| Delia's How to Cheat at Cooking causes stir
Food producers are bracing themselves for the "Delia effect" as the queen of cookery's new book hits the shelves. Watch the Telegraph's new cooking show: Ten Minutes to TableDelia's How to Cheat at Cooking, which is Delia Smith's first book in five years, is already a bestseller through pre-orders. .
Hello from Harvard!
Enjoy your time, good luck in the competition, and take lots of pictures. Memories of high school trips will stick with you forever, and it's nice to be able to look back over the pictures many years later.Posted by: New1 on Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:08 am .
Ala Moana cafe hosts class on secrets of tea
Learn the ways of tea at a free Tea 101 Class, 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pacific Place Tea Garden Caf at Ala Moana Center. Pacific Tea owner Lynette Jee will summarize the history of tea, how fine teas are made and how to serve them properly. She'll also offer a sampling of teas for Valentine's Day gift-giving, including Queen Emma's Rose Blend, Earl Grey with Maui Lavender, Green Sencha with Maui Lavender and Puerh Rose Tea Cappuccino. [ BOOKSHELF ] Guide offers local take on healthy tips and recipes Chefs and nutritionists from Kapiolani Community College are offering a one-shot guide to battling hypertension through better nutrition -- local style. "A DASH of Aloha: Healthy Hawai'i Cuisine & Lifestyle" builds on the national program called DASH -- Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension.
King cakes are a crowning tradition for Mardi Gras' Carnival season
NEW ORLEANS — In this home of Mardi Gras, people have strong feelings about what king cake is and when you should eat it. The oval-shaped pastry with a plastic baby inside traditionally heralded the arrival of Carnival season on 12th Night — Jan. 6 — the day the Catholic faith says three wise men arrived with gifts for the baby Jesus. And it was eaten only until Mardi Gras, which was celebrated yesterday. Now, to the dismay of traditionalists, the cakes come in many flavors and shapes, and are available all year round. For Carnival historian Errol Laborde, that's not as it should be. Like oysters, Creole tomatoes and crawfish, some things are best at the proper time. "No king cake will touch my lips before 12th Night or after Mardi Gras," he said. Traditional king cake is made of cinnamon-flavored sweet bread-like pastry with thin icing, topped with purple, green and gold sugar.
Chicken Council Stir-fried chicken fillets with honey and ginger
In large bowl, combine all ingredients for marinade.Stir well. Add chicken pieces, cover with plastic wrap, and marinate in refrigerator 8 hours or overnight.In large sauté pan or wok, warm canola oil. Add chicken, one-half of marinade mixture and tablespoon light soy sauce. Stir-fry for two minutes over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-high and continuing stir-frying until cooked through, about another 3 minutes.Chicken will be slightly caramelized.Arrange chicken on platter and top with sliced onions.Nutrition Information, Per Serving: 390 calories; 22 g fat; 4.5 g saturated fat; 10 g carbohydrate– Chicken Communications Council .
In search of the perfect Hamlet
I've seen virtuous Hamlets like Simon Russell Beale and baleful, brooding ones like Nicol Williamson, mad ones like Mark Rylance, sound-minded ones like Toby Stephens, and several so mentally ambiguous that they justified Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's summing-up of the prince in Tom Stoppard's Shakespeare spin-off: "stark raving sane." I've seen some manage the near-impossible, which is to be dull, and some become highly eccentric. I've seen Paul Rhys's willowy, weepy Hamlet scrub his nails and Yorick's skull in a bath while orating about destiny, Jonathan Pryce internalise his father's ghost into a deep voice that burped its demands up from his stomach, Samuel West's scruffy student prince share a joint with the Rosensterns, and Frances de la Tour, my first female Hamlet, mooch lankily about in clothes best suited to a transport cafe specialising in soggy chips.
Recipes: More soup from Allegra McEvedy
Ham hocks are easy to find in a proper butchers' and farmers' markets, and are a great cheap way to make a fantastically meaty soup. If you had a proper Christmas ham on the bone, then this is a good way to use it up. Since it is already cooked, it will only need an hour's simmering to extract the flavour. .
School's Out, But Learning Is In
Looking for a way to entertain the kids over school break? Here are some family activities to check out during this upcoming vacation.
The Mashantucket Pequot Museum will feature a live appearance by Atka, an Arctic wolf, several films on climate change and new exhibits. Atka will be at the museum on Tuesday and Thursday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. The short film "Baked Alaska," which addresses climate change in the northwest state, screens Saturday through Monday, and Wednesday and Friday, at 1 p.m. "Our land, Our Life" follows the conflict between Native American ranchers and the federal government, and runs Feb. 23 and 24 at 1 p.m. The new exhibit "Icebreakers: Exploring Global Warming" covers the topic and includes an opportunity for participants to create a mock volcanic eruption; the exhibit runs Monday through Friday, 11 a.m.
Trowel and Glove calendar for week of Jan. 26
The Marin Rose Society's fourth annual Celebration of the Rose is at the Marin Art & Garden Center at 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. in Ross from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26. The event includes hands-on pruning demos; talks on how to plant bare root roses, winter garden maintenance and good garden tools; a consulting rosarian table and a rose plant sale. Call Joan Goff at 388-8552 or e-mail joanegoff@yahoo.com. - Aesthetic pruner Marie Miller demonstrates how to prune fruit trees to increase their health and fruit yield at 10 a.m. Jan. 26 at Sloat Garden Center at 401 Miller Ave. in Mill Valley. Call 388-0365 to reserve space; seating is limited. - Rose expert Dawn Smith shows how to pick the best rose for your space and discusses types of roses Jan. 27 at Sloat Garden Center at 401 Miller Ave.
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