Archive for March, 2009

Mar 18 2009

Handmade Sweets

Published by Chef Martin under Recipes

How to make homemade sweets
Fancy doing something different this weekend? Why not make your own traditional sweeties. Whether you are a beginner or an old hand in the kitchen our tips, tricks and recipes will help to get you started.
Sweetie Ingredients
As with any type of cooking there are factors that affect the taste of your [...]

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Mar 17 2009

Nutrition on a Budget

Published by Chef Martin under Recipes

Trimming the grocery budget doesn’t require cutting back on healthy foods. It just takes a little planning and nutrition know-how.
Fresh produce is a key ingredient in eating well. At about 25 cents per serving, potatoes are one of the best values in the entire produce department. One medium-sized potato provides 45 percent of your daily [...]

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Mar 15 2009

Maintaining High Levels of Cleanliness in the Food Services & Hospitality Industries

Published by Chef Martin under Food Hygiene

A book can seldom be judged by its cover. Yet many patrons of food services, catering operations as well as hotels are often judged by their levels of cleanliness. Maintain your images and reputation – run a clean shop and operation.
How can a food or hospitality food services operation work on a consistent basis to [...]

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Mar 14 2009

Food for Thought

Published by Chef Martin under Food Philosophy

Food is
individual and eating has always been one of the most “natural” and individualistic
human activities-one must eat and one cannot share the food
one eats. Yet the more ritualistic the dining procedures, the more social and
less individual the behavior becomes and the more potential individual anarchy
is constrained by social imperative.
Despite the importance accorded food and its [...]

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Mar 13 2009

Slow down!! Fast Food = No Food

Published by Chef Martin under Food Philosophy

Is life passing you by too fast?! Modern life certainly places an emphasis on speed and fast living, but at what expense? The Slow Food movement encourages you to slow down, take it easy, enjoy your food and life….
The Slow Food movement was founded by Carlo Petrini [...]

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