Jumat, 26 Oktober 2012

Food Reward Fridays

Each Friday, I'm going to post a picture of a modern food so ridiculous it makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time. I'm doing this for two reasons:
  1. To raise awareness about the unhealthy, fattening foods that are taking over global food culture. These are highly rewarding, highly palatable, energy-dense foods that drive people to eat in the absence of hunger, and continue eating beyond calorie needs. In many cases, the foods have been specifically designed to maximize "craveability" and palatability.
  2. Because it's funny.
Without further ado... the first lucky winner:
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Sabtu, 20 Oktober 2012

Candy at the Cash Register

Last week, the New England Journal of Medicine published an interesting editorial titled "Candy at the Cash Register-- a Risk Factor for Obesity and Chronic Disease." This fits in well with our discussion of non-homeostatic eating, or eating in the absence of calorie need.

There are a few quotes in this article that I find really perceptive.

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Rabu, 17 Oktober 2012

What Look’s Java Vanilla should be?



When you have a plan to use vanilla bean in your culinary recipes, cookies, cakes, ice cream, pastries and deserts, but you never purchase the vanilla beanbefore, this tips hope will be useful for you as the directon about what look’s gourmet java vanilla bean should be when you have a plan to buy it both by online or at the nearest your local gourmet shop


And don’t forgets, ask your gourmetor grocery store about the vanilla variety that they offering to you, if you have a plan to buy it by online, please to read the text line before carefully. Well, the picture above is what the gourmet java vanilla bean will look’s like should be as the best result if the producer do the correct of curing technique and perfect time in the harvest, the simple method to check the quality of your vanilla bean is by using your own finger, good quality of vanilla bean is pliable enough to wrap around your finger without breaking (Plump and Moist). Other is you can keep feel the oil residue on your fingers after touching (Oily). 

Selasa, 16 Oktober 2012

Young Woman with Vanilla Orchid Vine in Java



Young Woman with Vanilla Orchid Vine in Java, ca. 1921

Did you know if on the US Ice Cream History, Thomas Jefferson as America’s Third President who has writes the recipes of Vanilla Ice Cream? Then base on the current survey of International Ice Cream Association on June year of 2012 before the celebration of National Ice Cream Day in Washington, D.C., Vanilla is Top Ice Cream Flavor with Americans. Yes, Vanilla is the popular flavors both in commercial industry and domestic baking in the US, and in all of the ice cream consumed in the United States, 27.8 percent is vanilla while chocolate has count is only 14.3 percent of ice cream consumed

Did you know also if Ronald Reagan as The U.S Presidentswho designated the the third Sunday in July as National Ice Cream Day since year of 1984? Next Vanilla Presidents is Barack Obama such as the news at Boston.com, after Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, Ben and Jerry'scouldn't help but rename their butter pecan ice creamto Yes Pecan. All proceeds of the ice cream are donated to the Common Cause Education Fund. Vanilla is ice-cream dishes of U.S. Presidents! 

Then how the history about Java Vanilla Bean? Java Vanilla Bean is the unique flavor of vanilla bean from Indonesia, even the vanilla vines variety which planted in Java is the same as what have in Madagascar, but every country producer will create different flavor as profile base on growing regions and land condition, some interest link to click above about the old picture of Young Woman with Vanilla Orchid Vine in Java, ca. 1921.


Other Interest Link To Click,

Thomas Jefferson Vanilla Ice Cream

Vanilla Top Ice Cream Flavor with Americans

Ben and Jerry’s Vanilla Ice Cream

We all Scream for National Ice Cream Day
http://www.chicagonow.com/tween-us/2012/07/we-all-scream-for-national-ice-cream-day/

Senin, 15 Oktober 2012

Vanilla Bean& Savory Dishes

Did you know if Roast Lamb as Savory Dishes being Food Heritage in most of country such in USA, Yunani and China? Where Roast Lamb has part of their cultureand tradition also, same as we in Indonesia, most of people in here usually prepare Roast Lamb at some special moment parties such as wedding party or other festivals.  








Whole Roast Lamb, people in Indonesia called it Kambing Guling, the food as Savory Dishes with the basic materials is one year old lamb and can be mutton also, its seem simple to make, slaughter the lamb, removes the organs from the inside, dub with salt, coat it with the other ingredients such as eggs in the process and would be much better mix by many kind of herb and spicesas the secret of tasty. Do you think its work if we use Vanilla Bean in Our Roast Lamb recipes? As we know that the Vanilla Bean is the expensive spices in the world after Saffron.

Like  Karen said on her site at kareniscooking.com, using vanilla in savory dishes such as Roast Lamb is one of the best culinary secrets since vanilla bean is part of the seasoning rub and also in the balsamic- vinegar reduction, take a look the recipes at kareniscooking.com with the article title is Vanilla Scented Lamb Roast. Other use of vanilla bean on the lamb recipes can be read at the website of whatscookingamerica.netby the tittle recipes of Rubbed Lamb with Coffee Vanilla Sauce.

Then what is savory dishes mean? It’s the opposite of sweet dish for the cooking taste which more salty or spices, the food with savory dishes is mostly use the ingredients such as meat, vegetable, rice, potatoes, spices and herbs. The use of vanilla bean at savory dishes menu recipes is very useful since vanillacan be as balancing in transform savory dishes into something special by the vanilla flavors.

Rabu, 10 Oktober 2012

Firefox 16.0


The Web is all about innovation, and Firefox sets the pace with dozens of new features to deliver a faster, more secure and customizable Web browsing experience for all.

User Experience. The enhancements to Firefox provide the best possible browsing experience on the Web. The new Firefox smart location bar, affectionately known as the "Awesome Bar," learns as people use it, adapting to user preferences and offering better fitting matches over time.

Performance. Firefox is built on top of the powerful new Gecko platform, resulting in a safer, easier to use and more personal product.

Security. Firefox raises the bar for security. The new malware and phishing protection helps protect from viruses, worms, trojans and spyware to keep people safe on the Web.

Customization. Everyone uses the Web differently, and Firefox lets users customize their browser with more than 5,000 add-ons.
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Title:Firefox 16.0
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File size:17.39MB (18,239,624 bytes)
Requirements:Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
Languages:en-US
License:Open Source
Date added:October 9, 2012
Author:Mozilla Organization
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Kamis, 04 Oktober 2012

Photos and More Gardening

I've needed new professional and blog photos for a long time. My friend Adam Roe was in town recently, and he happens to be professional photographer, so he graciously offered to snap a few shots. Despite less than ideal conditions, he did an outstanding job. Here's a larger version of the photo on my profile (which Blogger shrinks down to a tiny thumbnail):


To see more of Adam's work, head over to his Facebook page, and don't forget to 'like' and share it if you enjoy it. Adam is currently based in Berlin.

Gardening Update

Here's a photo of today's harvest (taken by me, not Adam; you can tell by the poor focus and primitive lighting):

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