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The recipe I’m looking for is “Ratatouille”. There are a lot of versions in the cooking world but I’ve never come across one I liked as much. I have a feeling my old cook expired and their newer addition doesn’t have the same recipe. Please search your cookbook collections for me.
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If you love food and have the ability to add creative flair to your writing, you could look forward to a career in freelance food writing.

Technically, freelance food writing means tasting food and then describing it. Practically, it’s a much more involved process. Food critics often absorb the entire dining experience of the restaurant they’re in. How does the atmosphere contribute to the quality of the food? What was the service like? What did the food taste like?

The latter can be a fun question to answer because it’s your opportunity to let your creativity shine through. Don’t shy away from elaborate adjectives and metaphors. Think along the lines of: “The arugula and baby spinach medley, coupled with bursts of cilantro and cranberry, was bliss to the palate.”

Who offers freelance food writing jobs?

Food writing is one of the more prolific freelancing jobs. Almost every major newspaper in the country has a food section. There are also dozens of magazines you could write for, depending on your food or beverage preference.

As mentioned earlier, people looking for freelance food writers may really be looking for restaurant reviewers. Be prepared to do either one or both, depending on your editor. Remember that a whole restaurant review can be a little more in-depth than simply writing about the food, so make sure to pay attention to everything that happens from the moment you walk through those restaurant doors.

Where can I find these jobs?

If you’ve done a couple of food reviews, submit them to food magazines and the food section editors of newspapers, along with a query letter. Your query letter should include a brief, exciting plug for the article you’d like to write, along with several good reasons why you should be the freelance writer to do it.

Another idea is to look for restaurants that are opening in your area and approach the owners directly. Let them know you’re a freelance food writer who would like to help them get their new restaurant in the paper. It’ll give you an excellent opportunity to write their review first and get it published. You might even get a free meal!

Occasionally, you’ll find ads for freelance food writers on the Internet. Approach with caution; usually these jobs pay very little.

What skills do I need to be a freelance food writer?

Besides creativity and keen eye, it’s helpful if you have a passion for food. That may sound obvious, but it’s worth mentioning – the more you love what you’re writing about, the more likely you’ll be able to convey that passion to your readers.

In food writing, that passion is critical because it’s the only way to engage your readers. If you’re just saying, “My pasta primavera was exceptional and so was the service,” you’re not going to hold your readers’ attention for long. Instead, you need to say something like, “The just-picked pan-seared veggies over homemade al dente linguini made the meal feel light and refreshing, even for pasta.”

Besides passion, you need education. Read food magazines, check out the food section in the newspaper, eat out a lot, attend wine and cheeses, and learn the food trends that are happening in cities like New York and Los Angeles. The more you know, the better you’ll write.

How do I respond to an ad?

If you come across an ad for a food writer, say in a wine-lovers’ magazine, you’ll need to respond in a way that entices editors to accept your articles. How would you respond to the ad below?

Calling all food lovers! Wine & Vine is looking for articles about pairing wines and foods. Please submit 500-600-word articles with a short bio of yourself before January.

It looks like the magazine is looking for articles with a food emphasis, which is great if you don’t know a lot about wine pairing. Do a bit of Internet research on which cheeses and meats go with which wines. Then describe those foods (”A melt-in-your-mouth Kobe steak,” “Roquefort straight from the Vall?e du Loire,” you get the idea) with panache.

It’s all about engaging your readers, so that through your words, readers can share in the moment of relishing each morsel. That’s what being a good freelance food writer is all about!


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This is an interesting recipe I found in my late mother’s old metal recipe box.  It may be old but it is tasty!  Pistachio lovers will be thrilled with this cake.  If you are looking for something different for that office pitch-in, church supper, bake sale, holiday dinner, birthday cake, family reunion, etc. give this cake a try.  For Christmas I suggest taking a small spatula and drawing serving-sized squares in the frosting.  Then inside each square place a maraschino cherry.  This gives you a festive holiday look and it is quick and easy to do.  It is also a simple cake to let the little ones decorate with you.  The frosting is easy to apply and they can add sprinkle decorations to suit the occasion.  They will be so proud when everyone brags on their cake!

DOUBLE PISTACHIO CAKE

This old recipe had been cut from a couple of places on the cover of some product and taped together. It has to be an old General Mills recipe based on the products called for.

“This is the cake that’s sweeping the country. We call it the DOUBLE PISTACHIO CAKE”

1 pkg (2-layer-size) white or yellow cake mix

1 pkg (4-serving-size)Jell-O Pistachio Instant Pudding & Pie Filling

3 eggs

1/4 cup oil

1 cup club soda

1/2 cup chopped nuts

Blend all ingredients in large bowl; then beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes. Pour into greased and floured 13×9-inch pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until center springs back when lightly touched. Cool in pan 15 minutes; remove and finish cooling on rack. Make the frosting (recipe below) and frost cake. Garnish with chopped nuts.

FROSTING:

1 pkg (4 oz pkg Jell-O Pistachio Instant Pudding & Pie Filling

1 envelope Dream Whip Whipped Topping Mix

1 1/2 cups milk

Combine ingredients; beat 5 minutes or until thickened.

Enjoy! 


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The Negative Calorie Diet Review

The problem of overweight and obesity is affecting millions of people in our society. Eating unhealthy foods has resulted in unwanted weight gain. However there are several diets that have originated in answer to this unhealthy condition. One specific diet is the Negative Calorie Diet recipe. It is specifically designed to cause fat loss.

The premise behind the negative calorie diet soup receipe is the belief that there are negative calorie foods that take more calories to digest than the actual calorie content of these foods and so creating a negative caloric effect. The extra energy to break down these foods is taken from the stored fat in the body causing weight loss through the negative calorie diet. For example an apple containing 50 calories may call for 100 calories to digest via the negative calorie diet recipe. So an additional 50 calories have been burnt simply by eating that particular food via the negative calorie diet. These calories are taken from the bodys fat reserves in the negative calorie diet recipe.

A negative calorie diet recipe includes certain fruits and vegetables. These are apples, asparagus, beets, blueberries, broccoli, cantaloupes, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cranberries, cucumber, garlic, grapefruit, green cabbage, oranges, papaya, pineapple, spinach, strawberries, turnip, watermelon, zucchini, and several more found in the negative calorie diet recipe. Every one ofthese types of foods are very healthy and nutritious at the same time complementing the negative calorie diet recipe. So this negative calorie diet recipe is extremely beneficial for our body.

Fat loss for any particular human being in the negative calorie diet recipe is reliant upon his or her bodys unique metabolism rate. That person is increasing his or her metabolism by eating selected foods which result in weight fat loss via the negative calorie diet recipe. Not eating is not the solution in the negative calorie diet. Eating the negative calorie diet recipe foods keeps the body burning fat via the negative calorie diet recipe.

The negative calorie diet recipe should also be accompanied with some form of mild exercise. Everyday exercise can be enough for adequate fat loss such as cycling and walking. Remember that and you should be fine.



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Years ago in Sacramento, California, I ran across an old man selling pickles at a swap meet. He made the pickles in his own kitchen in large plastic barrels and sold them on week-ends. I went to this swap meet every Saturday all during the summer and noticed the lines of people gathered in front of his booth, but I always walked by.

Then, one Saturday, I stopped. He had many types of home made pickles, with bite-sized samples of the various pickles laid out for tasting. They were all good but when I tried the Hot, Garlic, Dill Pickle… I was hooked. So, for what would have been the equivalent of about six dollars in today’s money, I bought a quart of pickles served up in a cardboard Chinese take-out carton. They were the absolute, best pickles I had ever tasted.

I made pickles myself several times over the years, but they were nothing special. In fact, pickles from the store were better. I thought, if only I knew how he made them, I could make my own. But I was sure he would not give out his recipe since he made his living selling them. So, I never asked.

Instead, I went through every recipe book in the library looking for pickles. I tried dozens of recipes, but never came close to the old man’s formula.

Several years passed with me buying pickles from the old guy until one Saturday, he was not there. Nor was he there the next Saturday. So, after several weeks, I went to the Swap Meet Office and asked what happened to the pickle man. As I feared, he had died.

So, I accepted the fact that I would never taste those fabulous hot, garlic, dills again. Until, one morning, as I was reading the Sunday paper, I spotted a small article on “The Pickle Man Passes Away”. The old man’s daughter provided her father’s life story and to keep his memory alive, she included his best pickle recipes. She felt that he would want his pickles to continue being enjoyed.

When I read the recipe for the hot, garlic dill pickles, I was not sure it was the real thing. It was too simple. There had to be some exotic, secret ingredient. But there it was… with no secret ingredient.

Of course, I made the pickles that same day and they were perfect. They were the old man’s pickles!

Since they were so simple, I wondered why my efforts over the years were never as good as his. After much thought, I concluded that the secret is not only the ingredients, it is also the procedure.

The first secret is, FRESH INGREDIENTS.

Like the pickle man, I grow all the ingredients, except salt and vinegar, in my own back yard. The cucumbers are picked and processed within one hour of leaving the garden. Likewise, with all the other ingredients. I am convinced that this freshness adds a little extra something to the flavor and crunch of the pickles.

Another tip is in the processing (hot water bath) of the pickles. The cucumbers are processed only a short time so they are not “cooked”. While experts on canning may quarrel with the procedure (I do not know), I have made (and sold) pickles for years this way.

O.K., ready for the recipe? A note first: this recipe assumes you are familiar with the basics of canning food. If not, you should probably read an article on canning before making pickles (many available on the web).

INGREDIENTS:

Quantities of ingredients vary according to how many pickles you want to make. It will be clear as you read the procedure below.

FRESH cucumbers (how many?…how many pickles do you want to make?)

water

pickling salt

jalapeno peppers

grape leaves (fresh)

whole peppercorn

whole garlic cloves (peeled)

fresh dill sprigs

white vinegar (5% distilled – commonly sold in stores)

crushed red pepper (optional)

NOTE: Select cucumbers that are about 3-5 inches long, with no blemishes! You can use any type cucumber, not just pickling cucumbers. I have always made the pickles using whole cucumbers, like the Pickle Man did. I have never tried slicing the cucumbers (length-way). I believe this would take away some of the crunch.

PROCEDURE

1. Prepare jars and lids in boiling water. Allow to stand in boiling water at least 15 minutes

2. In a LARGE pot, combine two quarts water, 1 1/2 cups salt, two cups white vinegar. Bring to a boil until all the salt is dissolved.

3. In each sterilized jar place: one large sprig of dill weed, 1 medium jalapeno pepper (sliced length-way), 3 cloves garlic, 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorn and 2 grape leaves.

4. Fill jar with cucumbers (previously washed in cold water) and pour hot vinegar mix in jar to within 1 inch of top.

5. Seal jars and process in hot water bath 15 minutes.

One good thing about making your own pickles is that you have control over how they taste. You like them hotter? Add more jalapeno or 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper. You want them milder? Use only 1/2 jalapeno. You like strong garlic flavored pickles? Use 5 garlic cloves per jar.

The point is, do not be afraid to adjust the recipe to make the pickles you like. The recipe above is basically the original and what I like.

You can start by making just one jar (use original ingredients for salt/vinegar mix, even if making only one jar). The pickles can be tasted in about 3 days and you can adjust the ingredients to your taste when making a full batch. Just be aware that all the flavors will intensify slightly over time.

Final note: The grape leaves give the pickles their crunch. You may have trouble finding fresh grape leaves, since they do not sell them in stores. If you can not grow your own or have a neighbor that grows them, I do not have a solution. I would not use alum as a substitute in my pickles. You will still get a pretty good crunch without the grape leaves if you do not over process.

Good luck with the Hot, Garlic, Dill Pickles.



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Whether you are a fan of Gordon Ramsay’s Hell’s Kitchen or you have visited Atlantic City in the past, odds are you are more than well aware of the Borgata. Whether it’s the classy style or the high end restaurants that abound in the Borgata, visitors are coming from far and wide to experience the one of a kind experience that the Borgata has to offer. While Atlantic City may be one of the destination gambling cities of the east, finding a way to enjoy all the luxuries that its high end resorts like the Borgata have to offer while staying on budget can be quite a daunting task. Here are a few of the Borgata’s low cost experiences that can make you feel like a million without having to break your budget.

If you are looking to experience the luxury of the Borgata but you lack the excessive amount of funds that it takes to truly enjoy the experience, don’t let your lack of money shy you away from the gaming floor. With luck on your side you have the chance of turning a small amount of money into much more with the choice of the right gaming table. Take for example the success that Patricia Demauro had back in May 2009. For only $100 she quickly bought herself a place in the record books with only a few lucky rolls of the die. Take a tip from Patricia and don’t let your low funds keep you away from the gaming floor. Who knows, you too may have the chance to break yet another record, or possibly even win a large sum of money with the help of a nominal cash investment.

Those looking to experience the ultimate in shopping experiences will want to check out the shops at the Borgata. If you have a taste for the finer things in life but your wallet begs to differ with your cravings, then you may want to take a spin by Borgata & Co. Specializing in fine cigars, fine chocolate and other mouth watering indulgences you are sure to find at least one item that will allow you to enjoy a taste of the finer things in life without having to break the bank to obtain it.

When it comes time to settle in for dinner, then you may want to check out the Old Homestead steak house. Offering visitors the true steak house experience, they provide a quality experience while still being easy on your budget. Utilizing only domestically raised, hand massaged Kobe beef, the Old Homestead provides a quality meal that you will never forget. With the warm atmosphere of home, and food that can be considered top notch, you are sure to experience a little bit of luxury at an affordable price when it comes to the sumptuous meals that the Old Homestead has to offer.

These are just a few of the low cost luxurious experiences that the Borgata has to offer. While you may be thinking that you cannot afford a trip to the Borgata, take the time to think outside the box and you too will find a way to experience all the luxuries that the Borgata has to offer.


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