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Photo of the Day: Little Peach Cakes

Reminds me of the little 'shaped' and painted marzipan fruits we made at home each Christmas! These are very realistic!

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

French, definitely. Making a perfect crepe, marrying subtle flavors, cooking with wine, patisserie!

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Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'

blackberry or mulberry jam
tomato and jalapeno salsa
hot pepper jelly (to be eaten spread with cream cheese on crackers, yum!)

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Another Salmonella Scare as Pistachios Recalled in U.S.

The Pumpernickel - if the nuts come in contact with a source of Salmonella somewhere in the food processing chain from farm to fork, they can become contaminated. Usually the roasting step and subsequent good manufacturing practices should ensure that they are safe to eat. Unless - there is a breakdown/compromise in the measures that are usually in place. Post-roasting cross contamination may be the reason in this case. See:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090331/ap_on_re_us/salmonella_pistachios

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Photo of the Day: Little Peach Cakes

Reminds me of the little 'shaped' and painted marzipan fruits we made at home each Christmas! These are very realistic!

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Cook the Book: 'Modern Spice'

French, definitely. Making a perfect crepe, marrying subtle flavors, cooking with wine, patisserie!

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Cook the Book: Eugenia Bone's 'Well-Preserved'

blackberry or mulberry jam
tomato and jalapeno salsa
hot pepper jelly (to be eaten spread with cream cheese on crackers, yum!)

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Another Salmonella Scare as Pistachios Recalled in U.S.

The Pumpernickel - if the nuts come in contact with a source of Salmonella somewhere in the food processing chain from farm to fork, they can become contaminated. Usually the roasting step and subsequent good manufacturing practices should ensure that they are safe to eat. Unless - there is a breakdown/compromise in the measures that are usually in place. Post-roasting cross contamination may be the reason in this case. See:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090331/ap_on_re_us/salmonella_pistachios

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Is Organic Food Necessarily Safer?

It is good that this discussion has come up here. The question of organic food safety has long been a contentious issue, together with discussions on nutrition quality etc. or organic v/s conventional foods. Official definitions: http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/ofp/ofp.shtml
Consequently, as mentioned in this discussion, anything that goes through a processing facility is subject to the same food safety risks as conventional foods. The foods are not different with respect to the characteristics that influence their safety. Salmonella can grow just as well in organic as in conventional foods if they find themselves there. So can other foodborne illness-causing microorganisms.
It would also be good to keep in mind that if items like fertilizer, water etc. happen to be contaminated with the above-mentioned bugs, they can equally contaminate organic and conventional foods - ergo, a reminder to locally-growns also to keep up with Good Agricultural Practices.

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Valentine's Day Giveaway: Macarons from Itzy Bitzy Patisserie

Cashewnut cookie with a saffron filling
Cashewnut cookie with a pistachio filling
Cashewnut cookie with a two-layer: saffron-pistachio filling

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Snapshots from Asia: Sapodillas, The Potatoes That Grow on Trees

I believe that these are also referred to as 'mud apples'. By way of explanation, if at just the right stage of ripeness, they are delicately-flavored, almost honeyed. If overripe - like mud. Wish I could get my hands on some fresh-off-the tree right now!

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