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Food - April 2006

Joke Time!

April 28th 2006 07:35

A man walks into a café and the waitress come over to take his order. “How may I help you?” she asks. The man looks up, salivates and replies, “I’d like a quickie, love”. Offended, the waitress slaps the man and storms off. He sits there for a few minutes, stunned, and then realises its pronounced ‘quiche’.

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Candices' Choc Chip Cookies

April 28th 2006 06:41

You can’t go wrong with choc chip cookies. EVER.
This is a recipe for the perfect choc chip cookies, though it may take you a couple of attempts to get it just right. Not too hard and not too soft with just the right concentration of choc chips is what you are trying to achieve here.

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Heavy Metal Cooking Show Turns Biker

April 27th 2006 07:28

Today I was sitting a bar/café on Broadway and overheard a man talking about a ‘Heavy Metal Cooking Show’. He was very tall and big with a black crew cut and pointy sideburns and he was wearing sunglasses with yellow lenses. He also had lots of spiky metal jewellery and had two full sleeves of colourful tattoos. He obviously knew what he was talking about.

Biker Billy

Then, because I’m a freak, I went over and asked him all about it. I felt it was my responsibility as a serious food journalist. He spoke with an American accent and it turns out that the program was going to be produced in California with him as the host

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Fatburger and the 'F' word

April 26th 2006 09:16

Fatburger are an American fast food chain which serve all the staples that can be found in a McDonald’s or Burger King. These include fries, shakes, and of course, burgers.
At first it appears that this legendary chain, in operation since 1952, has achieved a goal that no other fast food chain can ever match, honest advertising. The ‘fat burger’, so named because it was practically rupturing from a load of juicy ingredients could be seen as the most truthful embodiment of a burger the world has ever seen.
Only fast food chain Hardee’s ‘Monster Thickburger’ could possibly compete in terms of a grotesquely honest name. When it comes down to calories, the Monster Thick Burger definitely has a weight advantage totaling at 1,420 calories per burger. All superfluous salad items have been removed

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The Hills Have Eyes Gnocchi Salad Experience

April 25th 2006 11:10

My friend recently received free tickets to The Hills Have Eyes but unfortunately couldn’t make it so she passed them on to me. This is horror film by Wes Craven and is a remake of an earlier version released in the 70s.

As we were running late for the 6:45pm start I just had the chance to quickly grab a salad from a random Westfield food vendor who had not yet closed up for the evening

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Book Review - Rose Elliot - Vegetarian Supercook

April 24th 2006 12:38

My sister has recently become a vegetarian, and I have therefore been exposed to some interesting and tasty new dishes as part of her attempts to jazz up vegetables. The book that she is ploughing through at the moment is entitled Rose Elliot - Vegetarian Supercook and so far has seemed to live up to its name.

Rose Elliot began by cooking for large numbers of people at the retreat centre her parents ran, but she has not lost any sense of delicacy through this. She also places emphasis on the pleasures of cooking as of equal importance to the pleasures of eating- something we often tend to forget

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Recipe - Cob Loaf Dip

April 22nd 2006 02:53

This recipe was first introduced to a friend of mine whose mother made it on occasion. We decided to test it out while on holidays in the Gold Coast and were surprised at how full of flavour it is for something so simple and with so few ingredients.
Before you begin, there are two important disadvantages to this dish that you will have to acknowledge.

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Book Review - Slow Cooking - By Joanne Glynn

April 21st 2006 07:46

When this book first appeared in our household, sitting suggestively on the kitchen bench, I was appalled. “Why?” I exclaimed loudly to anyone that would listen, “Why would anyone actually set out to cook slowly?!”
In my experience even the meals that advertisers purport to be speedy in preparation and cooking time inevitably reveal themselves as significantly more effort, especially to the inexperienced. By my calculations, if we use this ratio and apply it to a meal that is self acclaimed as ‘slow’ then it would surely be an eternity before it is ready to eat.

Cover image - Slow Cooking by Joanne Glynn

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The Witching Well Cafe, Pai (Thailand)

April 20th 2006 12:18

Let me tell you about a magical place I visited recently.

Nestled away in the mountains of Thailand there is a lovely bohemian town called Pai, about four hours North of Chaing Mai. I will hopefully have a chance to say more about the exquisite culinary delights of this town at a later date, because the whole place is a haven for artists, hippies, musos and foodies. There is an overabundance of little cafes, restaurants and bars with strange and varied specialities, usually accompanied by music and art

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Bottom Menu Section

April 20th 2006 04:50

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The Benefits of Chocolate

April 19th 2006 09:56

I’ve often heard many a defence of chocolate, and these can be as colourful and varied as the pretty foil shells of the eggs themselves. In response I have collected some of the most interesting (and comforting!) factoids that the internet will yield. Below are my top five. I will not vouch for the truth of any of these claims, but there is a substantial presence of pro-chocolate freedom fighters who would be willing to count on it. I’ve included links to where the information was sourced from so you can conduct your own investigations if you wish to find out more.

1. Chocolate is rich in ‘flavonoids’, a kind of anti-oxidant. Anti-oxidants help to fight off the damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals are produced simply by breathing and can lead to increased cholesterol oxidation and plaque formation on arterial walls. However, it is unprocessed chocolate that has the highest flavonoid levels, so try and stick to dark chocolate

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Easter Origins - Hot Cross Buns and Chocolate Eggs

April 18th 2006 08:51

As I’m sure everyone is still feeling the festive lingering of Easter (or the festive bloated feeling from chocolate overdose), so I’ve decided to look into the origins of our favourite Easter treats. I’m eating some chocolate eggs right now for inspiration.

Hot Cross Buns
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Get Paid to Write

April 8th 2006 01:00

As Food.org.au is part of the Orble network it is easy to get paid for any articles you publish, all you need is a Google AdSense account.

More information can be found here
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Posting guidelines

April 8th 2006 01:00

At Food.org.au we love your contributions and you can even get paid for your writing. However as always there needs to be a few rules.

Firstly, all posts should be food related and of interest to our readers

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