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November 19, 2013 at 8:42 am
· Filed under Chocolate, Giftable
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Pass the pigskin—we want some chocolate.
This life-size football is available in dark, or white chocolate from fine chocolatier Li-Lac Chocolates.
At 11 x 6″ x 6.5″ and 2.2 pounds of premium chocolate, the football is $48.00.
If football isn’t your sport, there are:
Chocolate basketballs, a life-size 10″ diameter and 3.5 pounds of chocolate, $65.00.
Chocolate baseballs, 3″ diameter, 4.5 ounces (each, box of 2), $18.
Chocolate golf balls, 1.5″ diameter and 1 ounce each, box of 6 $18.
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Life-size football in premium chocolate. Photo courtesy Li-Lac Chocolates.
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There are tennis rackets, baseball gloves and more; each made to order in dark, milk or white chocolate at Li-Lac Chocolates.
—Steven Gans
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November 19, 2013 at 8:16 am
· Filed under Beverages, Food Holidays
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Do you know what this is? Chances are,
you’ve consumed it (and some people
consume it a lot!). Photo by Bob Walker |
Wikimedia. |
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Today is National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day. Yes, some of these official food holidays are quirky. But each one offers a teaching moment.
There are only six plants on earth that contain caffeine. Quick: close your eyes and try to name them.
They are:
Cacao: the cacao bean (the seeds of a tree fruit) is used to make chocolate and cocoa.
Coffee: the leaves, cherries and seeds all contain caffeine; the seeds are roasted to become coffee beans.
Kola: the nut of the tree is used to make cola drinks (that’s it in the photo).
Guaraná: the seed is extracted as a beverage ingredient; it’s present in just about every energy drink.
Tea: the leaf of the plant is an herb that has become a culinary mainstay throughout the world.
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Yerba maté: the leaf of a tree that’s a member of the holly family, it is brewed like tea and drunk in parts of South America the way some Americans drink coffee: continuously, for vitality and mental clarity (more about yerba maté).
What do all of these foods with caffeine have in common?
They’re all leaves, nuts or seeds of trees.
They’re all used to make beverages.
As you sip your caffeinated beverage, think of how much you’ve learned!
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November 19, 2013 at 7:42 am
· Filed under Cooking & Baking, Fish-Seafood-Caviar, Food Fun, Tip Of The Day
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Make your food look more beautiful this holiday season.
Sometimes, exciting food isn’t about complex cooking skills, but in an artistic outlook. The difference between your presentation and that at a fine restaurant may simply be a colorful and imaginative garnish.
This red snapper from Aureole in New York City uses two chef techniques:
Plating the protein atop the vegetables or starch
Scattering bits of fruits, vegetables, flowers, nuts and/or drops of purée from a squeeze bottle or piping bag
In this dish, red snapper was placed upon a molded circle of pea puree. The edible garnish includes corn kernels,sprouts, tomato (you can use red bell pepper) and zucchini.
The result: edible art.
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Food presentation counts in this dish of red snapper with artistic garnish. Photo courtesy Aureole | NYC. |
Fine restaurants buy much of their equipment at J.B. Prince. Serious cooks (and serious eaters) will enjoy perusing the website. We’d like Santa to bring us:
Heart-shape ice cream scoop
Cube-shape ice cream scoop
Is there something special for your favorite cook?
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