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http://theconversation.com/the-dark-side-of-plant-based-food-its-more-about-money-than-you-may-think-127272

The dark side of plant-based food – it's more about money than you may think Industry lobbyists call it the 'Great Food Transition' and say it's about saving the planet. But is this the whole story?

Elephant stew and cat ragout....

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/paris-siege-eating-zoo-animals

During an 1870 Siege, Trapped Parisians Dined on Rat, Cat, and Elephant In a desperate time, the zoo became a source of food.

Friar's balls????
How we love that food has so many stories to tell.....
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/argentina-pastries-political

How Argentina's Baked Goods Reveal Its Political Past From "monk's balls" to "cannons," these pastries get subversive.

Epicure Magazine.
Just a little photo shoot featuring one of my desserts using Japanese rice products. What a dream and what a view from the 62nd storey! .




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Blood for breakfast???? Anyone????
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-blood-pancakes

Blood Pancakes Are The Most Metal of All Flapjacks Put some plasma in your breakfast.

Baking with the world's most third most expensive spice.

Orange, Cardamom and White Chocolate Sandwich Cookies I was in need of some baking therapy today after a production meeting and sorting out the week's worth of crazy work ahead. I wanted something spiced and sweet, crunchy and perfect with my afternoon coffee... and so this recipe spoke to me. Cardamom, the third most expensive spice in the world, orig...

Despite an all natural approach to our diets which is definitely a healthier choice - where would we be withot colourful e numbers and preservatives that have prolonged shelf life of products during time of hardship ... However, is the world becoming a little too extreme with additives?
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/german-food-additives-museum

German Food Additives Museum A fascinating little museum dedicated to the thousands of chemical substances concealed in our food.

Amongst a slathering of cream cheese squeezed with some good rye or a spongy bagel, who doesn't like a bit of cured salmon?



http://www.dulcecheeks.com/recipes1/2016/11/27/buried-beetroot-salmon

Buried Beetroot Salmon Amongst a slathering of cream cheese squeezed with some good rye or a spongy bagel, who doesn't like a bit of cured salmon? This old school way of preserving fish dates back to the middle ages - this is known as gravalax and finds it's origins in Nordic countries such as Finland, Sweden, Denmark and...

while munching on some doughnuts and sucking down a milkshake... Enjoy!!!
http://www.dulcecheeks.com/recipes1/2016/11/13/chocolate-glazed-doughnutsand-a-vanilla-milkshake

Chocolate Glazed Doughnuts....and a Vanilla Milkshake. Despite doughnuts being a modern day American symbol of gooey, sweet goodness that can be eaten at any time of the day, the humble doughnut finds its origins not from the Dutch but from a home cook residing in Hertfordhire, England. Baroness Elizabeth Dimsdale who was the wife of Baron Thomas Dimsda...

For now.. It will stay put.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/10/trouble-at-tsukiji-worlds-biggest-fish-market-caught-in-controversy

Trouble at Tsukiji: world's biggest fish market caught in controversy Sprawling market in the middle of Tokyo that handles 1,800 tonnes of seafood a day is in limbo as relocation plans unravel

Hard work and persistence.
Like it or not - McDoanalds = true genius.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/story-how-mcdonalds-first-got-its-start-180960931/

The Story of How McDonald’s First Got Its Start From the orange orchards of California, two brothers sought a fortune selling burgers

This week's recipe contains one of the fattiest and tastiest nuts around - the pecan nut!
http://www.dulcecheeks.com/recipes1/2016/11/7/pecan-melts

Mimibakes Pecan Melts Now pecans, one of my favourite nuts has a wonderful history and had their humble beginnings in northern Mexico and the southern part of the United States. From archaeoligical finds, the North American Indian tribes planned their activities around the maturity of the pecan nut. The word pecan actual...