Archive for the 'The Eatery' Category

Hamilton Beach Brew Station 12 Cup Coffee Maker

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

The Hamilton Beach Brew Station 12 Cup Coffee Maker is unique amongst coffee makers. This coffee maker has no carafe, instead the coffee is self contained within the unit and is released into your cup by pressing on a dispenser. A great idea it is, but Hamilton Beach needs to engineer this product as it […]

Rediscovering Grilled Pizza

Sunday, May 18th, 2008

America’s favorite food has long been the pizza cooked in a traditional oven but is that about to change? While most Americans have probably never indulged in a grilled pizza, the origins of pizza are making a big comeback. There is no denying that we love our traditional backyard barbeque but rarely, if ever has […]

Acai Berry Making for a Healthy Heart

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Acai is a new fruit from Brazil that offers vital nutritional benefits for people over 40 years of age. The Acai contains 33 times the cholesterol fighting anthocyanin than a glass of red wine, a Daily Value (DVS) of calcium, twice the DVS at the antioxidant ‘Vitamin E and a substantial amount of dietary fiber […]

Christmas Recipes: Edible Gifts No.3 of 8 - Gingerbread Decorations

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Christmas recipe makes: 2 dozen
Calories per biscuit: 125
Preparation time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Suitable for freezing at end of step 5.
Christmas recipe ingredients:

flour, plain white 350 g (12 oz)
bicarbonate of soda, 5 ml (1 tsp)
ginger, ground 30 ml (2 tbsp)
cinnamon, ground 15 ml (1 tbsp)
cloves, ground 2.5 […]

Best Recipes: Peppermint Cheesecake

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

This festive cheesecake is pretty in pink and perfect for Christmas or Valentine’s Day.
Crust
1 cup chocolate wafer crumbs3 tablespoons margarine, melted
Filling
1 envelope unflavored gelatin cup cold water2 (8-oz.) containers soft cream cheese cup sugar cup milk cup crushed peppermint candy1 cup whipping cream, whipped2 (1.45-oz). milk chocolate candy bars, finely chopped
Toppings
whipped creamcrushed peppermint candychocolate […]

The Benefits of Fresh Noni Fruit

Friday, April 11th, 2008

In Polynesia, ripe noni fruit is contained, so that it decomposes and ferments. The amber juice that forms on top of the fermented fruit is consumed daily as a general preventative medicine.
But in contemporary Western civilizations, fresh noni fruit is hard to come by. You could try to buy fresh noni fruit directly from a […]

The Origins of the Humble Tea Leaf

Monday, April 7th, 2008

The Origins of Tea
According to mythological fables, there are many tales of the origin of tea. The first one comes from over 4500 years ago. The Second Chinese Emperor Chen Sung(circa 2737-2697 BC) was sitting beneath a tree while his servant was boiling some water. A leaf from the tree above fell into the boiling […]

German Beer

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Most German beers are popular, because they are vegan (no animal products are used). Bavarian purity laws require them to use four ingredients only: water, grain, hops and yeast. Real German beer is also not pasteurized as many American beers are, which allows the beers real flavor to flourish.
Listed below is some of the different […]