How Bee Vomit isn’t as Bad as You Think

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Honey is made from Nectar and Bee Vomit.  How is that so you ask?? Honey is a sweet, viscous food substance produced by bees and some related insects. Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants (floral nectar) or from secretions of other insects (such as Honeydew), by regurgitation, enzymatic activity, and water evaporation.   An Adult Bee’s diet is primarily made up of three types of food Honey, Nectar and Pollen. Nectar actually begins in the leaves of plants. The plant draws in carbon dioxide and water and produces

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            Links

 

1. Is honey made from bee sick

2. Honey is bee poop? Or is it vomit?

3. The Honey Bee Life Cycle 

4. Identification of Bees and Wasp’s

5. List of diseases of the honey bee

6. Beebase – Beekeeping information resource for Beekeepers

7. Bee Regulation – BC Laws

8. B.C. celebrates Day of the Honey Bee

9. Hobby beekeeping | Compliance and management

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Local Bee Farms

1. Bees Please Farms | Backyard Bees and Chickens 

2. Urban Bee Honey Farm

3. BC Honey Producers’ Assoc.

4. Fredrichs Honey – Fine Honey Products

5. Bees, Fruit Pollination, Honey & Beeswax

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Bacon Appetizers

Servings 12  Prep: 30 Minutes  Cook: 2 hours  Total: 2 hours 30 minutes

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Ingredients:

1 package club Nabisco Saltine Crackers

1 pound thin sliced Smoked Bacon (or more depending on number of crackers)

Grated Kraft Parmesan Cheese Shredded Cheese

Optional Alternative: Brown Sugar instead of Parmesan Cheese

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Directions:

1. Lay crackers (as many as you want) face up on a cookie sheet. Scoop about 1 teaspoon of grated Parmesan cheese onto each cracker. Cut your package of bacon in half (or cut pieces individually) and carefully, so the cheese doesn’t fall off, wrap each cheese covered cracker in one half piece of bacon, completely covering the cracker. It should fit snugly around the cracker. Place the bacon wrapped crackers onto a baking sheet that has a rack on it. Place in a 250-degree oven for about 2 hours.

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28 Food Porn Sites that are Not TasteSpotting

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So this is our list Of Food Porn Sites on Straight Outta My Kitchen.  Site’s that have mouth-watering photo collection of recipes, cooking, baking, kitchen adventures, food industry and media news created by a community of food lovers from foodie’s to home cooks to professional chefs.  

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1. Tasteologie

2. Dishfolio

3. eRecipeCards

4. Finding Vegan

5. Refrigerator Soup

6. Liqurious

7. Opensource Food

8. Foodieview

9. Knapkins

10. Foodepix

11. Bakeolicious

12. FoodPorn

13. RecipeNewZ ∗

14. FoodSpreading 

15. Photograzing

16. Tasty Kitchen

17. TasteStopping

18. Food Porn Daily

19. Foodyub 

20. My Recipe Magic          

21. Tastespotting               

22. Fridgg                                  

23. Healthy Aperture      

24. Yumgoggle                   

25. Dishfolio                     

26. RecipeChart               

27. Dessertstalking   

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∗ No longer up & running

Do you have a Food Porn that you go to? Don’t see it on the list let me know in the comments below.

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One Side Effect of Sugar That No One Is Talking About.

Natural vs. Artificial Sugar

The main difference between natural sugar and high fructose corn syrup is The Balance Of Fructose And Glucose In High-Fructose Corn Syrup.  As the name suggests, there is more fructose in the syrup than in regular sugar. The difference, however, is that an apple contains fibre and other nutritious elements that outweigh its sugar content.  So how does an excess of sugar Make One Gain Weight? 

How It Works

When you ingest sugar, the Liver Metabolizes the fructose and converts it into fat. The spike in triglycerides also leads to a reduced amount of HDL cholesterol (or the ‘good’ kind of cholesterol).

What Too Much Sugar Can Do to You 

Ingesting too much sugar hurts the metabolism and, over time, it weakens it. This causes Metabolic Dysfunction, meaning your insulin stops working properly. This is one major side effect that most people are unaware of.

This side effect can Directly Lead To obesity, heart disease, and type II diabetes. In addition, added sugar is especially addictive. So the more sugar you eat, the more likely you’ll become addicted and reliant on it. The best way to cut back on your sugar intake is to be aware of what and how much you eat. A Sugary Treat every once in a while is normal. Overindulgence in anything is where it gets dangerous. So, overall eat those foods with high sugar in moderation and remember Healthy Eating May Be Easier Than You Think.

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“The Best Thing Since Sliced Bread”

Meaning: It’s A Big Deal

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When a Commercial Bread Slicer hit the market in 1928, it was a very big deal. To be perfectly clear, mankind has had the ability to  cut bread for a long time. It’s not as if people just grabbed whole loaves and gnawed on them like apples for 6,000 years until 1928. But up until that point, people had to slice their own bread.

It became a mechanised process, with uniformly shaped and sliced loaves, and bags of sliced bread became a staple in American households in the 1930’s. The phrase itself probably comes from a Wonder Bread Ad Campaign. The Atlantic wrote a whole story all about this one.

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Read These Links

1. Bread Slicer History – Invention of the Bread Slicer

2. 41 Catchy Bread Slogans & Taglines

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11 Pretentious Food Terms

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One of the biggest complaints people have with the food industry is the pretentious attitude.  The food world is full of people and establishments who reek of self-importance. We’ve developed a culinary lexicon that has become so convoluted, The gastro-glossary of words around the word is long and often confusing with many kitchen terms that chefs fully understand confusing their customers when they hit the menus in the dining room.

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1.Hand-anything – hand-chopped, hand-pulled, hand-cut, hand-glazed…

Wow. What an ingenious method. So ingenious in fact that every grandma since the dawn of civilisation has been using this innovative method to prepare food.

2. Artisanal

So over-used, it’s losing its meaning. I mean, if every bakery down the road calls itself “Artisanal”, which really sounds more like “I’m just starting out, don’t have the funds or the time to do more than this”, then where is the line drawn between a true artisan and a wannabe?

3. Bespoke

Custom-crafted cocktails, madam? Yeah, and that $30 price tag that comes along with it. It’s all right. I’ll stick to that glass of boring wine.

4. Deconstructed

Oh, the things you learn from Master Chef. Here I was thinking that “Deconstructed” dishes meant the creator thought of a concept BEFORE he started plating the dish. But in reality, it seems like deconstructed is just a convenient term for when things start going awry in the cooking or plating process!

5. Foraged

Ok, yes so maybe those darn Chanterelle Mushrooms were really foraged from some forest in Scandinavia but, I’m not quite sure how to react when I see foraged items in urban city centres. Maybe I shouldn’t diss that poor weed growing out of the asphalt streets, after all.

Oh, how “lucky” am I that there are at least 5 artisanal bakeries in my neighbourhood – so I can learn essential skills in life, like being able to tell the difference between a fougasse and a flatkaka

Yes, and please charge me $30 for that alcohol-infused bespoke strawberry smoothie

What lovely mushrooms growing in the grass patch next to my car park. I wonder if I should forage for them?

6. Curated

We get it. You studied the fine arts of vegetables and have personally “Curated” what should appear on my plate. Heaven forbid, that damn carrot ruining the verdant look of lush forest greens.

7. Chef’s Menu or Omakase

This isn’t so much about the words Chef’s Menu or Omakase. It’s the way the staff hold on to the information about what’s on the menu with secrecy befitting the CIA.

Yes, it is a damn secret, I know. But really, I am already sitting at your restaurant, willing to splash out the moolah, so what’s up with not telling me even as I order the Chef’s Menu about what I am getting? Yes, they ask you about allergies and there’s always religious considerations. But what if you don’t have any of those restrictions but you just don’t really, really like a particular food? Like you may love some bacon bits in your appetiser but you absolutely cannot handle a full-on pork belly for a main. Do you just blanket tell them you don’t eat pork and miss out on trying other dishes of theirs?

8. No-description menus

You know, the ones that read like this – Beef|Pearls|Citrus and you’re like what?? What am I ordering, guys?

9. Giving me a geography lesson I do not need

Like telling me that the line-caught fish is from Moldova or something. Wait, do they even fish in Moldova? 

10. Giving me a French lesson that, again, I do not need

Yes, it’s a beautiful language where even saying “you’re a bloody ass of a cook” sounds so fancy, but it’s OK. You can still call a mashed potato a mashed potato and if it’s the silkiest, creamiest mash I have ever eaten, I will not care that it wasn’t a pomme puree.

11. Mouthfeel

Only usually ever uttered by the most pretentious wannabes, it’s meant to tell the rest of us plebeians that really, you are using ALL your senses when you dine. Clever girl.

Would this be more interesting if I said it was a locally-harvested Tiger Prawns, accompanied by hand-tossed gluten-free pasta in a prawn head organic chilli oil?

Curated puffs of delight, swimming in hand-pulled milk from a free range, organic bovine farm from the Scottish Highlands

“Oh, the mouthfeel of a Dragon Fruit”, she exclaimed, sighing with pleasure. Oh, did you mean you like the way the seeds pop in your mouth, say like, fizzy pop candy?

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WHAT EXACTLY IS PROCESSED FOOD ANYWAY?

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If it’s boxed, bagged, canned or jarred and has a list of ingredients on the label, it’s processed. Methods used to process foods include:

• Canning

• Freezing

• Refrigeration

• Dehydration

• Aseptic Processing

Processed foods have been altered from their natural state for “safety” and convenience reasons. And scary as it seems, about 90 percent of the money that Americans spend on food is used to buy processed items.

List Of Processed Food

Processed Fruits & Vegetables

Yes, even fruits and vegetables these days are being processed and sold.  Here are a few examples of processed fruits & vegetables:

• Canned Fruits

• Canned Vegetables

• Frozen Fruits

• Frozen Vegetables

• French Fries

• Ketchup

• Pie Fillings

• Jams & Jellies

• Fruit Juice

• Vegetable Juice

• Tomato Soup

• Tomato Pasta Sauce

• Potato Chips

• Corn Chips

• Dried Fruits

• Dried Vegetables

Processed Meats

Meat is a healthy part of most diets, but all too often they are processed and packaged to make them more convenient.  Check out these examples of processed meats:

• Canned Meats (SPAM, Most Tuna Fish, etc)

• Cured Meats (Lunch meats)

• Ham

• Sausage

• Bacon

• Some Frozen Meats

• Gelatin

• Chicken Nuggets

• Most Pre-Cooked Meats

• Cured Meats

• Bologna

Processed Baked Goods

Baked goods are almost always processed when found in the supermarket.  Occasionally you will find freshly baked options but even those may have processed ingredients so make sure you ask how they were prepared before buying.

• White Rice

• Flour

• Bread

• Rolls

• Buns

• Bagels

• Bread Sticks

• Pizza Crusts

• Taco Shells

• Muffins

• Macaroni

• Pasta

• Cake (and Cake Mixes)

• Pie Crusts

• Cookies

• Pop Tarts (and similar foods)

• Doughnuts

• Pastries

Fast (Convenient) Foods

This is the one category where most people know that the foods are processed.  Despite this, however, they are still extremely popular.

• Pizza Rolls

• Microwave Pizza

• Frozen Dinners

• Granola Bars (and bagged granola)

• Almost all Energy Bars

• Protein Bars

• Jalapeno Poppers

• Microwave Tacos

• Microwave Burritos

• Raman Noodles

• Most Canned Soups

• Roasted & Salted Nuts

Dairy Foods

Dairy is another category where most people don’t realise that these foods are processed.  There are some items in this category that can be part of a healthy diet, but keeping the processing to a minimum is a good practice.

• Cheeses

• Cheese Foods

• Milk (In some areas you can get raw milk, which is not processed)

• Yogurt

• Kiefer

• Cream Cheese

Snack Foods

Snack foods are typically going to be heavily processed and should always be avoided completely or at least minimise as much as possible.

• White Sugar

• Brown Sugar

• Powdered Sugar

• Corn Syrup

• Rice Syrup

• Pudding

• Soft Candies

• Marshmallows

• Caramel

• Honey (You can buy raw honey, which is not processed)

• Ice Cream

• Whipped Cream

• Chocolate

• Shredded Coconut (You can buy unprocessed coconut in some areas, which is not processed)

• Sugar Substituted (Equal, Sweet & Low, etc)

• Maple Syrup

• Hard Candy

Processed Beverages

Drinks, other than water, are almost always going to be processed in the supermarket. If you want to drink something unprocessed, consider juicing your own fruit at home.

• Apple Juice

• Orange Juice

• Grape Juice

• Grapefruit Juice

• Cranberry Juice

• Juice Flavored Drinks

• All Soda

• Instant Breakfasts

• Flavored Waters

• Coffee (you can buy raw coffee, which is unprocessed)

• Tea (You can buy raw tea, which is unprocessed)

Oils, Fats, Salts & More

Oils, fats, and other products are typically going to be processed.

• Cooking Spray

• Margarine

• Salad Dressings

• BBQ Sauce

• Most Seed Oils

• Refined Oils

• Peanut Butter

• Cashew Butter

• Mayonnaise

• Soy Sauce

• Vegetable Oils

Bird’s Saliva Is An Expensive Delicacy

 

Let’s forget Caviar and those expensive Truffles, bird’s saliva is the food of the well-heeled, at least in China anyway. Bird’s nest soup, is an expensive delicacy made from rare bird’s nests created from the saliva of small swiftlets. The nests, which have been used in Chinese cooking for over four centuries, are dissolved in water to make a soup which is believed to have exquisite flavour and be of benefit to health. These bird nests are considered to be one of the most expensive animal food products consumed by humans.   

A single bowl of it costs between $30 and $100.  Only the edible nest of the Cave Swiftlet  will do, a nest made entirely out of the bird’s saliva. These nests are high in calcium, iron, magnesium and potassium. They are hard when harvested, but partially dissolve into a more jelly-like consistency when boiled into soup.  Harvested nests still sell for as much as $10,000 per kilogram.

Due to the high mineral content of the nests, eating them is believed to enhance lung health, prevents coughs, improve constitution and even promote longevity. The nests are nearly 50 percent protein and 30 percent carbohydrates, with a relatively small amount of inorganic salts and fibre.

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Link`s

• International House Of Caviar From Around The Globe

• Beluga Caviar

• How To Buy Caviar

• Comparative Caviar Prices

• 13 Things You Didn’t Know About Caviar

• What Are Truffles and Why Are They So Expensive?

• How to Grow Truffles in 7 Easy Steps and Make a Big Profit

• Wild About Mushrooms: Truffles

• How to Grow Truffle Mushrooms

• 3 Ways to Find Truffles

 

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What are your thought`s  let me know in the comments

 

Avocado Egg Roll

 

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Servings 24  Prep Time: 10 Min Cook Time: 3 min Total Time: 13 min

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Have you ever tried avocado egg rolls before? Crispy fried egg rolls filled with a flavorful avocado mixture inside that is bursting with flavor! Once these hit the table they don’t last long!

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Ingredients 

680 grams or 1 1/2 lbs red onions, chopped

45 milliliters or 3 tbs vegetable oil

45 milliliters or 3 tbs garlic, finely chopped

300 milliliters or 1 1/4 cups lime juice

150 g or 6 oz dried tomato packed in oils, chopped

100 milliliters or 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

23 milliliters or 1 1/2 tbs cumin

23 milliliters or 1 1/2 tbs salt

12 3 12 (about 3 kg) or 12 (about 6 lbs) avocados, cut into 1/2 cubes

24 egg rolls wrappers, 6

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Direction’s

1. Saute onion in oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in lime juice, tomato, cilantro, cumin and salt; fold in avocado. Cool to room temperature.
2. For each roll, lay an egg roll wrapper on a work surface with corner at top. Put 1/2 cup cooled filling in a line from left to right on the center of the egg roll wrapper, leaving a 1″ border on each side. Pull top corner over filling; fold in sides. Roll once toward bottom corner. Moisten remaining corner with water; press firm to roll.
3. Reserve on a lightly floured sheet pan, sealed side down. Cover and refrigerate until service.Note: Egg rolls may be prepared to this point a few hours before service.For each serving: Deep-fry 2 egg rolls at 375 º F. until golden brown, about 3 minutes.
4. Cut on the diagonal. Serve immediately.
   

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Pork Roast It’s Whats For Dinner

Pork Roast

• Servings: 6
• Time: 5h 10m
• Difficulty: easy

A pork loin is marinated with a nice rub flavored with thyme and three chilies.

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Coarsely Ground Black Pepper
• 1 Tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
• 1 (2 1/2 pound) boneless pork loin roast

Directions

1. Mix brown sugar, pepper, salt, garlic powder, mustard powder, ground ginger, onion powder, red pepper flakes, cayenne pepper, cumin, paprika, and thyme in a bowl. Rub spice mixture over pork loin and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Place pork on a 9×13-inch baking dish and refrigerate for 4 hours to overnight.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove plastic wrap from pork and discard; return pork to baking dish.
3. Bake in the preheated oven until pork is slightly pink in the center, about 50 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Cover pork loosely with aluminum foil and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

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