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Germy Stuff Cooks and Diners Should be Aware Of

Published by Jonell Galloway + Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Permalink 0

contributed by Louise McGee Cook

This article appeared on Shine from Yahoo, and is from the Editors of Prevention. This material is not original material belonging to The Rambling Epicure and we do not take credit for it. We are passing it along as information for the good of the public.

You touch germy stuff all day. In fact, the average adult comes in contact with as many as 30 objects within a minute, including germ-harboring, high-traffic surfaces such as light switches, doorknobs, phone receivers, and the remote control. While most of us are aware that these surfaces aren’t bastions of sanitation (and why we wash our hands accordingly) there are, unfortunately, places many of us visit regularly where germs abound. Here, 7 of the most common, and how you can stay (mostly) germ-free.

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Recipes: Wild Woman on Feral Acres: Pantry Meals: Bounty from a Dormant Garden

Published by Esmaa-Self + Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Permalink 0

by Esmaa Self

We often think of fall as a good time to prepare meals from the garden, but those with a pantry filled with last season’s bounty will recognize the bitter days of a northern hemisphere February as a great time to dish up homemade soup.

As I write this, much of America is experiencing extreme winter weather. Our local forecast calls for a low of -21° F. So you may well imagine how hunkered down is the farm today. But isn’t this the sort of weather we plan for when we plant, tend, harvest and preserve the bounty from our gardens? Indeed, a pantry filled with homegrown goodness can assuage the sting of an ice storm.

Here are a couple of bone-warming recipes that make good use of a pantry stocked with home-grown foods. If you have no such thing, consider this an invitation to get into the gardening game.

Switzerland: Art of Writing Afternoon Tea Workshops at Le Richmond hotel, Geneva

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway

Happening/Event: Geneva, Switzerland

ART OF WRITING AFTERNOON TEA WORKSHOP

Starting Saturday, 12 February 2011, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Discover and develop your creativity with words and enjoy an afternoon’s revelry of easy refinement with a delightful Afternoon High Tea at The Lounge at Le Richemond. The legendary Le Richemond introduces a series of The Art of Writing workshops inspired by the French author Colette who penned the Blue Lantern at the hotel from 1946-1947.

The workshops are taught by Susan Tiberghien, an American writer living in Switzerland who has published three memoirs and most recently a handbook on writing. The Art of Writing workshops are open to everyone who is looking to awaken their creative voice and sharpen their writing skills.

The workshops will be conducted in English, with French translation as necessary. Guests of all ages from teens to adults are invited to attend and enjoy a traditional afternoon high tea complete with finger sandwiches, scones, homemade pastries and a selection of tea, coffee or hot chocolate.

Simon Says: Daily Food Quote, February 1, 2011

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Permalink 0

by Jonell Galloway and Simon de Swaan

There is no love sincerer than the love of food.–George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin, Ireland, on July 26, 1856, and died on November 2, 1950. Although of the landed Irish gentry, his father failed at both being a civil servant and working as a grain merchant. The family lived in genteel poverty, and Shaw’s education was irregular, also due to his dislike of any organized training, and ended at the age of 16. Shaw did however develop a broad knowledge of music, art, and literature, thanks to his mother’s strong cultural influence and many visits to the National Gallery of Ireland.

Food Art: Meet Meeta Khurana Wolff, the latest addition to our team

Published by Jonell Galloway + Tuesday, February 1, 2011 Permalink 0

Pot of stew, bowl of stew, by Meena Khurana Wolff, The Rambling Epicure

Meeta Khurana Wolff is a freelance food photographer, stylist and writer, currently living in the culturally rich city of Weimar in Germany with her German husband and their 8-year-old son, where she enjoys preparing multicultural, home-cooked meals using fresh organic ingredients. When she is not styling, photographing or writing about food, Meeta loves to travel the world, exploring new cultures and capturing it all on camera. The unique mood that Meeta creates in her food photography is also found in her travel, still life and landscape photography.