La dolce vita Aug 13, 2009
"Foremost among these is baicolo, a thin-sliced, very dry, yeast-raised confection that in America would more likely be called a cracker than a cookie, despite its sugar and butter content. Baicoli, a form of biscotti that are twice-baked, are produced by a single company, Colussi, and rarely made at home. They are designed for dunking and are sold in collectible tins decorated with scenes of 18th-century Venice.But the most ubiquitous cookies are bussolai, ring- or S-shaped cookies made from a... (Honolulu Advertiser)
16 years after massacre, Brown's Chicken rebuilds Aug 10, 2009
Jacks new Chorizo Sausage Breakfast Burrito features hash brown sticks, scrambled eggs, crumbled chorizo sausage and cheddar cheese sauce stuffed in a flour tortilla and served with a side of fire-roasted salsa. Chorizo has been a popular breakfast choice for years, but its hard to find on the menus of our major competitors, said Teka ORourke, director of menu marketing and promotions for Jack in the Box Inc. With Latin flavors gaining in popularity and breakfast such an importan... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
East Missoula: Curiosity shop - Family puts father's antique collection on auction block Jul 9, 2009
Standing out among the many objects of curiosity or interest, Roshon said, is a '48 Chevy truck (which Wayne attests can still run), an anvil with its original swedges (molding tools), a Hoosier cabinet with a flour bin, and a solid brass scoop shovel. I've never seen one of those before, Roshon said, referring to the shovel. (Missoulian, MT)
Fourth festivities: Homestead cabin a focal point for holiday activities Jun 30, 2009
But outside there'll be fiddle music, turn-of-the-last-century games, flour grinding, and a chance to make thread with a drop spindle that incorporates discarded compact discs. You can even do your laundry, the old-fashioned way. (Missoulian, MT)
Look to the attic for 'frame-able' treasures Feb 20, 2009
If Budd must use a glue, she creates a dissolvable substance from cooked rice or wheat flour. Every single christening gown we ve ever done can be [safely removed], worn and put back in the box, Budd adds. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Top 5 in Atlanta Feb 18, 2009
Bhel puri (a Mumbai street food) is puffed rice, bits of chickpea flour noodles, cilantro, onions and potatoes mixed up big time with a heap of spicy chutney. There s thali, too, with incredible dal curries, rice, raita and rice kheer, a favorite sweet dish that s sort of like a runny rice pudding chock-full of raisins and laced with warming cardamom. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ways to survive a mean winter Feb 12, 2009
Boil up and drain those little elbows, mix half a cup of flour with a stick of butter in a saucepan and add two cups of milk, whisking til smoothly molten. Toss in two cups of cheese cut any old way since the hot stuff will melt it, pour the whole thing over the hot pasta, dust with flavored bread crumbs and bake until nicely browned. (Woburn Advocate, MA)
