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Sunday, 19 April 2015

A Taste of History
Topic: Food
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I am a history buff and I love food. These two things come together in the tv program: A Taste of History with Chef Walter Staib. I've often wondered about foods of the past, and if I'd find anything edible. Chef Staib answers that question multiple times a week by preparing wonderful Colonial Era recipes, using authentic ingredients and cooking instruments. A Taste of History is shown on RLTV (channel 487 on Comcast).

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 5:23 PM CDT
Updated: Monday, 5 September 2016 7:14 PM CDT
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Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Tournedos Oscar Recipe
Topic: Food
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I had this dish at Jumer's Chateau in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois and it was delicious!

TOURNEDOS OSCAR RECIPE

2 ea. Beef tenderloin medallions, 2.5 oz.

4 ea. Fresh asparagus spears, peeled

3 oz. Jumbo lump crab meat

2 ea. Sourdough rounds, toasted

3 oz. Béarnaise sauce (see recipe below)

Salt, Black Pepper

1 Season tenderloin medallions with salt, pepper and place on grill. Cook until desired temperature.

2. Steam asparagus until tender approximately 3 minutes.

3. Toast sourdough rounds

4. Heat crab meat in the oven on sizzler plate for approximately 3 minutes.

5. To serve, stack the ingredients as follows on serving plate. Toast on bottom, followed by asparagus, tenderloin medallions, crab and sauce on top. Serve immediately.

BEARNAISE SAUCE RECIPE

1/4 cup dry white wine

1/4 cup white-wine vinegar

1 small shallot, chopped

2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon

3 large egg yolks

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

kosher salt and black pepper

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the wine, vinegar, shallot, and 1 tablespoon of the tarragon. Boil until the liquid is reduced to 2 tablespoons, 8 to 10 minutes.
Strain the vinegar mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium heatproof bowl. Whisk in the egg yolks.
Set the bowl over (not in) a saucepan of simmering water and cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture has thickened to the consistency of mayonnaise, 3 to 4 minutes.
One piece at a time, whisk in the butter until melted and smooth. Remove from heat and whisk in the lemon juice, the remaining tablespoon of tarragon, and ½ teaspoon each salt and pepper.

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 10:21 PM CDT
Updated: Monday, 5 September 2016 10:41 PM CDT
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015

Pizzeria Due...Great Pizza For A Great City
Topic: Food

Pizzeria Due

Pizzeria Due is definitely worth the trip if you're anywhere near Chicago. I had a stuffed pizza with double sausage, double pepperoni, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and some other things. It was marvelous!!! Good crust, nice flavor to the meats and cheese, a sauce that is not overly sweet and very fresh ingredients. I've lived in Chicagoland my whole life. I was born in Chicago, and I know good pizza. Pizzeria Due is Great Pizza!

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 8:44 PM CDT
Updated: Saturday, 10 September 2016 9:26 PM CDT
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Monday, 16 March 2015

Wait Before You Eat That Calamari!
Topic: Food
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People always figured it was just my strange sense of humor popping up when I warned of what happened in this story. Surprises come in small packages:

Click Here To Read The Calamari Story

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 11:48 PM CDT
Updated: Monday, 5 September 2016 11:09 PM CDT
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Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Big
Topic: Food

If you love McDonald's Big Mac, but can't get to the restaurant or want to cook yourself, here's a sauce that should leave you pleasantly surprised.

BIG "SNACK":

2 ALL BEEF PATTIES, LETTUCE, CHEESE, ONIONS, PICKLES, SESAME SEED BUN

SAUCE:

1 CUP MIRACLE WHIP SALAD DRESSING

1/3 CUP CREAMY FRENCH DRESSING

1/4 CUP SWEET PICKLE RELISH

1 TBSP. SUGAR

1/4 TEASPOON PEPPER

1 TEASPOON DRY MINCED ONION

Stir all ingredients for sauce together with a spoon. Makes 2 cups which will keep for a week in the refrigerator.

To make a Big "Snack," sear beef patties in a bit of oil. Place patties on bottom halves of toasted sesame seed buns. To each patty add a couple of tablespoons of sauce. Add remaining ingredients and enjoy!

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 6:47 PM CDT
Updated: Monday, 5 September 2016 11:24 PM CDT
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Sunday, 1 March 2015

African Dishes: Kenya Style Greens In Lemon Sauce
Topic: Food

Sukuma wiki is popular in East African countries such as Kenya and Tanzania. The literal Swahili translation means to "push the week" or "stretch the week." It's a food used to stretch budgets while filling the belly. Sukuma wiki has been eaten for over 2,000 years. The dish combines kale, collards, or other greens, with tomatoes, onions, meat, lemon and spices. If you like greens, this may be a fresh way to enjoy them.

Recipe:

http://www.congocookbook.com/meat_recipes/sukuma_wiki.html

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 4:33 PM CST
Updated: Tuesday, 6 September 2016 5:11 PM CDT
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Saturday, 28 February 2015

African Dishes: Plantain And Coconut Beef Stew
Topic: Food

This East African dish is actually called Ndizi Na Nyama Ndizi is the Swahili word for plantain/banana and nyama is meat in Swahili, and a number of Bantu llanguages across equatorial Africa. With the popularity of beef and beef stew I suggest using beef in this recipe. In addition to the meat and plantains you have coconut milk, onions, tomatoes and a few other ingredients all combining to make a tasty meal for a Wintertime night. Enjoy!

Recipe:

http://www.congocookbook.com/meat_recipes/ndizi_na_nyama.html

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 9:48 PM CST
Updated: Tuesday, 6 September 2016 5:12 PM CDT
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Tuesday, 3 September 2013

What's In Your Food???
Topic: Food

Steven Whitehurst

September 3, 2013 ·

WHAT'S IN YOUR FOOD

*10% of the beans in coffee may be infested or damaged by insects
*A cup of orange juice is allowed to contain ten fruit fly eggs but only two maggots
*Apple butter is allowed to have 25 insects per 16 ounce jar. Small insects such as mites are not counted....
*Wheat can average 9 milligrams of rodent excreta pellets per kilogram
*Peanut butter may have 620 insect fragments per 40 ounce jar
*100 grams of tomato juice can contain 2 maggots, five eggs and one maggot, or ten eggs and no maggot

--FDA Technical Bulletin No.1 Principles of Food Analysis For Filth, Decomposition and Foreign Matter

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 1:13 PM CDT
Updated: Tuesday, 6 September 2016 5:31 PM CDT
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Monday, 8 July 2013

Hamburger Surprise
Topic: Food

Steven Whitehurst

July 8, 2013 ·

HAMBURGER SURPRISE
Dinner time is coming up. Time to do my work in the lab:

11/2 pounds ground beef
1 clove of garlic...
1 large onion
1 large green pepper
6 large potatoes
Ketchup and hot sauce

Season and brown meat and garlic. Drain. Dice onion and green pepper and add to meat. Set aside. Cube potatoes and deep fry till brown. Add potatoes to meat, mix. Add 1 teaspoon of water to pan, turn heat to medium, cover pan but leave small opening for steam to escape. Simmer till green peppers and onions are soft. Drain and serve topped with ketchup and hot sauce. Bread is recommended.

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Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 4:46 PM CDT
Updated: Tuesday, 6 September 2016 5:53 PM CDT
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Saturday, 16 June 2012

Watch What You Eat
Topic: Food

Steven Whitehurst

June 16, 2012 ·

And people always thought I was joking when I warned of this happening when eating calamari:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/…/15/squid-sperm_n_1599591.ht…

Posted by Steven Whitehurst at 6:20 PM CDT
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