The New Google Phone Out as Dog Food!
2009-12-13 13:20:00 Google has officially announced their new dog food for the Christmas holidays, the new Google phone. This is certainly going to be exciting as there’s rumors that this new Google Phone will be branded by Google and perhaps along with T-Mobile’s cellular service. My earnest hope is that the Google Phone will be available on CDMA ...
Play with Food: Dr. Oz Discusses Celiac Disease
2009-12-12 19:46:00 Play with Food: Dr. Oz Discusses Celiac Disease and more
Food Hack ? How to Make Ms. Pacman Pizza!
2009-12-12 09:19:00 For those of you who want to get creative this holiday, try making one of these awesome Ms. Pacman Pizzas with food coloring! (and yes, this is from the author of Pacman Cookies…) As a former Pizza Hut employee like 10+ years ago, I can appreciate pizzas. I LOVE pizza! Brought to you by: Zedomax.com Food Hack – ...
Christmas DIY ? How to Make a Gingerbread House!
2009-12-12 03:37:00 I remember how crazy my 5th grade teacher was crazy about gingerbread houses. (And of course, I remember getting a detention for saying “shi*” when I tried to say “sheet” from the same teacher. This was my 2nd year of learning the English language, my so-called “friends” thought it was fun to teach me ...
Play with Food: I'm No Competitor Eater
2009-12-05 17:12:00 Play with Food: I'm No Competitor Eater but I Do Have Some Experience With Food Kicking My Butt . . . my round-up of my favorite links from this week
Bathroom DIY ? How to Make Soap from Glycerin!
2009-12-03 05:00:00 Glycerin has been used for many things including bombs like TNT but I guess it can be used for making soap. (or I am sure they use glycerin to make commercial soap too) Here’s a quick way to make some natural soap from glycerin: Use a 6-quart slow cooker. Do not put the soap mold into your ...
Next Stop: Gastroextravaganzathon, Cookie Class, Food and Beads
2009-12-02 19:13:00 LTH Forum celebrates the holidays this Saturday with Chinese BBQ at Sun Wah. If you lean more towards cookies than pork, get your treat on with Andrea of the food blog Forkable the same day. More information here, register ($40) through Brown Paper Tickets. Learn cooking and beading Sunday at Red Light (820 West Randolph): Chef Jackie Shen will demonstrate her holiday dishes, then local beadmaker (and 10 year-old) Ian Cahr will show you bead-making. $35, proceeds benefit Chicago Animal Care and Control. Call (312) 733-8880 to reserve your ticket....
Ethernet DIY ? How to Make an Ethernet-Enabled Cat Feeder!
2009-12-01 20:33:00 Personally, I have worked with many cool ethernet projects and by quick look, this one is pretty complicated yet will let you feed your cat over the internet, no matter where you are. (even if you are in China!) The author uses a hacked Cisco router and some custom-hacked circuit to feed his cat plus added ...
Food Hack ? How to Make Bagels!
2009-11-30 13:20:00 For those of you who want to learn how to make bagels at home, there IS a way. I guess homemade bagels can be quite good, even be better than what you buy at your local grocery store. These Montreal style bagels are surprisingly easy to make and even though they aren’t quite as good as ...
Food Hack- How to Make Butter from Whipping Cream!
2009-11-25 00:18:00 For some reason you get stuck out in the middle of nowhere and have no butter but whipping cream, here’s how to turn whipping cream into butter or buttermilk simply by shaking the heck out of it. I am about to reveal to you an ANCIENT butter making secret, to make butter it requires, shaking, shaking, ...
Why is the CEO of Chipotle supporting the film 'Food, Inc.'?
2009-11-24 07:17:00 Photo by Shamontiel At the 8 E. Madison location of one of Chicago's Chipotle restaurants, there is a "Food, Inc." movie sign on the glass partition, and above the image it says, "I hope that all our customers see this film. The more they know about where their food comes from, the more they will appreciate what we do." The quote was from Steve Ellis, founder and co-CEO. Considering Chipotle serves pork, chicken and beef, vegetarians may be surprised that this sign is up. On Aug. 20 of this year, I was given the opportunity to see a screening of "Food, Inc." at Chicago's south side Ice Theaters, located at 210 W. 87th Street. Considering the area is known...
Natto Fermented Soy Beans are Great for You!
2009-11-20 22:34:00 Back in the 70s, my dad was an exchange student in Japan for couple years where he had developed a taste for natto, fermented soy beans in Japan. One of his favorite sushi is also Natto Maki, which is a sushi made with natto of course. Well, these natto fermented soy beans have proven to be ...
Meat DIY ? How to Make a Chicken Plucker!
2009-11-19 20:03:00 Personally, I like eating chicken but refuse to really have anything to do with making chicken meat itself. I know it’s going to be harder to eat chicken if you watch this video so… Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode But for those of you who are ...
Play with Food: Round Up of the Week's Best Links
2009-11-14 18:35:00 Round up of this week's best links
Turin Food Drive Needs Your Support
2009-11-12 13:47:00 Turin Bike Shop in Evanston is hosting a Food Drive from November 10 through December 10, in support of the Greater Chicago Food Depository. As Chicago's food bank, the Greater Chicago Food Depository distributes to a network of 600 member pantries and shelters in Cook Count. Last year, the Food Depository supplied the equivalent of more than 95,00 meals per day.Their goal is 300 pounds of food donations. What better way to kick off the season of giving and also check out one of the best shops in the area.For more info. you can call Anne at Turin 847-864-7660 ext. 17...
What do an up-and-coming music diva, a blogger with food allergies and a si
2009-11-10 00:30:00 Announcing the launch of three new ChicagoNow blogs: Becoming Nikki Lynette, All The Single Ladies and Chicago Eats Allergy-Free
Don?t Poke Your Fork There
2009-11-08 08:33:00 The land of cultural diversity I come from is full of beautiful and happy ways to live. Only most of the things have been relegated during our race of modernity. Lately my friend Muhammad Yaqoob had...
By: Light Within
Kandhar Ke Anaar
2009-11-07 09:26:00 Owais Mughal Among many things that Pakistan has been blessed with, the quality of fruit is an important one. Especially worth mentioning is the Pakistani pomegranate. It is hard to find a rival...
By: Light Within
Making food basics
2009-11-06 18:00:00 These days there are so many different ideas on what food is and what makes good food that we have to be careful in what we are eating. Therefore, this is your chance to make your own food at the molecular level, sound like science! Well that is exactly what it is, bring a bit of ...
Food Hack ? How to Make Turkey Gravy!
2009-11-05 19:54:00 Thanksgiving holiday is around the corner and you might want to learn how to make turkey gravy so your turkey will have some nice zesty sauce to go along with. Of course, don’t forget to make some turkey stuffing too! via chow Also see these YouTube videos that show you how to make Turkey Gravy! Download latest version ...
Trip Idea: A Food-Lover's Weekend at The Abbey Resort on Lake Geneva,
2009-11-05 16:00:00 I can't recommend The Abbey Resort and Spa, on the shores of Lake Geneva in Wisconsin, enough, especially for those Chicagoans without a car, or passionate foodies looking for a unique weekend. You see, you can take the Metra to the Harvard stop (about 2 hours and $10 from downtown), and then catch a shuttle to the property, which means you can completely escape the city without the aid or expense of a rental car. And The Abbey is the perfect retreat for food lovers, thanks to an innovative culinary program, a from-scratch policy on cooking, and two amazing upcoming events. This weekend, November 6-8 and the following weekend, November 13-15, The Abbey will be hosting its "Great Chefs at the Lake" events....
Is everyone on food stamps?
2009-11-03 22:46:00 Shocking statistics hit me today concerning 30 years of national data. The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine released an analysis food stamp recipients and it appears that 49% of all U.S. children and 90 percent of Black children will be on food stamps at some point durign childhood. Although I was taken aback initially, these stats aren't hard to grasp. A family of four, with take-home pay not exceeding $22,000 per year, is eligible to receive food stamps. There are thousands of families in this situation and we must be sympathetic to the needs of our children. Two issues: are children, whose parents receive food stamps, getting adequate nutrition? And do we have to stimulate the economy so that fewer Americans...
Food Hack ? How to Eat Chicken Wings, ?the right way?!
2009-11-03 09:30:00 Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s a simple video showing you that you can actually enjoy chicken wings by taking the bones out first then grubbing on the meat, not the other way around. – link Brought to you by: Zedomax.com Food Hack – How to Eat ...
Food and Drink Deals
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Coffee Hack ? How to Make Great Single Cup Coffee!
2009-10-29 22:27:00 I am a caffeine addict and I am always looking for some simple gadgets such as this Aeropress Coffee Maker that can make great single cups of coffee. I actually don’t like using big coffee machines that makes loads of coffee because simply, coffee doesn’t taste as good when brewed in large quantity. The Aeropress Coffee ...
Food for Thought: Thomas Merton
2009-10-28 15:43:00 "The notion of dogma terrifies men who do not understand the Church. They cannot conceive that a religious doctrine may be clothed in a clear, definite and authoritative statement without at once becoming static, rigid and inert and losing all its vitality. In their frantic anxiety to escape from any such conception they take refuge in a system of beliefs that is vague and fluid, a system in which truths pass like mists and waver and vary like shadows. They make their own personal selection of ghosts, in this pale, indefinite twilight of the mind. They take good care never to bring these abstractions out into the full brightness of the sun for fear of a full view of their insubstantiality. They favor the Catholic mystics with a sort of sympathetic regard, for they believe that these rare men somehow reached the summit of contemplation in defiance of Catholic dogma. Their deep union with God is supposed to have been an escape from the teaching authority of the Church, and an implici...
Food Hack ? How to Make Sukiyaki!
2009-10-24 23:33:00 Sukiyaki is a Japanese Beef stew filled with vegetables such as mushrooms, cabbage, and more plus some noodles of your choice. My mom used to make a bunch of this as Sukiyaki great for eating while cooking the stew itself with a portable burner. Every once in awhile, I make this too. First, you will want to ...
Chicago Food Favs - Diet Delicacy or Diet Derailer?
2009-10-24 01:52:00 I've been talking to some people about what to do when you'd like to try a Chicago food fav, but know that it's not the most nutritious choice. How do you eat right when you just want a taste of Lou Malnati's, Giordano's, Renaldi's, Piece, Kuma's Corner, Hot Doug's, Sweet Mandy B's or even Five Guys? ...
Hot Doug's Gave Me the Worst After-Lunch Food Coma
2009-10-23 14:30:00 Doug himself (Photo: Ian Merritt, http://blog.idmphotography.com)-I've been trying to go to Chicago's famous hot dog restaurant Hot Doug's out on California and Roscoe almost since I moved here two years ago. Hot Doug's usually requires you to wait in line outside, though, and for someone with utterly no patience for food-waiting, it never worked out. Finally, we had a quiet day at work yesterday, so four of my co-workers and I piled into a car and made the drive from the South Loop up to Hot Doug's. Yes, we had to wait in line, but it wasn't too bad (plus it was time spent not working, which is my favorite thing to do besides orgasms). I got myself the...
Playing with our food, part 2
2009-10-23 00:05:00 Some classmates pulling ze strudel. So, in our last installment, we explored the wonders of homemade marshmallows.Today, we got to knuckle down (literally ... you'll see) and savor that Austrian Octoberfest classic, strudel. ...
Food ? How to Eat a Horse!
2009-10-22 20:12:00 Personally, I don’t find eating horse meating all that interesting but for those of you who like experimenting with new meat to support your protein diet, you might want to check out this blog post on how to eat a horse safely! Of course, don’t get me wrong, I like eating all kinds of other foods ...
Sausage + Cucumber Combo Cuts Right Through Metal!
2009-10-19 04:45:00 Did you know? That a cucumber filled with couple sausages (and started with a blowtorch to light it on fire) has enough power to cut through metal? See the video for this hilarious experiment. Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode via boingboing Brought to you by: Zedomax.com Sausage + ...
Food Hack ? How to Make Strawberry Rubarb Jam!
2009-10-19 00:19:00 Here’s a fun food hack when you have some time, learn how to make strawberry rubarb jam. My mom used to bag gallons of regular strawberry jam, those were awfully good because they are homemade. This one also should be very delicious, it looks like so! Brought to you by: Zedomax.com Food Hack – How to Make ...
Wine Hack ? How to Make Homebrewed Fruit Wine!
2009-10-16 13:25:00 Here’s a quick way to make your own homebrewed fruit wine, this might be a fun way to make your own, fresh wine. I am not sure how much of a “quality” the wine produced here is but sure seems like a fun way to make wine at home. Download latest version of Flash to view ...
Food Hack ? How to Make Strawberry Jam!
2009-10-16 00:21:00 Making strawberry jam might be one of the fun things to do, especially if you enjoy eating some nice bread and butter with jam in the morning to get jammin’. Of course, you can buy strawberry jam but a lot of those on the market are not fresh and contain preservatives, something your body probably doesn’t ...
Cat DIY ? How to Make Cat Auto Food Feeder!
2009-10-14 04:18:00 Still feeding your lovely cat “manually”? It’s time to get off your lazy a** and start making one of these cool cat auto food feeders. Especially if you work during the day, this little device could feed your cat while you are gone. Better yet, build a gigantic version when you are gone for couple ...
BBQ DIY ? How to Add Temperature Gauge(Thermometer) to your Gas Grill! (and
2009-10-14 01:11:00 When you buy a gas grill, there’s a big price-hike in gas grills with temperature meters and those without. You don’t need to pay extra for temperature gauge, you can get an $8 temp gauge, drill a hole, and install it yourself. (and save a bunch of money) This could be a great way to closely ...
Food Hack ? How to Make ?real? Whipped Cream!
2009-10-13 12:49:00 Whipped cream is probably the single most important cream thingee when it comes to eating pumpkin pie. (for me) Without whipped cream, pumpkin pie wouldn’t taste like a pumpkin pie. According to WikiHow: “Whipped cream” from a can is neither whipped nor cream. Whip up the real thing yourself either by hand or with an electric mixer, ...
Halloween Food Hack ? How to Make Pumpkin Pie!
2009-10-13 00:41:00 Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays are nearing and you know what it’s time for, Pumpkin Pie! There’s so many great instructions out on the internet right now, let me sort through them and show you some of the better ones: PickYouOwn.org has a great set of pics, PDFs, and instructions on how to make a real homemade pumpkin ...
Food Hack ? At What Temperature to Cook Baked Potatoes in the Oven!
2009-10-12 06:34:00 I was just cookin’ some baked potatoes and figured this one would be very helpful. At what temperature should you cook your potatoes? Well, I think 350 degrees at 60 minutes is the best way although you can do something like 400 degrees at 30 minutes. You can refer to WhatsCookingAmerica for more details on the bake times ...
Solar DIY ? How to Make a Solar Food Dehydrator!
2009-10-10 22:30:00 We’ve seen many ways to make a food dehydrator before, here, and here. I even got a food dehydrator here as a Christmas present when I was completely broke couple years back. Well, here’s another great guide on how to make a solar food dehydrator! (via make) Brought to you by: Zedomax.com Solar DIY – How ...
Cold weather and warm food
2009-10-10 01:03:00 With the colder months looming ahead, many of us seek out comfort food. Warm hearty food, like pasta, soup, and chili, for example. On a day like today, when I am completely exhausted from carrying around 3 bags, a wind blown umbrella and getting pelted in the face with rain, (oh and not to mention the 5 degree temperature drop in the last 3 hours), all I want is warm food that makes me feel nice and cozy. It is easy during these times to forget your fitness goals and good nutritional habits. Just because its winter does not mean you want to forget all of your hard work you've done this summer (or think its too late to start...
Sticky fun with gum magnets
2009-10-08 16:00:00 Some people hate the site of somebody else old chewing gum, it is nasty and if you tread on it goes ever where and there is nothing that you can do about it. So why would a firm bring out gum magnets, these look like old pieces of chewed gum but are in actual fact ...
Oven DIY ? How to Make an Awesome Brick Oven!
2009-10-08 00:01:00 Looking for a a way to make an awesome brick oven? Well, look no more as Mike has a great tutorial on how to make a brick pizza oven. Supposedly this is temporary fire oven but I think it might also work just as well for a permanent, outdoor oven. This is a great, low-cost project ...
Solar DIY ? How to Make a Solar Oven using Office Supplies at work!
2009-10-06 04:06:00 Do you have empty boxes laying around work? Do you sometimes feel the need to make something cool like a solar oven? Well, if you’ve answered yes to both questions, you are in luck as you can try making one of these really cool solar ovens, all from parts you can get free from work! Of ...
Two Beer Festivals in VT This Weekend
2009-09-25 19:04:00 There are two beer festivals in northern Vermont this weekend and it would be easy for you to attend them both if you would like. On Saturday, September 26, Siptemberfest is taking place at Mad River Glen on Route 17 near Waitsfield VT. Some of Vermont's best known brewers will be there: Magic Hat, Long Trail, Rock Art, Trout River, Otter Creek, Wolavers. In addition to the "big guys," the festival will present an unusual opportunity to sample local beer from Lawson's Finest Liquids plus beers that are only available on the premises at The Alchemist Pub and Brewery, Bobcat Cafe, and American Flatbread. The Skinny Pancake will be making their crepes on site and the Mad River Glen Pub will be serving food as well. Mad River Glen will be running their single chair lift for fall foliage viewing. It's a great way to get close to the magnificent fall colors compared to looking at them through a windshield. Just up the road in Stowe, Oktoberfest will have will have a parade, live m...
Huge party tomorrow--food, music and us!
2009-09-24 05:55:00 Heard about the Great @redeyechicago Outdoor Tweetup? It's a huge social media party in Pioneer Court, next door to the Tribune--today, starting at 11:30. In addition to food, drinks and free T-shirts, some of your favorite RedEye/ChicagoNow personalities will be there--including me toward the end!Check out RedEye's blog for more information. See you there!...
Director jailed over food firm's false organic claim
2009-09-23 01:18:00 A man who was part of a food company that fraudulently claimed to be supplying organic products was jailed for 27 months.
By: Get rich
Da Bears, Da Birds, Dirt Weed & Fresh Food Stamps
2009-09-18 20:11:00 A Marijuana plant was spotted growing in a parkway in Rogers Park. This summer I was asked by a neighbor to grow Marijuana plants for her in my garden. I surprised myself when it took me a few moments to say no. I blame it on the recession. A couple of days later I attended a BBQ and in the yard next door there were several plants growing out in the open, I've spotted them in a many places this year. Dez Clark, tight end for the Chicago Bears, thinks the sod at Soldier Field is "terrible" and has had his feelings hurt by opponents who make fun of them playing on a "cow pasture." Ha, ha, seriously? Now that... |
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