FDA acts to increase protection against contaminted foods

Breaking news about recent action by the FDA to reduce contamination of the nation's produce and processed food supply. To read more, click here!

"Seasoning" goes beyond Spices

Seasoning your Wok (or a cast-iron pan) is a vital step in maintainig your quality cookware. warning: this will require a gas stove. Read on at The Daily Meal

Convenience store reacts to consumer shift

7-Eleven stores are changing their product selection in reaction to changing consumer preferences.Read more...

NY Times: The Island Where People Forget to Die

See how an unusually healthy diet and good living conditions can result in an extraordinarily long lifespan... read more in the New York Times

USDA Kitchen Companion Safety Rules Cheat-Sheet

 

Safe Food Handling Facts Sheet - This helpful handbook contains all the essential information you need to know about food safety in the home. This is a complete guide to help you and your family stay safe while you enjoy cooking at home.   Great test review resource!

The Essential Parts of a Recipe

Every recipe follows the same basic layout, but there can be as many as 12 parts or more. Here are a few. Note the bolded ones - these are the essential parts.

1.   Title
2.   Yield (how many servings)
3.   Ingredients (amounts of food products)
4.   Measurements (cups, teaspoons, tablespoons)
5.   Cooking method (oven or stove, grill, no bake)
6.   Container (to cook /serve)
7.   Directions on how to combine or assemble (mixing method)
8.   Cooking temperatures and times
10. How the ingredients should be prepped (sliced, diced, chopped, etc.)
11. Any special instructions/options
12. Nutritional analysis (optional)

Yummly.com searches every recipe in the universe for you!

Awesome Recipe Database! Search for recipes by name, or browse by ingredient, diet, allergy, nutrition, price, cusine, time, taste, course, holiday or source. Also generates recommendations based on your tastes - without the foods you hate!

http://www.yummly.com/