With baseball season here the hot dog is once again moving to the forefront of the sports gourmet list. The National Hot Dog & Sausage Council is making sure that we get the facts. While the starting lineups of many Major League baseball teams may have changed since the celebratory champagne was corked last season, one thing that remains steady …
USAID reports Sweet Onion Success for Bolivian Farmers
Farming isn’t just a national need, it’s an international need. That’s why the U.S. Agency for International Development is helping Bolivians meet their farming needs, while helping American consumers meet their need for sweet onions, chili peppers, peanuts and more. More than 150 tons of sweet onions are giving some Bolivian farmers a $340,000 harvest. The recent bountiful shipment to …
Easter Recipe Links
I hope you get to eat some of these kind of eggs in addition to the real ones this Easter weekend. I’ll be spending a little less time than normal on the computer this weekend as I’m sure most of you will be too. In the meantime I thought you should have some links to good Easter dinner recipes like: …
The Easter Egg of 2008
The egg is an icon of Easter, but where did the Easter egg tradition come from? PAAS says egg coloring is a 5,000 year old practice. The egg decorating company also takes a look at egg trends for Easter 2008. Persians first began using colored eggs to celebrate spring in 3,000 B.C. Today, egg decorating is a favorite family activity. …
Great American BBQ Tour
It’s getting to that time of year when we can grill outside comfortably and I can’t wait. The Kansas City Barbeque Society is using springtime to kick off their Great American BBQ Tour and Ernie and Linda Poland will be the tour team. Now there’s a sweet (and smoky) gig! KCBS announced today that Ernie and Linda Poland, proud KCBS …
My Kind of “Going Green”
I hope you’re getting ready to wear the green for St. Patrick’s Day. While you’re at it you can’t go wrong with a Wexford Irish Cream Ale. Just in case you were having trouble selecting something to go along with that corned beef and cabbage. That’s the way I’d go green. Not too worried about my carbon footprint either. It’s …
America’s Egg Producers Help Feed Hungry
The American Egg Board is giving food banks across the nation more than 12 million eggs. America’s Second Harvest will distribute the protein-rich eggs just in time for the Easter holiday. The donation will provide food-insecure Americans with much needed high-quality protein, which helps kids and adults build muscle strength, helps older adults prevent muscle loss, and may also promote …
DuPont Gets “Fast” With Nitrogen
Arcadia Biosciences is teaming up with Dupont to improve nitrogen use efficiency in corn. DuPont’s Pioneer Hi-Bred will use Arcadia technology to deliver a technology that DuPont Crop Genetics Research and Development VP William S. Niebur says “will help farmers increase the productivity, profitability and sustainability of global corn production.” Farmers around the world depend on a combination of nitrogen …
Healthy Eating Game Earns Award
A free game online teaches kids to eat healthy in a fun way. ‘The Amazing Food Detective’ has received two awards for its online educational software. All parents need to do is make the virtual reality a dinner table reality. Kaiser Permanente‘s “The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective,” a first of its kind, free, online video game that …
International Year of the Potato Unites Idaho with UNICEF
It’s the year for Idaho to shine. The state’s claim to fame is well, the famed international icon for 2008. To celebrate, the Idaho Potato Commission is launching ‘Recipes for Relief’. There’s more. Celebrity chefs are joining the celebration to help raise awareness for the potato and to raise $50,000 for UNICEF. Chefs David Burke, Paul Prudhomme and Michael Symon …