Friday, May 27, 2011

What will it take for meatfree diets to go mainstream | Paul MacInnes Sabra hummus remain in DePaul cafeteria menus 10 Healthy Road Trip Snacks What's going on Monday Choice Tables Atlanta Serves Sophisticated Southern Halle & Gabriel's Toast Each Other Say Cheese Nachos! Can Photographing Your Food Help Weight Loss Survey Mac users more educated eat How Are PC People Different [INFOGRAPHIC] Is Hummus the Next Guacamole Middle Eastern Gets Mod LastMinute Holiday Guests Nigella's Here To Open Thread Easy Ways Get Veggies 3D Printer Plays With Its Food…and Makes A Miniature Space Shuttle Discoblog Peanut Butter

Vegetarianism is too often a badge of honour for the righteous and a whipping boy for meat-eating traditionalists One of the nastiest dining experiences I have ever had was in a vegan restaurant. There was no interpretative dance, nor a vicious dining room fight involving sharpened broccoli spears, but there might as well have been. First off the lighting was harsh, like an art gallery or something. The portions were tiny and the mood of the staff was a notch below sulky. But all of that was nothing in comparison to the biggest sin; this restaurant didn't do bread. Bread. I mean, come on, bread. The source of joy to billions. The only product that will happily be smeared in jam, margarine or hummus (sure, you could spread the same condiments on vulcanised rubber, but they wouldn't be as tasty). Finally, and most crucially, bread is a product that need be made neither from bits of animal nor products derived from bits of animal. It qualifies as bloody vegan. But yet this restaurant didn't stock it, for reasons they couldn't explain but that I was happy to infer as having something to do with the ... After a student referendum failed to get the required votes to remove a brand of hummus from DePaul University cafeterias last week, school officials decided Sabra hummus will continue to be sold on campus. Whether you're driving across country or flying to visit the in-laws, finding a way to eat healthy on the road can be a challenge. Although it may be… today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * Tony Scherr Trio @ The Living Room * Tinie Tempah @ Apple Store SoHO * Eszter Balint, Chris Cochrane @ Barbes * Les Paul Mondays w/... Trout at Cakes & Ale; feta snack and a salad at Miller Union; "jars" at Empire State South contain snacks like peanut hummus, bacon marmalade, pickles and pimento cheese. • Halle Berry and beau Olivier Martinez headed to a favorite spot, Taverna Tony, in Malibu, Calif., for a meal alfresco on the bougainvillea-covered patio. The lovebirds shared hummus with caviar, baby octopus and a Greek salad, all washed down with white wine. "They held hands at the table and made several toasts," an onlooker tells us. "It was very sweet to see her so happy and in love." The Meal Snap app gives you a calorie estimate of what you photograph, but its accuracy isn't perfect. Data collected by Hunch suggests those with Macs are younger, throw more parties, and are less likely to ride Harleys In an infographic that's bound to cause arguments and perhaps fistfights, researchers at _Hunch_ placed data from about 700,000 of its websi… Middle Eastern chefs are trying to push one of the world's most complex and ancient cuisines into the culinary mainstream From peanut butter hummus to "dirty" Prosecco, chef Nigella Lawson shares some simple solutions for holiday entertaining. She talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about quick appetizers, drinks and desserts that are sure to please the guests. Another fun filled day at the hospital. My neighbor had to be here at 7 am for a nuclear stress test of her heart so they can decide if she is up for surgery. She really is a trouper, this woman. And the best part is she and her sister have been feeding me their [...] If you're not a veggie lover already, becoming one isn't going to happen overnight. But with a few simple additions, you can get started toward a healthier diet.… Most people outgrow the days of carving rivulets in mashed potato mountains or castles out of seasoned squash--but scientists aren't "most people." One ragtag team of researchers and culinary experts are harnessing the power of 3-D food printers to bring the science of playing-with-your-food to new levels, such as outer space. In a project called fab@home, Cornell's Computational Synthesis Laboratory and the French Culinary Institute have made a giant leap for mankind by fashioning a miniature space shuttle made of pureed scallops and cheese. So what does it take to create such intricate food sculptures? Cornell graduate research student Jeffrey Lipton told CBC News: > "The process is pretty simple … Just as … your 2D printer puts droplets of ink onto a page to create an image, this draws lines of material on top of each other to create a 3D object." It's the same technology as rapid prototyping machines, except you're switching in food pastes for plastics and metal. Precisely-positioned nozzles squirt out edible creations of virtually every flavor, and so far, the lab has tackled various foodstuffs, including cheese, chocolate, hummus, and turkey. But interesting shapes and ... Bring out the veggies or pita chips--try this irresistible combination of peanut butter and hummus . . . with a spicy kick! Recipe Source: Deliciously Healthy
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