Posted on: 07 November, 2006
Author: Ruth Polak
Rioja is a region in Northern Spain with a long and glorious viticultural history. Rioja wine, especially the red, has been well known for centuries. The Denominación de Origen Calificada Rioja covers some 57,000 hectareslocated in 3 Autonomous Communities those of La Rioja, The Basque countryand Navarra. Between them they produce around 250 million litres of Rioja wine per annum Of which 85% is red and the rest whites or rosés. Wine has been produced in this area for centuries, initially by monks inthe middle ages but as far back as 1635 the Mayor 0f Logroño decreedthat no carriages were...
Posted on: 07 November, 2006
Author: Ian McAllister
Would you choose to die of cancer because tradition tells you to throw away the most powerful cancer fighters in your food? Don't Let Tradition Rob You Of Health Foods Famine victims refused to eat bags of wheat because they had never eaten it before. Are you letting tradition dictate what you eat? You may be wasting the best part. Apples In the past, apple skins were discarded in food products such as juices because the flavanoids in the skin caused cloudiness in the juice. Now it is known that the flavanoids are powerful cancer fighters and support the heart...
Posted on: 28 October, 2006
Author: Morgan Hamilton
One of my friends retired at the age of 50. She wanted to try a new line of work, so she took some time to do research and then made up her mind what she was going to do for her next career. She is very diligent so I had no doubts she would read books, articles and magazines on various businesses and careers just as she did. She called me to let me know she had decided to open a shop featuring the finest chocolates. I was quite surprised when I heard that. My friend has always been a...
Posted on: 14 October, 2006
Author: Morgan Hamilton
Can you guess which is the most common meal prepared at Easter dinner? Before answering, you should have in mind that something has to be done with all those eggs you boiled and colored. Deviled eggs are an easy to prepare meal, which you can serve at Easter dinner. The deviled eggs are simple to cook because they are just halved hard-cooked eggs with the yolk mashed with mayonnaise and seasonings and returned to the white. We all love when our joyful event is decorated by the colored eggs. The Easter eggs are so lovely when they are dyed spring...
Posted on: 20 September, 2006
Author: Jane Roseen
When the USSR fell in 1991; a new brand of Russian businessperson was born. No longer under the heavy hand of the Communist Party, the Russian version of capitalism rose from the ashes of the latent regime. One of these businessmen was Mr. Andrei Korkunov. Mr. Korkunov began his career producing jeans just after the fall of the Communist Regime with only about $30 in his pocket after leaving the Soviet army in the perestroika days. He discovered very quickly, however, that the cost of manufacturing in the new Russia was quite exorbitant and instead changed to importing consumer goods...
Posted on: 17 September, 2006
Author: Jacob Mabille
Eating on the cheap doesnt mean giving up great taste or things that you love, it just means planning ahead and using what you have. With these simple tips you can feed your family well on less than ... Eating on the cheap doesnt mean giving up great taste or things that you love, it just means planning ahead and using what you have. With these simple tips you can feed your family well on less than forty dollars a week. First, make a list of all the foods your family likes; include prepared dishes like macaroni and cheese as...
Posted on: 12 September, 2006
Author: Nicole Martins
I recently visited friends who served me a dinner of grilled salmon and baked potatoes, done to perfection in their chiminea. The sun was setting and it was cooling down but overall a wonderful summer evening. We wanted to converse and eventually, eat our meal outdoors. The bonus: the chiminea offered us warmth and the smoke kept some of the mosquitoes at bay (some still got us). I must say, as well as being a great evening, that was one of the most delicious pieces of salmon Ive ever eaten. Chimineas date back to 17th century Mexico, where they were...
Posted on: 11 September, 2006
Author: Morgan Hamilton
Inviting some friends over for a Sunday brunch can be relaxing and entertaining experience. Brunch itself is famous for being one of the easiest meals to prepare when entertaining. The best thing about it actually is that there are so many different recipes that give you the chance to prepare brunch in advance so that you can enjoy the time when your guests arrive. As it is very easy to make and exists in many variation, banana bread seems to always be a favorite addition to any brunch. It is in fact so easy to make banana bread that you...
Posted on: 25 August, 2006
Author: Morgan Hamilton
I'm sure this will come as no surprise to you that the most water is consumed during the summertime. It is a time when everyone tries to stay hydrated and healthy while participating in various summer events. There's nothing like a refreshing, cool bottle of sparkling water to chase away that summer thirst. Bottled drinking water is something that not everyone considers since water is free from the sink in your home, but bottled drinking water it can in many cases taste a lot better than your tap water and is free of many of the additives that are less...
Posted on: 13 August, 2006
Author: Morgan Hamilton
Cakes are a huge part of holiday, birthday, oh heck, just about any kind of celebration. And cake design has truly evolved into an art form. Some individuals to their entire careers to the art of cake design. You can walk by some bakeries and glanced through the window at some truly beautiful creations. I met a culinary artist recently and learned some very interesting things about the art of cake design. This gentleman informed me that cake design and is quickly becoming a very highly sought after specialty. In fact, cake designs are as old as cakes themselves. The...