Food and Drink Articles (Sorted by popularity)

The Many Benefits Of Chinese Green Tea

As you may know, green tea is one of the most popular types of Chinese tea. Many people, not only the Chinese, consider it as the most refreshing drink for sweltering summers.
Robert WilliamsSeptember 22, 2006

The Olive – History and Production

The Olive tree dates back to early ancient times in both biblical and classical writings. In these early writings, the olive oil is referenced as a symbol of both goodness and purity, and the tree represents peace and happiness.
David ChandlerOctober 03, 2005

Healthy Breakfast Foods

It is always surrounded by silly excuse of lack of time. And still no one denies that fact that "breakfast" is the most important meal of the day.Why such a hullabaloo about this early morning meal?
Sharon HopkinsFebruary 17, 2006

Wedding Cake - Bakery Tips

These tips will help you with ordering your wedding cake. I would suggest printing this page and taking it with you to the bakery.Don’t forget to take the picture of the wedding cake to the bakery.
Nina RomanovDecember 04, 2006

Types of Wine: Pick Your Grape

I will admit that I'm rather picky. I will only eat certain kinds of food, rarely ingesting dishes entitled with words I can't pronounce or made up of animals I think are cute.
Jennifer Marie JordanOctober 30, 2006

Easy Christmas Cookie Recipes - One Recipe with Many Variations

There are so many Christmas cookie recipes around but often so little time to bake during the busy holiday season. The solution? A great tasting basic cookie recipe that quickly and easily turns into such a variety of easy to make Christmas treats,...
Karen CiancioOctober 29, 2005

A few notices, curiosities and some advice for tasting caviar a delicacy originating in Russia but nowadays imitated and produced almost everywhere.

Like it or not, everyone knows that it is a Russian specialty, inseparable from vodka... The word, however, is of Turkish origin: "Kawiar" became "caviale" in Italian, then "caviar" in French, all this before the...
David Russo VMD, PhDNovember 21, 2006

How to Make Homemade Ice Cream (Without an Ice Cream Maker!)

COLFAX, WISCONSIN — June is Dairy Month and what better way to celebrate than with homemade ice cream?When I was growing up on our small family dairy farm in west central Wisconsin 40 years ago, my dad would make homemade ice cream using cream...
LeAnn R. RalphMay 23, 2004

A Chocolate Primer

A trip down the baking aisle in a grocery store presents the pastry chef with more options for chocolate than the candy counter. But if you’re stuck in a pinch, is it okay to substitute semi-sweet chips with a bittersweet bar?
Fran BlackJune 20, 2007

Making Spanish Paella The Easy Way

Paella is a saffron-flavored dish made with varying combinations of rice, vegetables, meat, chicken and seafood. Spain and the Catalan languages, paella means frying pan or pot.
Noel GomezNovember 30, 2005