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This recipe for stuffed portobellos makes a terrific side for simple grilled steak. The filling is reminiscent of creamed spinach, but with a hint of smokiness from the bacon and a mild sweet and sour flavor that compliments it nicely. I used Havarti cheese in this recipe because it melts nicely and has a mild, yet tangy flavor, but any mild cheese that melts to a creamy consistency would work.
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Lemony Marinated Mushrooms
These mushrooms make an excellent extra side for just about any meal. They have the most flavor if you make them a day ahead, but you can get by with preparing them just 2 to 3 hours prior to serving. I used medium-sized white mushrooms, but criminis would work just as nicely. Adding the lemon zest just before chilling the mushrooms maintains its fresh, citrus flavor.
Unfortunately, cattle are not always responsibly raised or slaughtered for our consumption in the U.S.
Grass-fed cattle are more environmentally friendly, healthy and humanely treated; however, grass-fed beef is somewhat of a "rarity" in American markets.
So how are grass-fed cattle different than other cattle? Grass is a natural food for cattle; feeding them grain can cause digestive issues - often necessitating antibiotics to maintain their health.
Although not native to California, the semi-aquatic grass known as wild rice is cultivated with great success in the balmy Mediterranean climate of the state's northern region. Wild rice seeds were brought to the state in 1972 by a rice farmer in Sacramento Valley. Starting out with a little over an acre of plantings, he began a new industry.
California wild rice is a cultivated variety of the same plants that still grow wild in the waters of the Great Lakes regions of Canada and the U.S.
Sept. 1 marks the beginning of the third annual Magical Dining Month in Orlando. The Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Inc. and SYSCO Central Florida are partnering once again to offer Orlando residents and visitors a month-long culinary celebration of the area's diverse restaurants.
Through the end of September, more than 50 restaurants have chosen to participate and offer three-course dinners for $19 or $29 per person, excluding beverages, tax and gratuity.
Sambal is an Indonesian condiment made from ground red chili peppers that are then flavored with other ingredients to produce different varieties. A staple throughout Malaysia and Indonesia, sambal is used in sauces, on broiled, grilled or roasted meats, fish and vegetables.
Sambal Oelek (Ulek) is the simplest variety, made from red chili peppers, vinegar, salt and sugar. This sauce is named for the specially shaped Indonesian pestle, the ulek-ulek, used to grind the peppers.
No one can deny that grocery prices seem to have risen dramatically in recent months and entertaining can put a dent in your wallet if you do it frequently enough.
I generally feed a party of six once a week, and I thought it would be a challenge to see if I could put a complete meal on the table, beer and wine included for no more than $10 per person. We're a pretty food-focused group, so no comprimise in flavor and freshness of ingredients was going to fly.
Read on to see what I put together ~
From Food News ~
Press Release ~ Rising Summer Food Prices
The Truth About Rising 4th of July BBQ Food Prices
Food Costs More Because of Skyrocketing Oil Prices, Not Biofuels Says FoodPriceTruth.org
WASHINGTON, June 26 ~ PRNewswire -- Today, FoodPriceTruth.org released a typical Fourth of July barbeque menu that reveals why food costs are on the rise and why the average American family is paying more for items like chicken, pork, fruit salad, potato salad, beer and even plastic cutlery. The menu offers easy to understand information about why continuously rising oil prices are the single biggest reason that food costs are going up.
"Everyone loves a Fourth of July barbeque, but no one loves grocery store prices anymore," said Brooke Coleman, Executive Director, New Fuels Alliance and a FoodPriceTruth.org Food Price Expert. "The biggest reason food prices are through the roof is because gas prices are through the roof. After all, the typical item at the grocery store traveled 1500 miles just to get there. Anyone who has been to the gas pump lately knows that shipping something 1500 miles is going to make that item cost more."
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