Bubbly n Bites: Canapés, Champagne and Blinis

A bit of decadence, a handful crowd pleaser, some historic food and ... would you believe that an unassuming pastry mix could be mankind's greatest enemy?

Miniature food ~
New Year's Eve canapés

Wow your New Year’s Eve party guests with these easy-to-prepare canapés and your seeming insouciance ...

Read more: New Year's Eve canapés; telegraph.co.uk

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"I posti più caldi nell'inferno sono riservati a coloro che in tempo di grandi crisi morali mantengono la propria neutralità"
~Dante Alighieri
“The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in times of great moral crises maintain their neutrality”

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

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Food stories
~ The top food and drink news and reviews of 2011, from Heston Blumenthal's first London outpost and Gordon ...
Read more: Food and drink highlights of 2011; telegraph.co.uk

~ He's the funniest, most outrageous guy on the GOP stage ...
Read more: A Pizza Party with Herman Cain; gq.com

~ For cerebral chef, 'all food is science'; montrealgazette.com
~ Deep-fried Coke, a $100 burger and inhalable chocolate: Vote on 2011's food trends; theglobeandmail.com

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Food pairing
If you're throwing a New Year's Eve party and still wondering what you are going to pair with the bubbly, look no further ...
Read more: Bites For Your Bubbly: What to Pair with Champagne; delish.com

~ A festive, elegant and easy New Year's meal...
Read more: How to Celebrate at Home; nytimes.com

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The perfect party snack
~ Are blinis the best culinary kick-off to a celebration, or do you have another ...
Read more: How to cook perfect blinis; guardian.co.uk

~ Russian Pancakes: Beyond Blini; wsj.com
~ Recipes: Donal Skehan says put a Thai-style twist on your leftover turkey and ham; independent.ie

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Guilty imagination
Feeling fat? Do you hate all baked goods after spending the weekend wrapping yourself around the outside of ...
Read more: The Week Pastries Tried to Kill Us; theatlanticwire.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ Gluten free? You can still have dessert during the holidays; naplesnews.com
~ Buckwheat gains ground as gluten-free option; edmontonjournal.com

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Maize, Bite-Sized Nibbles n Popular Recipes of 2011

Ancient and symbolic ~
Maize

"Chef John Rivera Sedlar modern master of southwestern cuisine"

When we think of maize, we think of humans’ ability to pull sustenance from soil ...
Read more: PANTRY: Maize; latimesmagazine.com

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"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude."
~Ralph Marston (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

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Each and every day
From homemade Kit Kat bars to ketchup and ...
Read more: Our 15 Most Popular Recipes of 2011; seriouseats.com

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Pantry notes
When you've a crowd to keep happy, it pays to have a few bite-sized nibbles in your repertoire ...
Read more: Last-minute canapé recipes; guardian.co.uk

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Food for thought
~ The Buzz in Mexico; nationalgeographic.com
~ Dealing with Food Hoarders; chow.com
~ The end of battery farms in Britain – but not Europe; independent.co.uk
~ Eccentric town, Todmorden, growing ALL its own veg; dailymail.co.uk
~ When Milk Is Murder: The Allure of Drinking From a Freshly Killed Doe; theatlantic.com

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Food stories
~ In Russia, New Year's reigns supreme as the food holiday ...
Read more: For Russians, New Year's Eve Remains The Superholiday; npr.org

~ Everything tasted better when my grandma was around ...
Read more: Have a sweet holiday and save kitchen memories while you can; eatocracy.cnn.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ Gluten-Free Beauty: Have We Gone Too Far? style.com
~ Beer and Martinis - Just as Effective as Wine for Longevity? nytimes.com

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Food classics with a twist ~
11 Food and Drink Trends of 2011

"For one thing, when did kale get so hot? ... And meatballs?"

After an year of eating and drinking, here are some reoccurring food and drink themes and concepts ...
Read more: 11 Food and Drink Trends of 2011; seriouseats.com

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"With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable."
~Thomas Foxwell Buxton (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

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Foods in everyday lives
~ This year brought us higher food prices at unprecedented levels, crops and ...
Read more: 10 food trends to watch in 2012; suntimes.com

~ Now is the time of the year for foodies and food writers to put their own stamp on what is a well-practiced look-ahead ...
Read more: More lists of food trends to ignore in 2012; thepacker.com

~ In 2011, it was a combination of comfort foods, trendy treats and Delhi dishes ...
Read more: Food Trends In 2011: Canadians Go For Comfort; huffingtonpost.ca

~ Chefs will get more famous, the noodle house will reign supreme, and the wheels will come off the food-truck craze ...
Read more: The top 10 food trends for 2012; pitch.com

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Travel bites
On the long pine table in the centre of Delicatessen in downtown Moscow ...
Read more: Russian food: Bored with Borscht; ft.com

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~ What do you expect to be some of the top news and trends in 2012 ...
Read more: Q-and-A: Marion Nestle on future trends in the food and nutrition industries; smartblogs.com

~ A good year-end trend list should do two things simultaneously: confirm the conscientious reader's suspicions ...
Read more: 2011: Sustainable food trends; grist.org

~ If Pizza Is a Vegetable, This Is My New Favorite Salad Bar; thedailymeal.com
~ Food Trends 2012 - Is the Fast Food Industry Going Upscale? foodbeverage.about.com
~ thefoodpeople release 2012 food trend predictions; thefoodpeople.co.uk
~ Food Trends 2012: Custom French Fries and Grilled Cheese Infused Vodka; abcnews.go.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ Research claims that diabetics should take more vitamin B12 daily; diabetes.co.uk
~ Probiotics Benefit More Than Just the Gut; supermarketguru.com

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Holiday Baking, Food, Wine and Philanthropy. Food for Though!

Classical roots ~
Aw, shucks!

"A squeeze of lemon and a little turn of the pepper mill (black pepper, of course)"

The classic way is to poach oysters in their own juice but oysters are also excellent when cooked ...
Read more: Aw, shucks! ft.com

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"When life gives you lemons, make a Tarte au citron meringuée" ~OCK

Happy Holidays!


Delightfully yours,

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Food, wine and philanthropy
The restaurant and wine worlds are full of debate and discussion, but there is one aspect of both – their generosity ...
Read more: The most generous helpings; ft.com

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Holiday notes
~ Help the school break to fly by with a baking adventure ...
Read more: Holiday baking for kids; timeslive.co.za

~ Get the party started: Top gourmands reveal their perfect nibbles and celebratory drinks; independent.co.uk

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Food for thought
All of the lectures from Michael Pollan's Berkeley class in which the bestseller introduced students to several food A-listers ...
Read more: Edible Education 101: A Complete Course on Modern Food Production; theatlantic.com

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Italian cafés and Jewish delis
The king of the 'recession restaurant' – foodies are already forming a queue at his newest venue, Mishkin's ...
Read more: Russell Norman: There's big money in small plates; independent.co.uk

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Pantry notes
~ Two Seattle bakers with a cult following inspire DIY devotees at home with their homemade doughnut recipes ...
Read more: Gastronaut: Homemade Doughnuts; odandwine.com

~ How to make: Beer-battered fish; timeslive.co.za

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ The Truth About Gluten; myhealthnewsdaily.com

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