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These numbers will help you feel grateful, not wasteful

These numbers will help you feel grateful, not wasteful | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
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Once a year, we feast to celebrate that our ancestors had enough food to survive their first winter, acknowledging that once upon a time food was something to be grateful for. Then the next day, we throw half of it away.
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Food Art: Who said you can’t play with food?

Food Art: Who said you can’t play with food? | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

It's not exactly clear where Penne alla Vodka comes from. Some say it's Italian... Ask The Food Lab

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Our weekly roundup on tasty news from around the world and here's what we are reading...

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Addictive Food, Beer, Color. Che forma ha il gusto?

Addictive Food, Beer, Color. Che forma ha il gusto? | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Our weekly roundup on tasty news from around the world and here's what we are reading. The Intersection of Color Design and... Beer and the curse of the designer: You sit at the bar with your favor...
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“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways. ” ~Oscar Wilde

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Food Meditations: Fancier-Than-Usual: Mini Puddings, Holidays in a Glass and Egg Dishes

Food Meditations: Fancier-Than-Usual: Mini Puddings, Holidays in a Glass and Egg Dishes | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Christmas Food: "They're so easy to make, even the kids can help you"
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Top 10 Alternative Christmas Trees | Xmas | MiNDFOOD

Top 10 Alternative Christmas Trees | Xmas | MiNDFOOD | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Flex your DIY skills and try piling presents under one of these creative Christmas tree alternatives this year.
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Grumpy Foodie Culture: Pumpkin, Bacon and Cat Poop Coffee

Grumpy Foodie Culture: Pumpkin, Bacon and Cat Poop Coffee | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

There are plenty of opinions out there about trends that are played out... Steven Poole's New Book, 'You Aren't What You Eat,' Looks at Our Gastronomic Obsession...

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Juicy Spirits and Literary Dishes ... A taste of home, against the law!

Juicy Spirits and Literary Dishes ... A taste of home, against the law! | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

Restrictions on imported foods can have unintended cultural consequences, with bans on foreign staples like foie gras and ackee berries...

 

"The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do." ~Galileo

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Concordo.
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Olympic Cakes, Artisanal Ice Cream and Kitchen Techniques

Olympic Cakes, Artisanal Ice Cream and Kitchen Techniques | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

“Success means having the courage, the determination, and the will to become the person you believe you were meant to be” ~George Sheehan

 

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Tapas, Pintxos and Zucchini Flowers ~ Recipes

Tapas, Pintxos and Zucchini Flowers ~ Recipes | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

These bite-sized Spanish small plates of food are so fashionable, nearly irresistible...

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Culinary Show, Camp Cooking 101 and Meat Cuts

Culinary Show, Camp Cooking 101 and Meat Cuts | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

Tips, recipes, equipment, and advice for cooking at the campsite, whether you're a car camper or a wilderness backpacker... The world’s meatiest sandwich, stuffed from bottom to top with 41 different cuts of meat...

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Gazpacho vs. Borscht, Season's Foraging and Hangover's Remedies

Gazpacho vs. Borscht, Season's Foraging and Hangover's Remedies | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

That rewarding feeling from your garden fresh herbs and homegrown vegetables...

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Charcoal vs. Gas, Bok Choy or Parilla? ... Grill ’Em All!

Charcoal vs. Gas, Bok Choy or Parilla? ... Grill ’Em All! | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

Vegs BBQ... Get to know the Argentine grill. Or, parrilla...

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Pairing Cocktails With Food

Pairing Cocktails With Food | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
As cocktails have moved toward center stage, restaurants and customers have been looking to pair cocktails with meals. The trick is to compromise the taste of neither the drink or the dish, says Dave Arnold, co-owner of the Booker and Dax bar.
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What’s Passover without herring? | Life | National Post

What’s Passover without herring? | Life | National Post | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
For most Jews, Passover is about escaping from the land of Egypt, but for me it is mostly about food.
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On Brunello di Montalcino and Irish Food. What Do Colours Taste Like?

On Brunello di Montalcino and Irish Food. What Do Colours Taste Like? | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
We've all heard that the first bite is taken with the eye... How we taste different colours. Yellow, red and blue: how would you expect them to taste?
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"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself." ~Henry Ford

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Chasing Anchovies and… Godersela a un passo dall’apocalisse!

Chasing Anchovies and… Godersela a un passo dall’apocalisse! | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
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Chasing Anchovies on Turkey’s Black Sea Coast, a season anticipated for centuries, that inspires fevered road trip in search of the elusive fish…

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Gorgelous Interview. Mich Turner.

Gorgelous Interview. Mich Turner. | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Who is: a very short and informal biography Mich Turner MBE is the founder of Little Venice Cake Company, author of 4 international best-selling books, award-winning entrepreneur, teacher and Judge...
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Shoots, Leaves and Tuna Sandwiches, Pumpkin, Candies and Minestrone

Shoots, Leaves and Tuna Sandwiches, Pumpkin, Candies and Minestrone | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

Pixie, kobold, elf, and sprite,
All are on their rounds tonight;
In the wan moon's silver ray,
Thrives their helter-skelter play.
~Joel Benton

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High-end dining just got a lot higher...

High-end dining just got a lot higher... | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

A chat about ultra-moist gefilte fish, a 27-hour brisket, and what sous vide chefs call “the danger zone.”...

 

Culinary Close-Up: Persian Cuisine and Kosher Molecular

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Grown-Up Ice Pops and The World Of Street Food

Grown-Up Ice Pops and The World Of Street Food | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

“Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.”
~Lao Tzu

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Basil Skewers, Holy Cheeses and Sorbets of Summer

Basil Skewers, Holy Cheeses and Sorbets of Summer | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

easy vegetarian snacks and/or finger foods, no cooking required...

 

“There are no facts, only interpretations.” ~Friedrich Nietzsche

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Intimate Meals: Bow-Chicka-Bow, Drinks and Food

Intimate Meals: Bow-Chicka-Bow, Drinks and Food | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

“There are painters who transform the sun to a yellow spot, but there are others who with the help of their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into sun” ~Pablo Picasso

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Picnic Baskets, Rhum and Sloe Cider

Picnic Baskets, Rhum and Sloe Cider | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

A pilgrimage to Martinique finds cane consummated as a heavenly spirit made from freshly pressed sugarcane wine...

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Rabbit Porchetta, Chips, Coleslaw and The Art of Bad Review

Rabbit Porchetta, Chips, Coleslaw and The Art of Bad Review | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

"Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life." ~Wilma Rudolph

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Undercover Foodie, High-End Italian Beers and Lambrusco

Undercover Foodie, High-End Italian Beers and Lambrusco | Food Meditations | Scoop.it

They're bubbly like fine Champagnes, cheaper than Cabs, and, best of all, designed to be consumed immediately...

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Take Time To Savor The Borek, A Flaky Turkish Snack : NPR

Take Time To Savor The Borek, A Flaky Turkish Snack : NPR | Food Meditations | Scoop.it
Savory fillings are rolled up in dough to form half-moons, narrow cigars, coiled snails or ornate roses, or cut into dainty squares from a large pan. It's like a little gift-wrapped package with a delicious surprise inside, built for enjoying slowly.
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