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GM rice found in Chinese supermarkets: Greenpeace

2010-03-16T02:21:59Z

<div><p>Genetically modified rice is being sold in supermarkets in China including US retail giant Wal-Mart, environmental group Greenpeace said in a report that contradicts government statements.</p><p>The study said GM ric...

Roaster seeks to give Cambodia coffee global buzz

2010-03-16T01:15:15Z

<div><p>MONDULKIRI, Cambodia (Reuters Life!) - Southeast Asian coffee from Vietnam and Indonesia percolates around the world, but if a family roaster has its way, mugs may soon be filled with a blend from another, unlikely location: Cambodia.</p><p>Every few days, t...

Gourmet Leftovers

2010-03-15T21:15:15Z

<div><p></p><p>Turn: Roasted Chicken and Tabouli</p><p>Note: Tabouli is a Meditterean dish made with chopped parsley, bulgur grain, mint, tomato, and onion. Check your grocery store for one of the dozens of boxed options available.</p><p>Into: Chicken Tabouli Salad</p><p>How to do it: Mix a couple servings of prepared tabouli salad with 3/4 cup cubed cooked chicken and a bit of sauce or salad dressing of your choice. Toss lightly and ad...

Grilled Lamb Riblets

2010-03-15T21:15:13Z

<div><p>Lamb is generally available year round. The small, T-bone-shaped chops in this recipe cook very consistently — two minutes per side for rare and three minutes per side for medium rare over medium-high heat.</p><p></p><p>Grilled Lamb Riblets 4-6 large garlic cloves, crushed 2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme Pinch of cayenne pepper 1 tsp of kosher salt 1/4 cup olive oil 6-8 small loin lamb chops</p><p>Make It1.) Place fi...

Can You Eat Healthy at a Fast Food Restaurant?

2010-03-16T02:18:45Z

You have changed your eating habits to align with your decision to live a healthy lifestyle but you find yourself with only fast food restaurants for lunch. Due to hypertension your doctor has put you on a low sodium diet but your kids keep nagging you to take them to McDonalds. After a thorough diet evaluation you have chosen a low fat diet plan to lose those extra pounds but your friends love to eat at Subway. Do an...

Diabetes Diet Tips That You Should Follow

2010-03-15T22:41:09Z

Having a set diet is important for those that are suffering from diabetes. Not controlling what they eat can cause them to have high levels of sugar in their blood which can turn out to be quite hazardous for a person suffering from diabetes. There is no specific seven day diet plan that diabetics need to follow. Instead there are specific food types that need to be consumed on a regular basis. These foods can be used to make up any seven day diet that would fit an individual best. Instead of...

French chefs to the rescue of Polish cuisine

2010-03-15T13:17:21Z

<div><p>French chefs are cooking up a sophisticated new style of cuisine and service in Poland's Warmia-Mazurian lake district, a tourism magnet for sailing and watersports, all courtesy of the European Union.</p><p>Dressed in white aprons and armed with cell phones, eight professional chefs from the region film Marc Bri...

Thieving baboons wipe out S.African vineyards: report

2010-03-15T10:18:18Z

<div><p>Baboons with a taste for Chardonnay grapes are terrorising farmers in South Africa's Western Cape wine region, munching tonnes of grapes ready for harvesting, local media reported on Monday.</p><p>Farms in the Franschhoek Valley had been emptied by rampaging Chachma baboons, who sneak into secured plo...

Coca-Cola spent $4.8 million lobbying gov't in 4Q

2010-03-15T06:15:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Coca-Cola spent $4.8 million in fourth quarter lobbying government on taxes, food safety</div><div><p>Coca-Cola Co. spent $4.8 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on proposals to tax sugary beverages, according to a recent disclosure report.</p><p>That's well above the $680,000 that the company spent in the year-ago period, and more than double the $2...

Arizona town opens time capsule, can't find brandy

2010-03-15T04:30:26Z

<div id="subtitle">Arizona town opens time capsule buried 25 years ago, but bottle of Mexican brandy is missing</div><div><p>A town in Arizona is missing a 25-year-old bottle of brandy.</p><p>When officials in Somerton opened a time capsule Saturday, they discovered mementos from 1985 — but didn't find a bottle of Mexican brandy that was supposed to be in the capsule.</p><p>Somerton street and solid was...

Finding a Wine to Match Your Meal

2010-03-15T08:53:23Z

For countless years we have been told to pair red wine with red meats and save white wine for choices like fish and poultry; but these archaic guidelines aren't able to take into consideration the wide range of foods and produce available today with their multitude of varying flavours.<br><br>There is definitely much more to food and wine pairing than just taking the type of meat into consideration. However, finding the right type of wine to compliment your meal doesn't have to be...

Heal Your Heart With Chocolate

2010-03-14T15:10:34Z

There is a reason why chocolate is often associated with matters of the heart. Gifts of chocolate are a very common way to express love. In addition, we often eat chocolate to pamper ourselves when we feel sad, lonely, or need extra care and attention. For many of us, chocolate is like a beloved friend who has a special place in our hearts. Finally, chocolate is something that takes away our cares and lightens our hearts at least for a little while because of its intoxicating and luscious tas...

Japanese Scotch Triumphs

2010-03-14T07:52:23Z

In 1975 a friend asked me if I wanted to become involved in the marketing of a new whisky, from India. A few days later he arrived with a brown bottle in the shape of an eagle and poured me a glass of amber liquid, which looked like any other whisky I had ever seen. It smelled like whisky too. But it tasted like engine oil, with an aftertaste of Liquafruta - a particularly revolting cold remedy preferred by an aunt I spent my summers with as a child. ...

Use the Pyramid to Get Healthy

2010-03-13T14:33:31Z

You keep reading and hearing about eating healthier and getting regular exercise to improve your health but you don?t know where to go to get started. Instead of buying the latest diet book or investing in exercise equipment or a health club membership why don?t you consider a free alternative? Free is good. So where do you go for this free information and tools to get you started?<br><br>The the Netherlands in 1826. Unlike other European governments that tried to control cigar manufacture, the Dutch let cigar makers pursue their trade unregulated. The cigar industry was quickly spread over Europe, but it remained prominent in the Dutch province of Brabant.<br><br>In 1873, these fine cigars was founded. Today, it is the sixth...

Fuling Mustard

2010-03-13T04:06:15Z

In China, under various names, taste the pickles of different products in Fuling mustard to the table like jasper, red agate, such as the appearance of shape and special flavor famous, and the European pickled cucumber, sweet and sour cabbage and said the world's three most famous pickles . Fuling is a result of the birthplace of mustard and centralized place of origin, it is known as the hometown of China's...

Chile Faces Major Destruction After Massive 8.8 Earthquake

2010-03-12T14:34:25Z

SANTA CRUZ, CHILE - MARCH 12: Grapes hang from the vine at the Montgras winery which continues to operate after the recent earthquake damaged its facility on March 12, 2010 in Santa Cruz, Chile. The winery is working at about 80 percent of capacity due to the damage. The quake caused damage to the heart of the country's largest wine production areas causing substantial damage in areas including the Cac...

Powerful New Anti-aging Diet

2010-03-12T17:57:39Z

What many women in particular fail to realize that when it comes to anti-aging, an anti-aging diet is far more important and effective than those anti-aging skincare products available in the market today. To appreciate the importance of an anti-aging, it is essential to know the benefits of an anti-aging diet.<br><br>Getting into, and maintaining an anti-aging diet is not difficult at all. In fact, an anti-aging diet can even save you money on anti-aging skincare products or trea...

Women chefs put food, not minority status on menu

2010-03-12T09:15:34Z

<div><p>TORONTO (Reuters Life!) - Canadian women chefs say it is time to stop worrying about their minority status in the cutthroat restaurant business because there are plenty of other things to put on the menu.</p><p>For Toronto's top women chefs the key is to persuade diners that Canadian food is cool. Being a woman is secondary to the goal of getting people ...

Why You Should Try Mexican Rice

2010-03-12T10:47:04Z

Mexican rice is a dish that is served at every Mexican restaurant all over the world. This rice is flavored with tomatoes and spices and has become an expected dish with Mexican food. This has not always been true, however. Rice is not a native plant in Mexico. Rice was introduced to Mexico through the Philippines. When the Spanish discovered how well rice grew around