Recipes from the “Best Teen Chef”

Aug. 23, 2007   Leave a Comment  

(ARA) Recipes Courtesy of Amanda Nunez, winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef 2007 Competition. Jicama Salad: Yield 4 1/2 cold jicama cut into match sticks 1/2 cold avocado cubed 2 oranges 1/4 cold cantaloupe cubed 1/2 cup fresh strawberries sliced 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion salt and pepper to taste Combine the [...]

Teen chef shares secrets for snacking healthy

Aug. 22, 2007   Leave a Comment  

(ARA) – Like any teenager when they get home from a long day at school, Amanda Nunez is plenty hungry, but as the winner of The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef competition, not just any average after school snack will do. "I love to eat healthfully, and after school I’m starving, having eaten only a [...]

Crisp, light, refreshing wheat beer

Aug. 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Lighter wheat beer offers distinctive craft beer taste with diversity that people crave

Orikaso: The fold flat tableware for everyone

Aug. 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Orikaso is a fold flat tableware brand and the brainchild of a British team of inventors and businessmen. This believe-it-or-not business is continuously growing. As the name suggests, Orikaso is origami-inspired. And it’s the perfect design for your outdoor eating needs. These thin pieces of polypropylene plastic can hold anything with no leakage. The hot [...]

A Yankee take on Irish Beer

March 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Browsing the isles of local liquor stores, it’s clear that there are not a lot of Irish imports available in the states. Guinness, Harp, Smithwick’s and Murphy’s can be found everywhere, for the most part. Feeling limited in your choices? Thankfully, the 1,414 breweries in the United States offer numerous alternatives to help celebrate St. [...]

Irish eats: Shepherd’s Pie

March 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Throngs of green-clad people. Pints of black or green-dyed brew. Plates of steaming corned beef and cabbage. These images have become synonymous with St. Patrick’s Day around the world. It started as an annual feast in honor of Ireland’s patron saint, St. Patrick. Legend has it that the Christian missionary drove all of the snakes [...]

Hooters Cookbook

March 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

“The Hooters Cookbook” includes unique recipes for appetizers, main dishes, desserts and of course drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic). The recipes are easy enough for the average non-cooking man who wants to impress his game-watching friend or even a lady friend. Inside, you’ll find recipes for wings, sandwiches and burgers, and sections dedicated to: game day [...]

Premium Zinfandel

Feb. 1, 2007   Leave a Comment  

Wine, vin, vino, wein. Fermented grapes have never been as popular as they are right now. The innocuous intoxicant is a vice living proudly in the mainstream. In a culture where smoking is prohibited indoors, 18-year-old’s sneak beer under the bleachers and online poker has attracted federal legislation, wine is not only accepted; it’s healthy! [...]