Lamb Loin Chops: throw ’em on the
barbie for a fast, delicious meal.
Cookout season is underway! But forget about the usual hot dogs and burgers: Instead, throw some lamb on the barbie, as the Australians would say. Our deliciously easy summer lamb recipes feature fresh, seasonal ingredients, and are perfect for outdoor cooking. Take advantage of the warm season by inviting friends over for a backyard lamb-becue. After all, these summer days will be gone before we know it.These recipes were developed by Sally James, a leading Australian chef, food book author and television personality, for Meat And Livestock Australia, which represents producers of Australian lamb.
Would you go to a swill party? That’s swill, not swell. One manufacturer is selling a Swill® Wine Tasting Party kit as a fun and casual way to conduct a blind wine tasting. It’s targeted to people who enjoy wine but aren’t very knowledgeable about it. Or apparently, very knowledgeable about the meaning of the word, swill.Excuse us for recoiling, but here are some dictionary definitions for swill (these from Dictionary.com):
1. liquid or partly liquid food for animals, esp. kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash
2. kitchen refuse in general; garbage
3. any liquid mess, waste, or refuse; slop
4. a deep draught of liquor
5. contemptibly worthless utterance or writing; drivel
6. to drink greedily or excessively
7. to drink (something) greedily or to excess; guzzle
8. to feed (animals) with swill: to swill hogs
The SWILL Wine Tasting Party Kit has
everything you’ll need to host a wine
tasting party for eight.
The word is also used to refer to human food of very poor quality, e.g., “I can’t believe they served us that swill!” We don’t eat or drink swill. However, if you find this concept clever, or think it will make a good joke gift (at $24.99), you can order a wine-tasting kit at SwillParty.com.
You could win a year’s supply of NewTree Chocolate!
Like chocolate? Like to write? Like texting? You could win a new Apple iPhone 3G and a year’s supply of chocolate in NewTree Chocolate’s Gr8 Am. Txt Stry Contest (Great American Text Story Contest). Inspired by the popularity of cell phone text novels in Japan, this short story contest requires that all entries be submitted via cell phone text message. The stories can be up to 1,500 words and must incorporate all 11 NewTree chocolate names: Blush, Cocoon, Crave, Forgiveness, Pleasure, Refresh, Rejoice, Renew, Sexy, Tranquility and Vigor. To enter the contest, fill out the form at newtree.com/contest.php. Entrants will receive a text message with instructions about submitting their stories. The deadline for submission is 8 p.m. E.T. on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008. The winner will be announced on Oct. 13, 2008. The grand prize is a year’s worth of NewTree chocolates—one chocolate bar a day for 365 days—and an Apple iPhone 3G.
Last fall, The J.M. Smucker Company, maker of Jif peanut butter, held its sixth annual “Most Creative Peanut Butter Sandwich” contest for kids, with college scholarship awards. The 2008 contest launches on August 14 and runs through November. Rules can be found on Jif.com. Even though the creators of these sandwiches are all under the age of 13, adults will enjoy them, too. Even better, they make a wonderful adult-child cooking activity. Amaze your family with one of these fun, award-winning recipes:
Wowie zowie: These PB sandwiches have
been reinvented as “fortune cookies”
filled with PB, apples and celery, with an
Asian-style peanut dipping sauce.
Call it “True Blue” if you wish, but the
official name for this cocktail is Barack
Rocks.
What are you planning to serve guests when you watch the Democratic and Republic National Conventions? Raise a glass to your favorite with these two recipes. Better yet, be bipartisan and enjoy both cocktails!
Regardless of your choice of commander-in-chief, you can vote for the cocktail of your choice with these Presidential Candidate Cocktails from SKYY Spirits.
Celebrate the 2008 Democratic and Republican presidential nominees thanks to SKYY, as you sip on a Barack Rocks or a McCain Straight Up, from now through November. If the candidate of your choice wins, you’ve got a drink going for at least four years.
