A Delicious History Lesson

A delicious history lesson from my friends at BuzzFeed:

How 19 Delicious Candies Got Their Names

http://www.buzzfeed.com/justinabarca/how-delicious-candies-got-their-names

The Arnold Palmer

Perfect for the first official day of Summer:
Will Arnett and ESPN explore the origin of the "Arnold Palmer"

http://espn.go.com/30for30/film?page=the-arnold-palmer

Cheers Mr. President!

I saw this article earlier and thought it was appropriate to share.
--TDC

Obamas Tap White House Home Beer

WASHINGTON (Reuters, August 15, 2012) - President Barack Obama has become one of the first modern day U.S. presidents known for enjoying a cold beer that is brewed and tapped right at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Obama aides on Tuesday confirmed the small brewery during a three-day re-election campaign tour across Iowa. An official admitted the Obamas have their own alcoholic beverage made and kept in stock at the White House.

Revelations about the White House beer came to light after the president gave a bottle of it to a patron at a coffee shop he was visiting in Iowa. The gift prompted the press corps traveling with Obama to ask for more details and White House spokesman Jay Carney was peppered with questions about the first family's beverage of choice.

"There is a home brew, if you will, at the White House," Carney told reporters.

The beer, named White House Honey Ale, comes in both a light and dark variety. The honey portion of the drink is taken from first lady Michelle Obama's garden beehive.

"I think I've only tried the light, and it's quite refreshing," Carney confessed, although he admitted that he wasn't a beer aficionado.

Pressed for further details of the beer, Carney said: "I have exhausted my knowledge about this subject. Usually, when someone hands me a beer I don't ask how it was made, I just drink it."

(Reporting By Margaret Chadbourn; editing by Christopher Wilson)

They Are Not All Going To Be Winners

Looking back at this week, I made some pretty great dinners. Monday was a baked chicken breast stuffed with prosciutto and mozzarella with steamed broccoli – a great meal. Tuesday was a chicken soft tacos, fresh guacamole and a barbecued corn salsa – fun, fresh and healthy.
Then…there was Wednesday. Scallops and shrimp with stir-fried vegetables – a disaster! The shrimp were good, but the scallops were mushy and the stir-fry sauce on the vegetables overpowered the whole dish.

Key Learning: They are not all going to be winners – don’t put too much pressure on yourself. Cooking is still one of the most relaxing, enjoyable things I do and I don’t want to lose that.

Hey France: Who Are You Calling Fat?

I wanted to share the article below because, as a lover of food, I have always been jealous of the French who have a history of great cuisine and have enjoyed it for centuries without gaining weight. While American’s have been dealing with an obesity epidemic, the French have enjoyed the world’s best bread, wines, cheeses and other delights without a problem…until now. Ironically, the weight shift that France is now facing is caused by fast food.

The Week: “Why the French are (finally) getting fat”
http://news.yahoo.com/why-french-finally-getting-fat-073000765.html

Side note: I always thought that American fast food was the reason that the French people did not like Americans. Thank about it – take something as sacred to French culture as the croissant and turn it into the Croissan’wich (from Burger King).

Celebrate National Run Day!

Today is National Rum Day! Before you ask, no I didn’t invent the holiday…despite the fact that I do enjoy a good rum drink from time to time. Personally, my favorite way to enjoy it is with Coca-Cola (the classic Rum & Coke) or with Coca-Cola and lime (the Cuba Libre). Here is how I first heard the story of the Cuba Libre when I toured the Bacardi factory in Puerto Rico a few years ago:

“The world's second most popular drink was born in a collision between the United States and Spain. It happened during the Spanish-American War at the turn of the century when Teddy Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and Americans in large numbers arrived in Cuba. One afternoon, a group of off-duty soldiers from the U.S. Signal Corps were gathered in a bar in Old Havana. Fausto Rodriguez, a young messenger, later recalled that Captain Russell came in and ordered Bacardi (Gold) rum and Coca-Cola on ice with a wedge of lime. The captain drank the concoction with such pleasure that it sparked the interest of the soldiers around him. They had the bartender prepare a round of the captain's drink for them. The Bacardi rum and Coke was an instant hit. As it does to this day, the drink united the crowd in a spirit of fun and good fellowship. When they ordered another round, one soldier suggested that they toast ¡Por Cuba Libre! in celebration of the newly freed Cuba. The captain raised his glass and sang out the battle cry that had inspired Cuba's victorious soldiers in the War of Independence.”[2] (From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_Libre)

Please join me in raising a glass to one of my favorite spirits!

Who’s Top Dog? A Federal Court Will Decide

There is nothing more American than a hot dog…and a lawsuit. Leading hot dog manufacturers Sara Lee (Ball Park franks) and Kraft Foods (Oscar Mayer) are involved in a serious legal battle over how far each company is allowed to go in advertising claims over the superiority of their respective dogs. In a great twist to this story, the case will be heard in Chicago – a city that knows a thing or two about a good hot dog.

This story makes me hungry for justice…and a Chicago Dog.

Check out the full AP article on the case here: http://news.yahoo.com/legal-beef-sara-lee-kraft-escalate-wiener-war-070859318.html