like madoff but with a passion for the can

travis wright, a money manager in utah, apparently believes in the idea of food in a can so much that he took his clients’ money that, which was suppose to have gone towards real estate investments, and put it toward his food in a can concept – peanut butter and jelly “candwich, bbq chicken”, pizza [...]


you’ve got to be *&^% kidding me

here’s one from jolly old england that most likely would have celebrity chef gordon ramsay of kitchen nightmares cursing up a storm and saying ‘you’ve got to be *&^% kidding me.’  a pub chain in england is adding menu items to their repertoire–for dogs.  butcher’s pet care is teaming up with brakspear to offer delectable [...]


how long things will last in the deep freeze

real simple has some guildelines for you about how long your food will last in the freezer. nothing bad will happen to you if you go longer, the foods flavor will begin to weaken.
up to 2 months

ice cream and sorbet
cooked ham
bacon (1 month)

bread and cake
cookies, baked or dough
meat casseroles, cooked
fatty fish
soups and stews
hamburger (up to [...]


relish the time in the spotlight

here’s another story illustrating the thrill of the competition and the agony of defeat. there was a kerfuffle on coney island yesterday when competitive eating phenom takeru kobayashi was arrested after rushing the stage after the competition he was banned from was completed.  kobayashi, or, ‘the tsunami’ as he’s known on competitive eating circles was [...]


/’fat/

well filled out : thick, big <a fat book> b : full in tone and quality : rich <a gorgeous fat bass voice — Irish Digest> c :d : prosperous, wealthy <grew fat on the war — Time> e : being substantial and impressive <a fat bank account> well [...]


one bad egg is all it takes

land o’lakes settles on lawsuit on price fixing


live happily ever after…

food giant mcdonald’s has recalled about 12M commemorative shrek forever plastic cups because they expose consumers to cadmium and long term exposure to cadmium can cause health risks.  the joint doesn’t want a pesky health scare like this to ruin their healthy reputation, right? follow the link at the bottom of this article for recall [...]