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‘Thick, striped rounds of aubergine baked with loads of olive oil and salt until tender and velvety, then topped with finely diced macerated tomato’ Years ago, I did a workshop in a church hall that smelled of milky tea and damp carpet. One of the various exercises was to write a short story, a page…

Preventing food waste at the source remains a priority over simply diverting it from disposal, panelists said during a discussion on setting and reaching national food waste targets, part of the recent NYC Food Waste Fair. Top Featured Tags: – Food Press Release Distribution Service

Immersion blenders, or hand blenders as they’re sometimes called, are key to making super-smooth soups, smoothies, pesto, and even homemade baby food. Or, with a quick pulse, to roughly chop ingredients for salsa, guac, and other dips. They’re much more compact and easy to use than traditional blenders or food processors—literally a handheld stick that…

Here’s something to sip on: nonalcoholic cocktails. The next time you’re craving a booze-free beverage that’s refreshing, flavorful, and admittedly far more interesting than seltzer water mixed with a splash of cran or OJ, turn to these 22 recipes. From variations on homemade lemonade to a fizzy cooler that features a generous scoop of homemade…

If you ever visit my house, you’ll notice that the armrests of most sofas and chairs are strategically covered with throw blankets. This isn’t a fashion statement—it’s to deter my mischievous cats from sinking their claws into the fabric. Any cat owner will tell you that all the scratching posts in the world won’t make…

In the two months since Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill (SB) 21-079 to deregulate direct to consumer meat sales, there’s not been any sign of a new industry taking off.  Work on writing rules and drafting animal share agreements may be holding things up. Polis, a “Food Freedom” advocate since his days representing…

All salad dressings require a balance of texture and flavour, but you’ll be surprised with how peanut butter, avocado, mango, tahini and miso may transform your repertoire A good salad dressing adds new dimensions to a dish even with a single spoonful. It’s usually made with an emulsion of oil, but there are many other…

Nearly two in three shoppers choose foods made with clean ingredients, with a preference for natural sweeteners, flavors and preservatives, according to a survey from the International Food Information Council. Top Featured Tags: – Food Press Release Distribution Service

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has dropped criminal action against meat supplier Russell Hume because of a “technical legal error” made during the investigation. The investigation into the meat supplier began in January 2018 because of food hygiene issues. The firm went into administration with up to 300 jobs lost shortly afterward. At the time,…

I’ve done a lot of smiling graciously, but being relentlessly supportive of restaurants couldn’t last for ever Although my restaurant columns have taken on an increasingly taut, Pollyanna-ish “I’m just glad to be out of the house” tone over the past three months, I think Bar des Prés in Mayfair has finally broken me. It…

The small wafer cookies layer flavors of creme between cookies in a resealable pouch, and Soonish debuts a better-for-you beer that includes banana, millet, sorghum and honey. Top Featured Tags: – Food Press Release Distribution Service

A group of researchers estimates that infections from antibiotic-resistant strains of non-typhoidal Salmonella have increased 40 percent, based on statistics from 2004-2008 compared with numbers from 2015-2016. “Clinically important resistance” to ampicillin or ceftriaxone or nonsusceptibility to ciprofloxacin were found while examining an estimated 220,000 infections in 2015-2016 compared with an estimated 159,000 infections in…

As with meat and fish, choosing the right wine to go with veg starts with not just the hero ingredient, but the way it’s prepared Five, and certainly 10 years ago, I didn’t spend much time thinking about what to drink with vegetable-based dishes, not least because, unless you were vegetarian, they were rarely the…

The California winemaker hopes to strengthen its position on the East Coast with the South Carolina factory as it continues to increase its portfolio through acquisitions. Top Featured Tags: – Food Press Release Distribution Service

With Gov. Stephen Sisolak’s signature on June 4, Nevada joined Utah, Michigan, Washington, Oregon, California, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, by mandating cage-free eggs. There just one problem. There are no commercial egg producers in Nevada, nor are any likely to set up businesses there. Jerry Wilkins from Colorado’s Morning Fresh Farms visited Carson City in…

Shortcrust is easy as pie to make at home; puff pastry and filo, on the other hand … Got a culinary dilemma? Email feast@theguardian.com When should I make my own pastry, and when is shop-bought OK? Joe, Durham This sounds like a job for Feast’s Benjamina Ebuehi. “I like to encourage making your own pastry,”…

Finland reported a record number of Listeria infections this past year with the figure almost twice as high as 2019. The 93 Listeria infections in 2020 were nearly double the 50 in the year before and the largest annual total ever reported to the National Infectious Diseases Register. Almost 80 infections were recorded in 2018…