In the News

Parent Company of Food Network to Launch New Cooking Channel

Scripps, the parent company of the Food Network, has announced that it will launch a new Cooking Channel in 2010.  With primetime Food Network shows sliding into the “entertainment” category, they realize that their offerings are not for serious cooks anymore (remember the original MTV - it was actually about music videos?).  They will be [...]


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Kitchen Finds

Dress Up Your Cupcakes with Cupcake Couture

Cupcakes are all the rage now, with cupcake bakeries popping up everywhere and young couples serving cupcakes at their weddings instead of the traditional cake.  So why not get in on the cupcake fun at home?  Bella Cupcake Couture has fun cupcake wrappers for every occasion.   Plus the creator of the company, Carrie Middlemiss, [...]


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Book Shelf

David Lebovitz’s Best Desserts

David Lebovitz, the former pastry chef at Chez Panisse and food blogger, has just had his latest book released and it looks like a must have for the adventuresome baker.  “Ready for Dessert” contains some creative new recipes - peanut butter and jelly linzertorte, persimmon cake with cream cheese icing, banana souffles, fresh fig and [...]


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Video

So You Think You Know How to Make Pesto. . .

This charming video of  Chef Paola Laboa at Farina shows how to make their perfect pesto with exceptional ingredients and lots of heart.  Don’t bother getting out your Cuisinart.


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Archive for January, 2009

Obama Eats Like Lincoln on Inauguration Day

By The Daily Colander • Jan 23rd, 2009 • Category: Blogs, MAIN

What did Obama eat on Inauguration Day? Check out the Lincoln inspired items on the Inaugural luncheon menu.


The Postmodern Pantry

By The Daily Colander • Jan 23rd, 2009 • Category: MAIN, Pantry

Check out the ingredients in Alinea’s pantry! How many of them can you say you have at home in your pantry?


Finally - no scraping down your KitchenAid bowl!

By The Daily Colander • Jan 23rd, 2009 • Category: Kitchen Finds, MAIN

 
This new beater blade makes scraping down your KitchenAid bowl while mixing a thing of the past.


Spices in Food Packaging May Help Prevent Spoilage

By The Daily Colander • Jan 23rd, 2009 • Category: In the News, MAIN

Researchers are developing botanical film purees which may help in preventing E. coli contamination in foods.


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