A No-Frills Kitchen Still Cooks

"Like cookbooks, kitchen equipment is a talisman; people believe that buying the right kind will make them good cooks. Yet some of the best cooks I’ve known worked with a battered batterie de cuisine: dented pots and pans scarred beyond recognition and an old steak knife turned into an all-purpose tool."

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Cook from Your Mac: 10 Recipe Tools Compared

Handy reviews of OS X recipe software. Dugg for my own bookmarking.

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Save YouTube Videos Online in Bulk

A little tool I cooked up to save videos from YouTube, DailyMotion, PutFile, Veoh, Break, IFilm, and Myspace - but you can get them in bulk. So you can just enter all the urls at once (they can even be from different hosts), and it'll spit out all the links to save those files. Please provide some comments and any bugs you encounter.

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Residual Low Stress Income Increases Your Financial and Overall Well-Being.

Informative Articles & News on Topics of Interest including: Affiliate Marketing, Business & Employment, Cooking & Recipes, Dating & Relationships, Google Adsense, Health & Well-Being, Internet Marketing, LowStressIncome, Saving Money, Self-Empowerment, Software & Tools, Wealth Creation, Web Promotion & SEO, Weight Loss & Fitness and much more...

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Yahoo Cooks Online Photo Editing Tools

The one who says Flickr is not the best photo-sharing service on the web might be wrong. Although I'm not a huge fan of the product, I must admit that Flickr has always been one of the top technologies on the web because it is prettysimilar to YouTube with only one difference:

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The World's First Cooking Robot

Chinese inventors have created a robot that cooks traditional Chinese dishes. The Artificial Intelligent Cooking (AIC) robot prototype was unveiled at the recent China High Tech Fair. Future versions promise to have more skills and a greater variety of meals to choose from.

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Ginger Sesame Hakka Noodles Recipe

An introduction to the fusion of Chinese and Indian food, also known as Hakka cuisine, followed by a recipe for Ginger-sesame Hakka Noodles. Written by Nandita, a qualified medical doctor who enjoys cooking and writing in her spare time.

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Noodling Around Asia: Culinary Vacations in the Far East

Most Americans like Asian food-- whether Chinese, Thai or Japanese sushi-- but most know little about it. But now there are tons of opportunities to go abroad and learn how to cook--and better appreciate-- Asian cuisine.

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Cooking Up a Storm (The History of Chez Panisse)

David Kamp offers an insightful look at the history of Chez Panisse and Alice Waters, the visionary behind the renowned Berkeley restaurant that ushered in the era of California cuisine, organic cooking, and a host of related food trends that changed how everyone from chefs to adroit home cooks think about food and its preparation.

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The Manitou Passage Story - Lulu.com

Learn about the natural and human history of the Manitou Passage, from glacier to National Park! This small book offers a light, sometimes romantic, conspectus written in the conversational style of the popular broadcast series, “Alistair Cooke’s America”.

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Cooking the Australian Way

An introduction to the cooking of Australia, featuring such recipes as egg and bacon pie, Anzac biscuits, pumpkin soup, and glazed kiwi tart. Also includes information on the history, geography, customs and people of the “land down under.”download: http://gourmet.ok24ok.com/cooking-the-australian-way/

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Stop Dane Cook: A Campaign to Protect Our Children

I have been asked whether Dane Cook is as deadly as AIDS, or as dangerous as breast cancer, or as emotionally crippling as autism. That I cannot answer. Let history be the judge. Is there no justice in the world? Not when Dane Cook continues to make movies.

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What is Americana?

Americana refers to cultural artifacts, cooking, art, architecture, and history that distinctly reflect the US culture. In essence, Americana expresses those things that would be most associated with Americans, even if they were beloved in other countries. For example, the apple pie, though made in a number of other countries is thought a perfect e

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The World's Healthiest Foods

"Our purpose is to provide you with unbiased scientific information about how nutrient-rich World's Healthiest Foods can promote vibrant health and energy and fit your personal needs and busy lifestyle." Site includes tips for cooking healthy, eating healthy. And the most refreshing part... it's actually based on science.

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Poison From The Sea

Are you a seafood lover? If so you could unknowingly be served up a plate of parasites, toxins, and mercury with that delectable lobster dish or tasty shrimp scampi. Mercury toxin in fish cannot be destroyed by cooking or freezing the fish, but there are some foods from the sea that carry less of a risk than others. Read on for seafood safety tips.

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Roasted Red Onion Cup

A lesson with pictures on making a cooked onion cup...usefull for stuffing with various food fillings. From a onion pot o' baked beans to a fru-fru dinner complete with a White Wine Risotto w/Asparagus tips this can be a 'stunner' of a presentation.

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About Health Issues, Tips and why Le Creuset Cookware is the best!

Among the dangerous things we do without realize it, a Cast Iron cookware by Le creuset is a healthy way to cook your meal. In this article you will find how some product substances are bad for the healthy. Article by Marlo Sanchez, sponsored by Finest Linens and Things, MA. Please give us your opinion. Thanks and enjoy Healthy.

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Carpet Cleaning Tips and Tricks

Now a day Carpet Cleaning Services is most welcoming to all states. Because every home has used soft carpet in living bedroom, quieter, hall and more peaceful living environment. It will create to increase attraction and a comfortable home. These are very useful to filtrate for body odors, cooking odors, dust mites, molds and mildew, etc…

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The 89Th Edition of the Festival of Frugality

A weekly collection of the most recent articles of frugal minded bloggers. Check out this edition of the festival of frugality as it provides a lot of money saving tips including topics such as travel, shopping, food/cooking, personal care, eco-friendly resources, banks and credit cards offers, personal finance..

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Roasting Tips for a Moist and Tasty Turkey

There are many methods used to cook a moist and tasty Roasted Turkey. Most methods rely on basting. The turkey can be basted every 30 minutes with a basting bulb, or covered with cheesecloth soaked in butter. Other methods include brining the turkey. Whatever method you prefer, proper roasting is key to tender moist meat.

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Money-Making Hobbies (from 1938)

A quick look into a book published during the Great Depression. Kind of amusing today, but goes to show you how rough the times were. Some of the money making tips include the following; playing the musical glasses, creating lamp shades out of cellophane and printing a cook-book.

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In a Yale Dining Hall, Independent Study at the Microwave

This is a really cool story about a kid at Yale making headlines with his dining hall culinary creations. Digg it!!A monthly column in the Yale Daily News offers tips for gourmet cooking with items from the dining room buffet, a few condiments and a microwave oven.

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3 Tips for Easy Meal Planning

Where has the family dinner hour gone? There once was a time when we would all come home from a long day and sit down with our family for a nice home-cooked meal. In today’s fast paced world, we need more bonding time with the family. Wouldn’t you like to get back to the way it used to be?

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Bloggers: Tips on how to deal with PR people

Just came across this...interesting stuff: "A blogger on a food-oriented blog I visited the other day “was offered a free [cook]book in exchange for a review.” The blogger was not interested, so they offered the book to whomever wanted it. Eight other bloggers jumped up and down and begged to review it."

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Famous Chef tips to get Cooking Degree

First rule! If you’re using charcoal and you are using a liquid lighter, know what you are dousing on those briquettes! It is really not the volume of the whoops that determines whether your coals will burn consistently. Never use gasoline, lacquer thinner, lantern fluid or any of those things that will blow you out of your shoes. Stick with ..

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Master Series: Thom Yorke

As I walk through Zellers, DVD racks overwhelm me with promises of improvement. DVDs with titles like The Abs Advantage pledge to create a “new meâ€Â through cooking tips, public speaking strategies, and exercises for a stronger torso. I’m reminded of the imagery of “Fitter Happier,â€Â the Radiohead song where a computer voice tells the listener about

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Home Based Business Tips

We all have hobbies or things we love in life, cooking, dancing, golfing, knitting, gardening, etc. We also have things we've learned from our jobs or college. Whatever you know or enjoy doing you are more likely to be good at. You could turn this knowledge and passion into a business and start making money.

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New Release: Shell Script Pearls

A newly released shell scripting book that is a collection of shell scripts, tips, and techniques. The book is more cook book than scripting how-to and there are tons of tidbits that can be added to your arsenal. Shell Script Pearl is an excellent resource of tools that are not necessarily obvious and a great addition to your scripting library.

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The Secret to Fred's Steak is Coffee!

The San Francisco bay area secret barbeque steak is Fred's tri-tip that is only available at Schaub's Meat, Fish and Poultry Market in the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. Its primary characteristic is its very black color. The dark covering forms a crust during a cooking. This article tells of the secret: coffee!

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How to BBQ chicken

With summer in full swing many folks are barbecuing a lot this time of year. Chicken continues to be one of the most popular BBQ items year in and year out. The BBQ Guy Blog has some great tips for how to BBQ chicken. Whether you choose direct heat, low and slow smoking, or a combination of both, you'll learn how to cook better BBQ chicken.

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Tips for Making Better Burgers

Anyone can make a burger, but not anyone can make an excellent burger. The secret to success? It's all about choosing the right meat, using a light hand, and cooking the meat to that perfect stage of doneness.

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Freezer Friendly Tips

Eating properly takes a lot of effort, so I'm always looking for things that will save time in the kitchen. One of the biggest timesavers is simple. Cook double and triple recipes, then freeze individual servings for later. Not everything can be frozen, so here's a lesson on what freezing does to food and tips on how to freeze foods successfully.

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CookingTip: Put the Receipt on the Fridge!

Some of us shop frequently for groceries, going every day to get something fresh for dinner. I like to do that, when I can. But about once every month or two I’ll do a major meal planning session and then stock up.

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Grass-Fed Beef: Just in Time for Summer

Want to fire up the BBQ with some high quality beef? Check out this review and cooking tips on grass-fed beef and how it made a steak lover out of this otherwise non-red meat eating author..

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Grilling Tips with Celebrity Chef Jon Ashton!

"Celebrity Chef and TV Personality Jon Ashton Provides Unique Tips to Thrillthe Grill This Summer and Announces a Nationwide Cooking ChallengeSummer time is just around the corner, and that means it's time to dust off the grill and release your inner-chef! Steaks, hamburgers, chicken and hot dogs consistently top the list of foods that Americans gr

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Simple Tips and Tricks for Finding Recipes

Your favorite cookbook is probably getting a little stale nowadays! If you find yourself cooking the same old thing time after time, maybe you should try something new right now!

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Basics Kitchen Cooking Tips

Here are a few basics of what this broad subject has to offer up to any individual who wants to know more about it.Even world-period grills have to outset anywhere. Here are some important tips for receiving off on the right bottom in the kitchen.take recipes that aren't too complicated when you first outset grilling. You don't want to be overwhelm

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The Almost Vegetarian cleans up: How to clean the almost vegetarian kitchen

Cleaning the almost vegetarian kitchen is quite different from a kitchen which cooks a lot of meat. Here are some good, old-fashioned tips on how to do the job right.

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Tips and tricks to solve all of life's problems!

The Awful Forums have got an interesting thread containing tips for cooking, tips for driving, tips for going to the bathroom and many many more. Some of the tips are serious (and potentially very helpful) and others are somewhat disturbing. Beware some crude language and keep that sense of humor firmly in place.

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How to cook a hare

For the rest of you, I thought I would go ahead and post a few tips in case you guys find yourselves looking for a little variety when cooking a hare. Maybe you'll find a method you haven't used in awhile

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A new blog about Indian Recipes

A new blog about Indian Recipes, Cooking Tips, Healthy Diet etc..

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Thanksgiving Day Turkey Tip

Just wanted to share a GREAT turkey day cooking tip.

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Low Fat Grilling: superstitious or Method?

A low fat diet has become a crucial part of a healthy lifestyle. for the reason that grilling allows fatty juices to drip away from foods, it is a classy cooking method for many people. However simply cooking food on a grill is not able to guarantee a low fat meal. There are three applicable tips to follow to get the most out of your grill’s potent

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Easy Cooking Tips: Substitutions

If you like cooking, you have to know that there are substitutions for every ingredient we use for cooking. And knowing these can help you salvage a great dish when you run out of something that you need.

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Top Chef's Casey shares Holiday Cooking Tips

Local Dallas celebu-chefs (Casey Thompson, Top Chef 3 finalist among them) share tips and recipes for holiday eats

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Sexy Thanksgiving eCard

That's one cooking tip I wont ever forget.. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Hair Loss Can be Caused by Iron Deficiency

Iron deficiency, the most prominent manifestation of which is anaemia, is widely spread in the modern world. For our grandparents, dietary iron was an abundant mineral generously supplied by unprocessed water from wells and clean springs, red meats and organ meats from pasture-fed animals, and cast iron cooking pans and other kitchen utensils.

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Eurasian Tomato Chicken

Today I prepared Eurasian Tomato Chicken, therefore I would like to share a little about Eurasian Food. I am proud to say that the food of the Eurasian community represents the deepest blending of the cultures of Malaysia, including the influences of Malay, British East Indies, Dutch, Portuguese, Indian, Chinese and Nyonya cooking which...

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The Chinese and Exotic Food Legends

Including the delicacy: live monkey brains. "The cooks first force the monkeys in the cage to drink rice wine to make them drunk, then pull them out from the cage and bind their limbs ( to prevent them from awakening), then they chop open their skulls with a sharp knife, and then scoop out the white brains"

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Mongolian fire pot

Also known as a Chinese hot pot or steamboat (in Singapore), this is not unlike a fondue pot, in that it allows food to be cooked at the table. The design is different from that of a fondue, however, as it consists of a central funnel, which is filled with burning charcoal, surrounded by a moat in which hot stock is placed

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Chinese cook entire cow for charity

During a Food Festival in Sheng Yang China, one company boiled a 1,500 lbs cow. It was 1.3 meters long and 2.5 meters high.

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Casino kings betting on a Macau boom

Chinese businessman Cao Yanglin let his lunch of slow-cooked beef rib with truffle puree and lemon cream sauce go cold as he talked about his gambling spree the night before at the baccarat tables in Macau — the world's new epicenter for gambling.

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World's casino kings betting on a Macau boom

MACAU (AP): Chinese businessman Cao Yanglin let his lunch of slow-cooked beef rib with truffle puree and lemon cream sauce go cold as he talked about his gambling spree the night before at the baccarat tables in Macau _ the .More find here: http://atalara.com/news/categ-Betting_wagering-53.html

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A $10 wok replaces a $20,000 satellite dish

Transmission techniques run the gamut from connecting tin cans with string to bouncing signals off the moon. But when it comes to saving money, it's likely no one can outdo the software programmer who substituted a $10 Chinese cooking wok for a $20,000 satellite dish on behalf of his New Zealand television station.

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What is an msg allergy?

MSG is the acronym for Monosodium Glutamate, which is a type of food additive that is used in Asian cooking to enhance the flavor. Although most often used in Chinese food, it is used throughout most other Asian cultures. For people with an MSG allergy, the symptoms could range from mild to serious. Typically, if a person has sensitivity to MSG...

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China animal lovers protest eating cats

Chinese cat lovers mobilized online to save a truck load of cats from the cooking pot, a newspaper reported Tuesday. Veteran Shanghai cat rescuer Duo Zirong started off her mission Friday when she called police to stop a truck stuffed with some 800 live cats, the China Daily said.

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Filipino Soups and Sauce Recipe

Like appetizers, the practice of starting a meal with soup is not traditionally Filipino but a foreign borrowing. It is likely a Spanish influence because if Chinese influence on Filipino cooking were noticed, soup would signal the end rather than the beginning of a meal.

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CHINESE TAKE-OUT

A British soldier is sent a human kidney from China 'as a prank' and he cooks and eats it. There are photos! The journalist interviewed the soldier and the person who ordered the kidney who says it it cost on $700 and was sent via DHL!

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China develops first cooking robot

I've been tracking this field for years, finally the first proper cooking robot has been unveiled! This one is about the size of a refrigerator, can cook thousands of Chinese dishes, and will go on sale in 2007. Initially it's intended to be used for fast food, but will eventually be available for home use. (no photo)

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Friday links

A set of links to the weird and wonderful, courtesy of blogger David Thompson. Including the "Tissue Paper Drum Kit" and "Paper Amplifier"; Alarm clock cooks bacon while you sleep and Chinese Cyborg Spy Pigeons. A Hoot!

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What do Black Chicken have to do with country loving in Beijing?

Black chicken the newly discovered antioxidant rich Chinese food cooked in a video about country loving in Beijing.

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The Last Chinese Chef and Technology

Things like food and porcelain are so old hat now that we rarely think of the technology behind them and the significant discoveries that have gone into the centuries long developments that we enjoy everyday. This interview discusses the technology of Chinese cooking and the role in plays in Mones' novel.

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Biopits Turn Animal Waste Into Treasure for 22 Million Families

Methane pits are turning straw and animal waste into treasure for millions of rural Chinese families. Each biogas pit produces clean and convenient fuel for a family of four and is used for cooking, heating and even lighting. . .

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Chinese Cooking with Louisa Lam

As I have mentioned in my articles before, some of the greatest recipes and inspirations have come from friends. So it was when eight of us decided to celebrate a Chinese evening a couple of weeks ago and indulge ourselves with exotic

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Are Chinese Cell Phones Deadly, Too?

It's difficult and expensive to make a cell phone without exposing the user to toxins. Chinese cell phone manufacturing is unregulated, and nobody is testing imports coming in. Will that exotic new Chinese cell phone you just bought on eBay explode in your face, give you cancer or cook your brain?

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Gourmet cook books to download

Download healthy gourmet cook books. From Chinese recipes and atkins recipes to diabetic and sandwhich recipes. Get them all free, new additions added monthly.

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What is cooking during Chinese New year

A way too short list of special CNY dishes, add yours!

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Bites the stainless lid of a cooking pan into two pieces

A performer bites the stainless lid of a cooking pan into two pieces to show his strength at a temple fair in Beijing as part of Chinese Lunar New Year festivities in China February 19, 2007.

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Suspect additive found in KFC

Chinese Government health experts are investigating a possible cancer-causing additive in oil used to cook KFC products.

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Suspect additive found in KFC in China

Chinese Government health experts are investigating a possible cancer-causing additive in oil used to cook KFC products.

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Chinese Cuisine With That "Human" Taste

For the busy cannibal who just doesn't feel like cooking tonight...

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characteristics of chinese cooking

The delicious and authentic Chinese cooking recipes have always sets the standard for excellence in the field of culinary arts. The authentic recipes are prepared with creative thinking and blending the right combination of ingredients with the correct seasoning.

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China Animal Lovers Protest Eating Cats

Chinese cat lovers mobilized on-line to save a truck load of cats from the cooking pot, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

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Chinese Cooking Utensils

There are quite a few traditional utensils that have been used in cooking for thousands of years in China.

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Chinese Scientists Invent First Cooking Robot

The professional cooking robot is capable of making Sichuan, Shandong and Canton cuisines along with thousands of Chinese dishes with a mere click of a few buttons.

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Some easy to cook Chinese dishes

Here are some good and simple dishes to cook. Pretty healthy eats too.

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The Chef’s Secret Of Great Chinese Cooking

In Chinese cooking recipe, few specific spices and the way of cooking it over a large flame has helped to make the recipes quite famous across America. The recipes can be prepared easily and are generally prepared in bite-sized pieces in Chinese cuisine.

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Chinese Cooking at iCooking.org

iCooking.org has a dedicated topic on Chineses Cooking you may be interested in. YOu can even listen to all the articles about authentic Chinese Cooking. You can discover some Secrets the Chinese use in their cooking methods as well. There's also an article about the blending of Japanese and Chinese methods.

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Double Happiness

In Chinese cooking, there is an authentic way and anAmerican way.

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Herbal Placenta Soup!

The Chinese like to cook everything with herbs. This item may one day appear on the menu as a special dish in some restaurants. They may not name the dish as placenta but in some other exotic names ..keke!It could be touted as the soup that will make you beautiful and feel young again..

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War Cooking up in China: KFC vs. MacDonald's

For nearly two decades in China, the KFC logo has enticed the hungry with the promise of juicy, crispy chicken.Now, Yum Brands Inc. -- which owns KFC and Pizza Hut as well as Taco Bell in the U.S. -- has some competition for the cravings of Chinese diners.

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Filipino Recipes - Why they are special

Filipino food are not very popular when compared to other Asian food like Chinese or Japanese. But that shouldn't be the case. Filipino food are a delight to have and so easy to cook. Find out how.

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Chinese Food Recipes

Cooking Chinese Food

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Learn to cook chinese food:The best mentation-pineapple -olla rice

Our city is expanding everlastingly while our transportation is getting more and more congested.we are getting used to having food and water bec we probablely will be caught in a jam for 2 or 3 hours

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Newscaster Reports on BBQ Cats in Chinese Province

This video is disturbing on many levels. The matter-of-fact way the newscaster reports on the slaughter and cooking of these domestic cats is probably the most disturbing. WARNING: The video plays automatically. But there's no blood and guts or anything.

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Herbalism...Just for you.

Ancient herbal Remedies Chinese Herbs Cooking Herbs Dried Herbs Growing Herbs Herb Names Herbal Healing Herbal Highs Herbal Remedies Herbs Herbs and Medicine Herbs and Spices History of Herbs Indian Herbs List of Herbs Medicinal Herbs Swedish bitter Gymnema Herbal Treatments Herbalism more...

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All Things Cooking!!! - Chinese | All Things Cooking!!! - Chinese

All Things Cooking!!! - Chinese | All Things Cooking!!! - Chinese

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Coriander - For Digestive Complaints

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) has been used in Chinese cooking and medicine for millennia. It belongs to the parsley family, as does anise, caraway, dill and fennel. It was used by Hippocrates, and other Greek physicians, for medicinal purposes. Find out more...

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Food & Cooking : preparing hakka noodles

a cool recepie of cooking hakka noodles being shown at a chinese restaurant

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One stop for Chinese Culture (videos & more)

Documentaries about the life and people in China, cooking shows, e-zines, and even a 3-D Sex Museum. All available 24/7 free of charge at ChinaOnTV.

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Free more Screen Saver

Hunt for your next Thanksgiving dinner in this interactive cartoon screensaver. Select from three weapons: a shotgun, a flamethrower, or a rifle, to cook your next turkey for Thanksgiving. The program includes cool sound effects.

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Fresh Cooking from your Garden-Gardening Tips and Great Vegetable Recipes f

Contains healthy vegetable recipes and gardening advice.Always adding new content so stop back often.

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Daily Tips to Make Your Life Easier

I found a website that contains more than 800 tips and tricks on all categories! Ranging from Cooking & Food to Travel. Every one of us is an expert on something. Chances are, through trial and error, hard work, or blind luck, you have learned something practical. Something that has helped make your life a little easier. It saved you time, life...

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pH miracle diet cooking tips

You can extract full benefit of pH miracle diet plans by following these simple tips.

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Making a Cooking Show: Stuff That Nobody Tells You

Remarkable narration of lessons learned along with valuable lessons for anyone interested in putting video on web.Melissa and her fiancee have many practical tips.

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Website with great cooking videos on seasonal eating and cooking....

This website offers videos each week so people can cook with fresh seasonal foods, whats in the markets is what is featured. Plus all videos and recipes are categorized by type. Also nutritional articles and short quick meals tips and videos. Videos are syndicated all over the net...this guy needs a food network show of his own. Very good on camera

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Interview with J.R. Cook

I was looking through my web stats and realized that there are some unanswered questions out there regarding the Wii Weight Loss Plan. Since JR and I are such good friends. I thought it would be cool to do a little Q&A with the founder of WiiWeightLossPlan.com

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Eat or be eaten! and life's other important questions...

Do you like to pick your favorite Tarantino movies over a bite of fast food? Cook your steak to perfection? Discuss the Brangelina "adoption addiction"? Or decide which evil sea creature you would most like to be bitten by. Well, now you can do all that and more! The choice is yours and yours alone...

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The Reach of a Chef: Book on Design?

Life repeats itself over and over, it's called convergent evolution. And in the craft-professions —design, engineering and now cooking—we see the same patterns and the same solutions. Which leads me to the next question: when are we going to see the design channel on TV? Top designer? Hell's Studio? I've got my application ready...

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Rare Half-Albino Mutant Lobster Found Off Coast of Maine

The lobster caught by Alan Robinson in Dyer's Bay that is a typical mottled green on one side; the other side is a shade of orange that looks cooked. It's a very rare genetic mutation that causes this kind of thing to happen. It begs the question: What caused the mutation?

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When it pays to buy organic

Which apple? The decision doesn’t end once you’ve figured out whether to buy, say, the McIntosh or the Red Delicious. In many food stores across the country, you’re also faced with the more vexing question of buying organic or conventional, and not just at the apple bin. All kinds of organic fruits, vegetables, meats, poultry, eggs, cooking

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The Tardis at No 10? Tony Blair reveals why he feels like Dr Who

Tony Blair and his colleagues call 10 Downing Street "The Tardis" owing to its deceptively spacious interior, the prime minister told TV show Blue Peter. Mr Blair was answering questions from the viewers when he explained the house is bigger on the inside than it seems. He also revealed his favourite meal to cook was spaghetti bolognaise.

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Study Finds Political Affiliation to be Genetic

So far, the political connection has relied on studies by Lindon Eaves, professor of human genetics and psychiatry at Virginia Commonwealth University. About 8,000 sets of identical and fraternal twins answered a series of questions. That popping sound you hear is the heads of sociologists everywhere cooking off in sequence.

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Soggy Stuffing, Dry Turkey? Now You Can IM a Chef

When things go wrong, the idea of taking questions to a professional chef has long seemed about as realistic as pushing through the swinging doors at a restaurant and heading into the kitchen. But that's changing quickly. A growing number of chefs are communicating with home cooks via phone, email and instant-messaging services...

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Welcome! I`m Everaert Patrice who`s bringing the World`s Cuisine into......

What`s for dinner?This question is uttered in homes all around the world day after day, all too often with the same or similar response. Is it any wonder why the home dinner is less of a family affair and more of a chore to the homemaker when the response is as boring as the menu. Well, no longer. Cooking Recipes Online by Everaert Patrice...

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The coolest PSP mod to date

The overheating syndrome has struck just about every area of consumer electronics possible, and while spinning that UMD might get your fingertips ever-so-toasty, we haven't heard any mass outcries of PSPs getting hot enough to cook breakfast on, but apparently none of that matters. In a rare case of besting an already questionable mod just days ago

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By Hook Or By Crook, They Wanted War

They were prepared to go to any length. In the absence of valid reasons, they cooked up scary scenarios. To those who questioned them there were scathing remarks about being unpatriotic. The ground was ripe. In post 9/11 America, people were in shock, afraid, and they trusted their leaders. The neocons exploited the vulnerability to proceed .......

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Bizarre PSP mod adds a cooling fan

The overheating syndrome has struck just about every area of consumer electronics possible, and while spinning that UMD might get your fingertips ever-so-toasty, we haven't heard any mass outcries of PSPs getting hot enough to cook breakfast on, but apparently none of that matters. In a rare case of besting an already questionable mod just days ago

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9th Wonder & Buckshot Interview

9th Wonder and Buckshot are at it again. Two years after their first collaboration the critically acclaimed Chemistry, the duo have finished cooking up their follow up The Formula, which is scheduled for release in October of this year. ThisIsRealMusic caught up with them at a NYC photo shoot for the album cover and asked them some great questions.

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Critics Questions Dane Cook, is He Really That Funny?

"He was the leading man in the recent film “Employee of the Month.” But is he funny?That might sound like an absurd question for the biggest name in standup — and surely a subjective one. But a number of comics and critics are wondering if Cook might be more of an energetic talent and savvy self-promoter than any kind of comedy great."

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National Online “Meth-Makers” Registry

The US Government is planning the possible creation of another online offenders registry - this one for those involved in cooking and dealing meth. It raises some questions including privacy issues, why it's restricted to meth alone, and whether or not it is of any benefit to the public.

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Survivor: Cook Islands - Jonathan taken out

My question is, if you’re trying to win a million dollars in a game that mostly based on how well people like you, why would you want to vote off the player that’s hated the most?

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Survivor: Cook Islands - Ozzy still dominates, but Yul is the sole Survivo

At the final tribal council, Yul, Ozzy and Becky meet the jury. For the most part it’s what everyone expected, praises for both Ozzy and Yul, and a few questions for Becky on why she deserved to be there.

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Man cooks food in his own body fat and serves it to friends!

An artist offered guests meatballs cooked in his own body fat when he hosted a dinner party recently. Marco Evaristti shocked his friends when he explained that he had used fat extracted from a recent liposuction procedure to cook their meal. The controversial artist said: 'The question of whether or not to eat human flesh is more important than

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Question..does iFoods infringe on Apple's use of the i word?Can u patent i?

This guy has a cooking web2.0 experience with embedded videos, does calling it iFoods piss apple off? or can anybody use the i now?

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Is Dane Cook the funniest man in America?

That might sound like an absurd question for the biggest name in standup -- and surely a subjective one. But a number of comics and critics are wondering if Cook might be more of an energetic talent and savvy self-promoter than any kind of comedy great.

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The First Steps to Planning Your New Kitchen

Most people have a nightmare or twelve about a kitchen project that went bad. The key is to plan your cooking first as most other appliances follow standard dimension. This post can help. Feel free to comment or ask questions

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Wine of The Gods

Your Questions about Cooking with Wine Answered!

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Phil Harrison Says: No, We Did Not Force Rubbish Controls On Lair

Trying to fly a dragon using the sixaxis is like trying to wrestle a teflon bull that's been basted in cooking grease. Which begs the question: with no old-fashioned control scheme to revert to, did Sony just force Factor 5 to make it Sixaxis-only? Phil Harrison says no.

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Cow Wastes to Fuel Your Car

I think that’s the best way to find an alternative for fossil fuel – animal wastes, especially cow fuel. Rothsay, a unit of Maple Leaf Foods Inc., is also making bio-diesel at the plant by recycling oil from fast food restaurants, like from the deep fryers used to cook french fries.

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European Heat Wave Shows Limits of Nuclear Energy

France has 58 nuclear power plants, which produce almost 80 percent of electricity generated in the country. Of these, 37 are situated near rivers, and use them as outlet for water from their cooling systems. French fishermen note that they can now catch pre-cooked trout.

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Eggs are a Special Food

You can scramble, fry, poach and bake eggs or cook them in their shells. You can use eggs to make pancakes, waffles, French toast and omelets, too. Eggs are also the main ingredient in some dishes that came to the U.S. from other countries, such as a frittata, egg foo yung, quiche or souffle.

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Fast-food restaurants upset over link with K-Fed in Nationwide ad

The National Restaurant Association is unhappy about Nationwide Insurance's upcoming Super Bowl ad, which features Kevin Federline, soon-to-be ex-hubby of pop star Britney Spears. The commercial shows Federline working in a restaurant cooking french fries. The association calls the ad an "insult" to fast-food restaurant workers.

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Will Your Food Taste the same Without Trans Fat?

No more trans fats with those french fries? No problem. The city's ballyhooed ban on trans fat cooking oils in all New York restaurants — an idea that gave chefs indigestion when first proposed — seems to be going surprisingly smoothly. Across the city, most fast food chains say they've already made the switch days before the July 1 deadline, which

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Weekend Wrap-Up - Ratatouille: Low for Pixar, Big for Box Office

The pre-July 4th weekend was busy at the box office, as new openers rang up over $80 million dollars in new business, and holdovers didn't completely collapse. The star of the show this weekend was Pixar and Disney's Ratatouille, the story about the French rat that learns to cook. ...

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Samsun Croix to go up against Apple iPhone

Samung cooked up a new touch screen mobile phone dubbed Samsung Croix to battle the Apple iPhone.The Samsung Croix’s user interface also named Croix (means cross in French) just won an iF Communication Design Award 2007.The finger input system is supported by cross like menus and lists.

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Why Does Everyone Think That Biofuel Is The Silver Bullet

Why does biofuel make people think that they are doing something good for the environment. I agree that turning the used cooking oil from Macdonald's French Fries is a good thing, but turning our food supply into fuel for our vehicles is that really the smart thing to do?

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Well-animated French Short - Weird and awesome stuff.

Hahaha, it's crazy. It looks like chefs are betting on which chicken will go to the finish line, so they can cook it. Really, really well-animated, and pretty funny as well. I'd love to see more unique stuff like this.

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I deep fried my computer, literally!

Amazing! A guy submerges his computer in cooking oil and boots it up then uses it as a frying Pot to prepare some french fries, All this While the pc is running and the guy is giddily playing Quake 3!

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Cook French Fries with an Old Mobo

Sc4freak over at Hard OCP's forums took an aluminum tray, filled it with 12 liters of canola oil, and dropped in an old Pentium II 266 with Nvidia Riva TNT2 Ultra. Nothing a geek ain't see before.

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Katrina survivor cooks lover's head then leaps to his death

Bartenders Zach Bowen and Addie Hall had 15 minutes of fame during Hurricane Katrina as they stuck it out in the French Quarter, hosting reporters and saying "we're having a civilized hurricane." Their legacy has changed as police found his Addie's head in a pot on the stove, murdered by Zach, who leapt to his death soon after.

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McDonalds: No timetables on withdrawal, but making progress on war over oil

McDonald's Corp. Chief Executive Jim Skinner said Wednesday the fast-food chain is making "very good progress" toward developing a healthier oil for french fries cooked in its U.S. restaurants but still would not give a timetable for when a switch will be made.

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biscuits

The origin of the word “biscuit” is from Latin via Middle French and means “twice cooked”

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Ratatouille (2007)

Remy is a rat, constantly risking life in an expensive French restaurant because of his love of good food, as well as a desire to become a chef. Yet, obviously, this is a rather tough dream for a rat. But opportunity knocks when a young boy, who desperately needs to keep his job at the restaurant, despite his lack of cooking abilities

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Review: Ratatouille

Who ever thought that mixing rats with fine French cooking would work? Apparently, Pixar did and once again have continued their winning streak in computer animated fare. As always, they demonstrate why they are the premiere outfit in Hollywood for creating such fantastic movies that can be enjoyed by young and old alike. I think that by the end of

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Streep to Play Julia Child in New Movie

Project centers on a frustrated temp secretary who embarks on a yearlong culinary quest to cook all 524 recipes in Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." She chronicles her trials and tribulations in a blog that catches on with the food crowd. But, why not Dan Aykroyd?

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