Chef Daniel
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Cappuccino Flavored Potato Chips?
Once upon a time in the United States, potato chips tasted like crisp, thinly sliced fried potatoes. Then someone introduced BBQ flavored potato chips since Americans loved BBQ, or what they thought was BBQ, and what better accompaniment to hamburgers and hot dogs than mesquite flavored potato chips? Those where the ... more
Read moreArizona Frys Foods Short Weights Chicken
One of the features of Italian Med Diet is providing accurate nutrition information for each recipe. To do this each ingredient must be weighed or measured. Measuring is easy using standardized measuring cups and spoons. Weighing can be tricky dependent on the accuracy of the scale used. Where’s The Rest ... more
Read moreNational Spumoni Day
If you need another reason to celebrate, August 21st is National Spumoni Day in the United States. Never heard of National Spumoni Day? You’re not alone, neither had I. One reason I’ve never paid any attention to National Spumoni Day is due to the difficulty of finding Apulian style spumoni. ... more
Read moreAccentuate The Positive, Eliminate The Negative
Restaurant and food manufacturer marketing departs are always coming up with new ideas to get people into their restaurant or buy their products even when they are not as healthy as they claim. Here is a recent ad for a national chain steak restaurant. What parent doesn’t want their child ... more
Read moreDiners, Drive-Ins and Death
Some people wonder why so many Americans are overweight or obese. The answer is very simple. An abundance of low cost, high calorie foods. A popular program on the U.S. Food Network cable channel is Diners, Drive-ins and Dives hosted by chef and restaurant owner Guy Fieri. Yes, he is Italian. The ... more
Read moreUnited States Restaurant Traffic Still Down from 2008
According to an article on businessfinder.com: U.S. restaurant traffic has failed to recover from the slowdown of the recession. Consumers made 61 billion visits to restaurants in the year ending May 2014, which is roughly 2 billion fewer visits than in 2008, according to data from The NPD Group, an industry ... more
Read moreThe $2 Artificial Frozen Pizza
It takes over 30 ingredients, excluding vitamin and minerals, to make “America’s Best Selling Frozen Pizza.” The ingredients include mozzarella cheese substitute made with rennet casein, sodium aluminum phosphate, artificial color and 14 other ingredients. Real mozzarella cheese is made from milk…. The package photo shows a “supreme” pizza loaded ... more
Read moreCheap Frozen Pizza Versus Real Food
Americans have been duped into believing the only way to lose weight is to cut calories and in some cases severely cut calories and portion size. It is a lie! American’s who do not how how to cook are dependent on large multinational corporations and weight loss programs producing mini meals ... more
Read moreCalphalon Nonstick 11-inch Square Griddle
If you love making French Toast, pancakes, grilled sandwiches, quesadillas, toasted buns and more a good quality griddle is an ideal times saver. The the United States, single burner stove top griddles are generally 10 to 11 inches square. This provides about 90 to 110 inches of cooking surface. You’d ... more
Read moreIf You Love Junk Email – Sign Up at America’s Test Kitchen
If you watch America’s Test Kitchen (ATC) on PBS, you’re told you can find lots of useful information on their website. But there’s a catch. Recipes and ratings from the current season is free. Older recipes, ratings and online cooking school requires a paid membership. To view free recipes from their ... more
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