If you're the artistic type or have children that like crafts, go to Ready Mech where you can download designs that can be folded as seen on their website. You just need double-sided tape, some paper, and some time.
I'm a carnivore, but I don't mind the veggie meals once in awhile, especially those falafels...mmmm. Well, here's a site with some great vegetarian recipes - some exotic ones too.
If you like Adobe Photoshop and the artistic results you can create, check out the wacky things you can do when cloning goes wrong. Or even better, and to include the sense of hearing, check out the clip below.
And finally, for all you Mac users (I'm one of them too), a couple of great sites for freeware or open source programs to customize your Apple computer.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Websites That Appeal To Your Five Senses
Monday, September 10, 2007
A Pizza Recipe You And Yours Can Enjoy... At A Slow Pace
Well, I like my pizzas but I'm not too adventurous when it comes to trying exotic ones. At a get together recently I tried oyster pizza. I just wanted a slice but my friends and especially my wife, told me to eat more as oysters are great aphrodisiacs... hmmm.
I definitely can't do anchovies - no matter how much water or soda I'm having with it. But if you're someone with more sophisticated taste buds you might enjoy escargot pizza. This one is a truly French-inspired recipe right down to the dough.
Escargot And Chanterelle Pizza Recipe
Ingredients:
* 1 French bread dough
* 10 ounces French snails (the smaller the better)
* 2 ounces Chanterelle mushrooms, dried
* 1 1/2 pound Raclette cheese, shredded
* 8 ounces Tomato sauce
* 2 cloves Garlic
* 2 tablespoons Parsley, fresh
* 1/2 pound Butter
Directions:
Make the French Bread dough recipe at least 1 day beforehand if you can. Roll the dough out into the shape of a pizza, put it on a pizza pan, and set it aside. It will keep in the refrigerator overnight.
Prepare the dried mushrooms according to published recipes (soak, wash, cut, resoak, wash,
drain).
If the snails are too large (larger than a garlic clove), then cut them in pieces. Drain the snails well. Melt the butter in a baking dish, add the snails, crushed garlic, about 1/2 salt and ground black pepper to taste.
Put the bread-dough pan on the top rack of the oven and the snails on the bottom rack of the oven, and cook them both for 10 minutes. Take them out.
Spread the tomato sauce in an even layer on the bread, then sprinkle the Raclette cheese over it. Add the snails, and then the mushrooms. Sprinkle with fresh parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
Bake at 425 degrees F. in the top rack for 12 minutes (bottom rack will burn the crust). Get it, use fondue cheese or a Gruyere.
There you have it! This would go well with maybe a nice Burgundy wine, but I'll take mine with a Stella Artois, please.
Saturday, August 11, 2007
This Is For Chocolate Lovers With Adventurous Taste Buds
I'm a chocolate lover and when I came across the website of Vosges Haut-Chocolat, my taste buds were tingling uncontrollably... I mean I really love chocolate. I've heard of people thinking outside the box and eating chocolate covered insects, but I think I'd rather not stray too far outside the box and stick with this unique haut-confectionary.
Owner/Chocolatier, Katrina Markoff, infuses worldly inspirations of rare spices and flowers into her premium chocolate. I've never heard of truffles made with curry or wasabi but I'd have to say the combining of east-meets-west ingredients makes these delectable treats as worldly as they come. The lure of these treats, whether they be truffles, candy bars or liquid chocolate, is that you never know what kind of taste explosion is going to come out of that first bite! Adventurous yet?
The company is green, utilizing methods and materials in the manufacture and packaging that serve to keep the environment healthy. They also provide good information on their website on how to eat a truffle, candy bar and sip liquid chocolate. This is for your own good so you can experience chocolate, spices and flowers in all their glory individually and harmoniously - as one.
Miss Markoff please send me a box so I can review your creations please!
