegetable oil
3 scallions-2 coarsely chopped, 1 thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 jalapeños, seeded and thinly sliced
1 dried pasilla or small ancho chile, seeded and very thinly sliced
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
Chile-sesame oil, for drizzling

Directions

In a small skillet, toast the peppercorns over moderate heat until fragrant, about 30 seconds; let cool. Transfer the peppercorns to a mortar or spice grinder and grind to a powder. Put the shrimp in a bowl, toss with 1 teaspoon of the ground peppercorns and season with salt.
In a medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil. Add the shrimp and stir-fry over moderate heat until almost cooked through, 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Heat the remaining 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil in the skillet. Add the chopped scallions, garlic, jalapeños and chile and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until the scallions and garlic are softened, 5 minutes.
Add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of ground peppercorns and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
Add the shrimp and lime juice and stir until the shrimp are just cooked through, 1 minute. Season with salt and transfer to a bowl. Garnish with the sliced scallion, drizzle with the chile oil and serve.

Serves 4.

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Stir-Fried Chinese Greens with Ginger, Oyster and Soy Sauce
From Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

11 - 14 ounces mixed Chinese greens--bok choy, Chinese broccoli (gai larn), baby spinach
3 tablespoons walnut oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 tablespoon thinly sliced ginger
4 scallions, finely shredded
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce
2 pinches of sugar
juice of 1 lime
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Remove any blemished outside stalks from the greens. Put the spinach to one side so that you can add it to the wok or pan at the last minute, as it cooks very quickly. Prepare the rest of the Chinese greens; cut the Chinese broccoli into strips and the bok choy into quarters. Plunge the greens into boiling water for about 1 1/2 minutes until just tender, and drain well.
Put the oil and the ginger into a very large, hot wok or other suitable pan and cook for about 30 seconds. Add the scallions and the rest of the ingredients apart from the seasoning. Stir, then add the spinach and toss so that everything is coated in sauce. The vegetables will sizzle and stir-fry. The oyster and soy sauce will reduce, just coating the greens. At this point season to taste. Stir-fry for a further minute and serve immediately.

Serves 4-6.

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A Sneak Peek at Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution

YumSugar — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:44 -0800

Jamie Oliver's latest project has been a long time coming. Last May, we learned the famed British chef would be starring in a reality show, Jamie's Food Revolution, to give unhealthy cities good-food makeovers. His cookbook by the same name gave Americans a taste of what the transformation would be all about. And now, ABC has released the trailer for the show, which will premiere Friday, March 26, at 9 pm.

Jamie jumps across the pond to Huntington, WV: population 50,000 and home to the unhealthiest people in America. "I'm here to start . . . the biggest food revolution that this country's ever seen," he declares. But that's before a teary Oliver encounters serious roadblocks along the way.

Can the acclaimed health activist and TED Prize winner - who's known for his school lunch overhaul in the UK - have the same impact in the US? Watch the trailer and tell me what you think.

Yummy Links: From Heroic Jamie Oliver to Buttermilk Biscuits

YumSugar — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:30:06 -0800

Why Jamie Oliver is even more influential than you thought. - Eater National
Should restaurants stop serving entrées? - Bon Appetit
Mario Batali talks to Henry Louis Gates Jr. about his heritage. - Serious Eats
Breakthrough kitchen toys from this year's Consumer Electronics Show. - Endless Simmer
Make radicchio less bitter. - Chow
A look at the effect of posting calories in fast food and casual restaurants. - Grub Street NY
Five cocktail trend predictions for the next 10 years. - The Atlantic
Must make: fluffy, flaky buttermilk biscuits. - Food Wishes

Best of the Decade: Britain's Biggest Stars!

PopSugarUK — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:48:19 -0800

It's time to wave goodbye to the noughties, as 2010 approaches fast! In honour of the new decade, I'm looking back at a few of the biggest and most successful British celebs of the past ten years. There are so many that I could have gone on for pages and pages - I've capped it at 20, but do share your favourite stars of the last decade with me in the comments once you've looked through mine!

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Link Time!

PopSugarUK — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:50:00 -0800

Kevin and Danielle Jonas celebrate their honeymoon in Mexico - theFaBLIfe
Kylie Minogue is named the most admired female celebrity of the decade - Handbag
Brittany Murphy's funeral is scheduled for today in the Hollywood Hills - Company
Sophie Anderton got arrested drunk at Waterloo trying to get on Eurostar - Holy Moly
Could Simon Cowell really be leaving American Idol? - Hecklerspray
Jennifer Aniston and Jamie Oliver might write a healthy cookbook together - Ecorazzi
Michael Jackson's FBI files have just been released - So Feminine
Photos from the set of Brittany Murphy's last film have been published - InStyle
Match these stars to the quotes about their most memorable Christmas -Grazia Daily

Jamie Oliver Introduces Baby Petal to Festive Snow

PopSugarUK — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:57:34 -0800

Jamie Oliver took his eight-month-old daughter Petal Blossom Rainbow for a walk in the snow near his home in Primrose Hill in London yesterday: so cute! They wrapped up warm in hoods and padded clothes: can you identify these other celebs in their snow gear as we get in the mood for Christmas? Jamie looks pretty content with his personal life, and his professional life has just received a boost thanks to his new show, Jamie’s Family Christmas, which beat the following programme, Gordon Ramsay's The F Word, in the ratings by two million viewers. Jamie's also beating Gordon in my favourite British personality of 2009 poll: vote now!

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Best of 2009: Who is Your Favourite British Personality?

PopSugarUK — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:15:00 -0800

It's time for another of my Best of 2009 polls and this time I'm asking you who your favourite British personality is! All those celebs that don't quite fit into the other categories come in here, making for quite a diverse poll! Ant and Dec are counted as one, since you can't have one without the other, along with other TV presenters, judges, a sportsman and a chef. Who's your favourite though? Let me know!

Link Time!

PopSugarUK — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Jamie Oliver is a cool dude - Jamie's Twitter
Pete Doherty's heart stopped beating - Company
Amelle says Keisha nearly ruined her - Handbag
Behind the scenes with Carey Mulligan - Elle UK
Cheryl Cole's new look for single - InStyle UK
Are Brad and Angelina arguing over Obama? - Cosmopolitan UK
And the winner of DWTS is... - Hecklerspray
Lady Sovereign's signed up to Celeb Big Brother - Holy Moly
Is Demi's head on Anja's body? - Grazia
Lindsay wants to make Samantha jealous - theFABlife
Kelis's new song is a triumph - PopJustice

Source: Twitpic User jamie_oliver

Simply Fab: Jamie Oliver's Knitting Kit

FabSugarUK — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:21 -0700

Jamie Oliver is on a crusade to make the UK a better nation. He firstly changed school dinners, then challenged the meat industry and now he's branching out in to knitting, well, sort of! There is logic to this idea as Jamie aims to make use of the whole sheep! His restaurant, Fifteen, breed their own sheep for meat and have turned the yarn in to wool. The yarn is then spun and dyed by the Natural Fibre Company and sold to raise money for Jamie's charity, the Fifteen Foundation! The limited edition kits are available now (£23) meaning you could have a scarf finished by Christmas.