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Top 10 Riskiest FDA-Regulated Foods

© thebittenword.com Every so often we hear of outbreaks of food-borne illnesses, the more recent that comes to mind are those of the spinach and peanut butter recalls. The Center for Science in the Public Interest , a nutrition advocacy group lists down the top 10 riskiest foods based on the...

Seen that? - Super Princess Peach Review

...rb in the spring and peach in the summer. I even have an incredible crumble recipe that uses frozen berries. It is perfect as a winter dessert with a little cinnamon added to give the flavor extra dep...

Whole Grain Raspberry Breakfast Bars

Now that kids are going back to school, here's a recipe for school-moms out there looking for power-packed breakfasts and snacks that kids can have without being late for the schoolbus run. Whole Grain Raspberry Breakfast Bars Prep time: 15 minutes Bake time: 25 minutes Makes 15 serving...

Whole Grain Raspberry Breakfast Bars

Ready for the early morning rush now that kids are back to school? We all know how important breakfast is to give them the jump start they need to perform well in school, but what do you give them when they're almost always rushing out the door for the schoolbus? Here's a a nutritious an...

Goo-Goo Berry #1

They are definitely all fixed and rolling across screens. They are really nice and slow this time so you should have no trouble catching them!

Goo-Goo Berry Harvest!

There have been problems with them but it looks like the Goo-Goo Berry Harvest is finally back working!

Blackberry Chocolate Frozen Yogurt

...his July with a healthy helping of Blackberry Chocolate Frozen Yogurt , courtesy of Driscoll's Berries. The perfect dessert this summer! BLACKBERRY-CHOCOLATE FROZEN YOGURT Makes 1 ½ Quarts 2 (1...

New Raspberry Variety: Moutere Red Raspberry

... large, uniform size, bright red berries, suitable for consumption as early season high-grade fresh berries. The scientists note that high yields of large attractive fruit can be produced in fertile s...

Venice for Valentine's Day?

Valentine's Day in Venice: you could have a romantic dinner on an old-age island. It's a truly memorable way to celebrate your very special evening.... The exclusive menu of San Clemente Palace Hotel can help. The Staff of "Le Maschere" Restaurant, at San Clemente Palace Hotel...

October at the Farmer's Market

October brings a bounty of orchard fruits, squash, pumpkins and root vegetables to the farmer's markets. Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Zoran Ivanovic Tomatoes are still available, but they're starting to fade. Now is the time for making Fried Green Tomatoes and Tomato Chutney! ...

September at the Farmer's Market

September is a month when the seasons crash into each other, creating a mélange of flavors at the Farmer's Market. Summer jewels such as tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers and cucumbers are still in season, and I'm starting to see cauliflower, Swiss chard , squash and kale. Crisp green ...

The Omnivore's Hundred

I ran across this list last night and thought it would be fun. Please join in! The Very Good Taste Omnivore's Hundred: Below is a list of 100 things that I think every good omnivore should have tried at least once in their life. The list includes fine food, strange food, everyday food and eve...

Get Goo Goo ready

Goo Goo Berries will start floating by on Thursday and will last until the 13th. Same drill as always, they'll be most places except the arcade and the best places to find them are your rooms, Quizzy's Corner, the Curio Shop and Daily Activities. Most people try to do questions at Quizzy...

Four Ways With Peaches

...e in the pre-baked tart shell. Arrange the peach slices on the cream and sprinkle with the berries. Serve immediately. 6-8 servings Georgia Peach Custard Ice Cream from the Georgia Peach Commissio...

Peach Crumble Recipe

...b in the spring and peach in the summer. I even have an incredible crumble recipe that uses frozen berries. It is perfect as a winter dessert with a little cinnamon added to give the flavor extra dep...

Wine Tasting: Lucky White by Saint Laurent

Get lucky this summer with a bottle (or two) of "Lucky White," a dry and refreshing white wine by Saint Laurent Winery in Washington's Columbia Valley. The taste of this blended wine is light with subtle hints of apricot and citrus, perfect with grilled chicken or fish. I...

Wine Tasting: Pietra Santa Rosato 2007

Located just inland from Monterey Bay is Pietra Santa , a california winery that crafts wines in the style of Tuscany. Particularly refreshing for summertime sipping is Pietra Santa's 2007 Rosato, a dry, cherry-colored rose, made from 100 percent Dolcetto grapes. This crisp, vivid ...

The Links At Crowbush Cove

Our recent golf trip to Prince Edward Island took us to a course we hadn't played in previous visits - Dundarave (see my previous post) - and to a long-standing favorite that we'd played twice before. The Links at Crowbush Cove. The Links at Crowbush Cove represents an interesti...

The First Weekend in May

There are too many events to list this weekend! Here are some of the highlights: A Taste of the Dales in Leyburn, England offers a weekend of local food vendors, cooking demonstrations, farming advice, events for the kids and " food and drink galore! " From the fresh and local to a c...

New! Bath & Body Works Blushing Cherry Blossom

The spring season truly begins when the first pink cherry blossoms bloom, and the crisp air is sweet with the scent of pink petals opening and green leaves growing. With that in mind, our friends at Bath & Body Works are introducing Blushing Cherry Blossom , a fragrance that aims to capt...

Fruits, Vegetables and Berries, May Help Prevent Obesity

...involved in obesity - exercise, habits, etc. Going back to the above fruits and berries, I do love berries. It's just that, they're rarely available where I am. The preserved ones in bottles,...

4:30am breaking news post!

Once Webkinz comes back up, there will be a bunch of updates! -In honor of the new Wacky Zingoz plush toy and game that accompanies adoption of the pet, there are Flying Wackys floating around the game . If you click it, you get a Candy Bat , seasonal bat candy from the W Shop during Halloween ...

Schleckermäuler

Der Winterspeck hält kräftig an den Hüften fest und der Appetit und Heißhunger auf Süßes macht es auch nicht besser? Dieses kleine Rezept aus der Datenbank der South Beach Diet gibt Schleckermäulern die Süße und kurbelt die Kalorienzufuhr runter! Die lästigen 5 Pfund schmelzen dann locker!! Qu...

Reposting the Winterfest Info II

Since we had a sneak preview of everything , we posted everything about Winterfest early evening on Friday. I'm going to repost it all here AGAIN so no one misses it because things are so wild today! Starting Time Winterfest will start at 6am Saturday morning for American/Canadian users. ...

Reposting the Winterfest Info

Since we had a sneak preview of everything , we posted everything about Winterfest early evening on Friday. I'm going to repost it all here so no one misses it. Starting Time Winterfest will start at 6am Saturday morning for American/Canadian users. Items Available First, everything from...

Everything you need to know for Winterfest

Starting at 5pm today, I was given a SNEAK PREVIEW ! Now we have posted all 12 of the 2008 Winterfest items. We'll let you know where they'll be, what they'll look like and a lot more - just keep reading! Items Available First, everything from last year's Winter Festival is back except the P...

Winterfest waiting party, Friday night on the blog from 10pm on

Winterfest should begining at 12:01 Saturday morning! Lots of us have stayed for the clock to strike midnight for Fall Festival, Go-Go Berries and other fun stuff so we thought we'd host a little PARTY here on the blog. Starting at 10pm, everyone who comes and hangs out with us here on the blo...

MORE notes and a new recipe: Shabloomers; Notes

It's been a wild few days - you can check the thread below for info on the new theme and stack of notes but we've also got more info just this afternoon on the bathroom sinks, winterfest and a new recipe. Now the bathroom sinks work! You can brush your pet's teeth or feet. Pick up the toothbrus...

Cool Food: Acai

acai is a superfood, and rightly so: it's partly responsible for what makes Brazilians so gosh darn gorgeous. If you head to health food store, grab this superfood to supplement your workouts. And, to top things off, it's almost chocolaty and with a suprisingly rich texture. M...

Last day for goo-goo berries

Collect them while you can!

More reruns please

... Make it hard, make it expensive but please bring back some of the old rare items like the Goo-Goo Berries. You don't have make them as widely and easily available as the berries - this is a bit of o...

Spiced Cranberry Sangria

Usually I consider sangria a summer drink. I remember sitting in a restaurant looking out upon Arcachon Bay on my honeymoon, eating oysters and drinking sangria and soaking in the delicious June sun. I also love to make a white sangria for our summertime barbeques. It would never occur to me to...

Goo-goo berries start at midnight!!

As we reported last week, the goo-goo berries are coming back! The Goo-Goo festival begins at midnight and runs until Dec. 11th. They float on by like the other floating items. You won't find them in arcade games but people have found them most other places - Curio Shop, Today's Activities, your...

Bradford Mountain Grist Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2004

I am always up for a great Zinfandel and as I mentioned in yesterday's post, I received a bottle of Bradford Mountain Grist Vineyard Dry Creek Valley Zinfandel 2004 in the sample subscription from Gold Medal Wine Club. This particular Zin has won several awards including: •Critics Gold - ...

Enjoying Cranberries All Year Long

Cranberries are one of the great pleasure of the holiday season. But I think these tart little berries can be enjoyed any time of the year! Try some Fresh Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies (with a tasty chocolate chip surprise!). Joanne Weir's Cranberry Upside Down Cake looks scrumpti...

Goo-goo berries and medallions!

Little3xRed passed this on and I saw it on WI's forums as well: The pet of the month medallions will float around again on December 1st. No word on if they'll be any different than before but my guess is they'll be the same and act the same. It would be cool if they could do a different colored ...

Horray for Target

I shared that picture earlier this month. It is from a local Canadian chain, but I thought the idea was worth sharing. Well, I am in Fargo on business this weekend and of course, shopping, lol. I found these at target : Birch Christmas Trees 12" and 18" high. They don't...

Pass the Pie (and the Dessert Wine!)

Who is tired of reading about Thanksgiving wine suggestions? Go ahead, raise your hand. Last week I mentioned that today I'd be writing about dessert wines, so hopefully you can bear with one more article. After a huge meal of turkey, stuffing, candied yams, green bean casserole, and whateve...

Go Go Googles trophy

We finally won a Go Go Googles Trophy ! The trophy is just randomly rewarded when you collect the berries to spell GOOGLES. We've both played a lot over the past week so this was a great surprise - we must have spelled GOOGLES about 100 times. We've been all the way up to Level Eight but this o...

Rustic Christmas

Rustic isn't exactly a NEW idea for Christmas decor, but I love the centerpiece idea above - from the Canadian Tire flyer ! The combination of cranberries, candles and walnuts are perfect for Christmas weddings, and this particular setting is beautiful. I attended a wedding last winter that...

Make up a new recipe

Have you ever thought it would be great if Webkinz had a cool new recipe? We sure have and we thought it would be fun to give it a try to see if we could get some of them in the game. Fruit snack - Would look like a fruit roll up but you can't call it that because of trademark issues. Strawberr...

Fun Halloween Wines

Halloween is almost here, and why should the kids have all the fun? I enjoy Halloween as much as my 5-year-old son. With that in mind, I thought I'd put together a list of treats for the moms and dads out there. The kids might not let you raid their candy stash, but you scare up some fun of your...

White Out Dark Circles and Fine Lines with Sircuit Natural Skincare!

Sircuit is an all natural skincare line tha is unique in that it takes the best of natural ingredients and gives them a spin in the chemistry lab to create potent skincare that will help optimize skin function and appearance. There are numerous products for all different skintypes but one product is...

Bigi Vipra Rossa 2005

If you're looking for a great wine buy, I have one for you. The other night my husband brought home a bottle of Bigi Vipra Rossa 2005 to have with Rigatoni Abruzzi that I'd made for dinner. The wine is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Sangiovese and 10% Montepulciano from Umbria. The soi...

WBW #38: Portugese Wines

It is Wine Blogging Wednesday time again, and this month the fine folks at Catavino have been tasked with picking the theme. They chose Portuguese table wines, and once I read their choice, I immediately knew what I'd be drinking: Cortes de Cima 2001. It has a loyal following at the store ...

"Vintage" Canadian Wine Harvest

...f Pelham Estate Winery in St. Catharines. "There is just great flavour all the way through the berries." In British Columbia, Canada's second-largest wine-producing province, conditions...

Red Wine Diet

It was only a matter of time, wasn't it? There was the Sonoma Diet, the Mediterrean Diet and the book French Women Don't Get Fat, all touting the benefits of red wine in a balanced diet. Even the South Beach Diet allows you to drink red wine after the first two weeks have passed. But now t...

A BRIGHT Idea: Gloji Water Brings You Healthful Drink from Tibet!

Tibet typically evokes scenes of exotic scenery, the Himalayas and the dalai lama . Now it will be known for more than just the sacred words of Buddhist monks- GLOJI! This healthy drink it anytime beverage has been used by sages, Buddhist monks and the people of Asia for generations. ...

Blue Tortillas for Diabetics and Dieters

Blue tortillas are healthier than white corn tortillas, especially for diabetics and dieters - according to a new study reported in Chemistry & Industry (the magazine of the Society of Chemical Industry ). Mexican scientists found that blue tortillas - made from blue corn - have less...

Political ho

...th we befriended a mountain lion and a herd of goats , passing our time foraging for mountain berries. After saying farewell to our friends, we retreated east for a long contemplative winter. Dr...

Prepare yourself for winter

Now when it´s summer it is the perfect time for you to make the most out of those long days and prepare yourself for the cold and dark days. We already know that the sun is no reliable vitamin D source so no matter how much you stay in the sun it won´t do much difference on that subject. ...

Natural Skin Care from Elderberry?

Elderberry or its extracts could be the next natural ingredient in skin care products. A compound found in the humble elderberry - anthocyanins - could give a natural boost to skin. For the first time, a team of researchers led by Prof Aedin Cassidy at the University of East Anglia ...

Spring treats without guilt.

... yogurt with your choice of berries and put in the freezer. Strawberry is a favorite as well as blueberries. For better consistency use normal yogurt instead of low fat, or mix half and half. Put in t...

French Organic Wine

Normally, when I think of organic wine, I think of the winemakers in California. I also think of sandals and tie-die t-shirts. While the trend in organic wines seems to growing, it is growing very slowly. This is the case in the U.S. as well as France, who also has its share of organic wineries...

No Demand for Gewurztraminers

I'm going to admit that I don't think I've ever tried gewurztraminer. I've read a lot about it, especially when suggesting wines to drink with unusual food combinations, such as those in Asian cooking, but so far, I can't say that I've seen this around here in my own backy...

Xylitol, Sugar Substitute That Reduces Risk of Oral Cavities

...ugar xylose, or wood sugar. Xylitol occurs naturally in fruits and berries, such as pears and strawberries. It is used in sugarless sweets, above all in chewing gum and lozenges.] Find more details f...

Possible Help For Urinary Tract Infection

Natural cures are great - if you can find one that works. For instance, cranberry juice has long been touted as a cure for urinary tract infection. But does it have to be cranberry juice? According to an article in the Fond du Lac Reporter out of Wisconsin, red foods are the key.to good health...

Food Photography

... favorite Ed Gowan photo is the one of the box with sixteen colorful sections filled with different berries. Not all of his stylists' works appeal to me, but he's a genius with lighting, don&#...

Pterostilbene: Berry Compound that Suppresses Cancer-Causing Enzyme

...s been found present in a genus of shrubs that includes many types of berries, including blueberries. Rimando has already done studies on the compound showing that it is a powerful antioxidant ...

Allergies to Japanese Rhus Tree

I don't think I've ever seen a Japanese rhus tree (also known as the Japanese wax tree), but this story scared me. I've always warned my son to keep away from colorful plants , particularly those that bear berries as a lot of them are very poisonous. But children will always...

Give Swarovski This Season

I think I have just about all of my gifts purchased. I really need to sit down and wrap them though to make sure I didn't miss anyone. If you are still scrambling to make your shopping list complete, check out the Swarovski web site . They offer gift wrapping (pictured), gift certificates (...

The Wine Diet

Finally, a break-through in dieting that I may be able to live with - The Wine Diet by Roger Corder! Like most people, I'm constantly struggling with my weight. I've gained and lost the same 20 to 30 pounds three or four times now, and I just can't seem to find a plan I can stick to...

Trading List - updated

Items we are looking for: -Medieval Lion Tapestry -Farm Tractor -Haunted Painting -Dex Dangerous space fighter -Giant Sandwich Table -Feather Chair -Webkinz Cares items - except teddy bear and cookie -Trading Card 2.0 items - need both chairs, and pedestal. -Gamer's Garden items - need bench,...

More Wine Holidays

Thanksgiving is over but we still have more holidays on the horizon. That means lots of great food, and for most people, enjoying friends and family with a bottle of wine or maybe two bottles. Our traditional Christmas dinner is very similar to our Thanksgiving meal, so we have some of the same ...

Jacob's Creek Merlot

During one of my past cheap wine finds, I tried Jacob's Creek 2003 Shiraz and I wasn't overly impressed. It was okay, drinkable, but nothing to write home about or blog about though I guess I did blog about it. So, for the heck of it, I decided to try their Merlot, a 2004 vintage. Much...

Estrada Creek Cabernet Sauvignon

As part of one of our Taste of California wine club shipments, we tasted a bottle of 2003 Estrada Creek Lodi Cabernet Sauvignon. Nice and fruity and not overly intense, with an alcohol content of 12.5%, it was a wonderful addition to our dinner of shrimp and pasta. I looked around on-line and...

Grape DNA

Science meets grape - grape tastes better - wine tastes better, or at least, that is what some British Columbia scientists hope as they examine grapes and try to figure out their DNA and how this can help them grow a better grape. Here's the scientific info from Using DNA to build a better...

More Praise for Chile's Wines

I hear a lot about wines from Chile, but I have to say that I don't see a lot of variety offered in my small circle, which includes a few wine clubs and local grocery and liquor store. I guess that means I need to look a little harder, perhaps break out of my buying routine now and then. H...

Tailgating and Wine

Personally, I'm not big on football or any sport for that matter. I find it kind of boring to sit there and watch a bunch of grown men run around with a ball, and don't even get me started on baseball aka nap time. But this time of year is football time and I'm already starting to see...

MAN Vintners 2005 Chenin Blanc

The hubby and I enjoyed a nice sit-down dinner this past holiday weekend, a rare treat for us these days. As our house chef, he was in charge of cooking and cook he did. He seared scallops in a skillet using some of this MAN Vinters 2005 Chenin Blanc we had in our stash. I'm not sure where ...