Archive for ◊ October, 2008 ◊

Author: Steve
• Thursday, October 30th, 2008

kfc KFCs Guitar Hero Fully Loaded Box Meal Greases EverythingI’ve been working a lot lately. Pretty much around the clock. Don’t feel bad, aside from my restaurant job I’m in the middle of reviewing games for our partner site Cinema Blend. So at 1 am I’m sitting on the couch having a blast with Little Big Planet. Simultaneously I am hungry, and as any avid gamer knows you must have proper grub to stay up late playing games. I have my own favorites, consisting of convenient one-handed snack treats. KFC has teamed up with Activision to produce a Guitar Hero: World Tour box o’ food. more…

Author: Steve
• Thursday, October 30th, 2008

kraft Kraft And Kellogg Still Making Money In A Down EconomyNow that the economy is looking anemic folks are staying at home to eat. Normally I’d rejoice that people are now going to be eating more fresh food at the dinner table, but that is not the case. Kraft and Kellogg have announced that despite price hikes recently their sales have gone up. Well, duh. You raise the price, even if the economy is going down the toilet, you should see some sort of gain. more…

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Author: Steve
• Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

amyadams Julie And Julia Movie May Be DelayedI’m a guy and even I can admit to enjoying Nora Ephron’s films. Perhaps they are chick flicks, but they are very well done. When Harry Met Sally and My Blue Heaven, both written by Ephron, are classic comedies in my mind. The kind that whenever they’re on I’ll stop to watch. So finding out that Ephron was doing a movie about Julia Childs was exciting. But it appears the movie will be delayed a little bit due to star Meryl Streep. more…

Author: Steve
• Monday, October 27th, 2008

pork11-300x200 Dinner Tonight: Pork Chops en Croute With Maple Ginger Butternut SquashThe best test for checking out the new seasonal fruits and vegetables is to prepare them with little fanfare. Roast some root vegetables or squash. Make an apple tart. Anything that requires you to do as little as possible to the produce will garner you praise for your cooking prowess. Meanwhile it’s all nature’s doing. That was the inspiration for dinner this evening. I couldn’t pass by the mounds of squash tumbling off the display racks at the grocery store without picking up just one. more…

Author: Steve
• Monday, October 27th, 2008

pork1-300x200 Recipe: Pork Chops en CrouteIngredients:

Pork Chops:

2 thick cut pork chops, trimmed of fat
1 sheet puff pastry dough, thawed
2 Tbsp whole grain mustard
¼ cup toasted macadamia nuts, chopped
1 egg with 1 Tbsp water, for egg wash
Salt and pepper more…

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Author: Steve
• Monday, October 27th, 2008

squash-300x200 Recipe: Maple Ginger Butternut SquashIngredients:

1 large butternut squash
2 Tbsp butter
1 ½ tsp maple syrup
1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger

Preheat oven to 400 degrees more…

Author: Kelly
• Monday, October 27th, 2008

pork-300x200 Food Porn: Pork Chops en Croute With Maple Ginger Butternut Squash

Author: Kelly
• Monday, October 27th, 2008

tart-300x200 Food Porn: Apple Pomegranate Tart

Author: Steve
• Monday, October 27th, 2008

dinner Youre Invited To Dinner With Eric RipertIt’s impossible to be able to cook with your favorite chefs. Unless you happen to be lucky enough to be friends with them that is. Eric Ripert, one of my personal favorites, has come up with a way to do the next best thing. He’ll design a dinner party menu, share it with you, and in turn you share the experience with him. For me it has to be one of the best uses of the internet to promote the idea of great food. more…

Author: Steve
• Monday, October 27th, 2008

appletart2-300x200 Recipe: Apple Pomegranate TartIngredients:

Pomegranate Apple Syrup
3 cups pomegranate juice, not from concentrate
½ cup sugar
Apple cores
Juice from 1 lime

Tart
1 sheet puff pastry dough
4 medium sized apples, gala preferred more…

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