The mini-burger has been loved and requested by so many that franchises have included them in their menus. Many socialite restaurants, likewise, have incorporated the mini-burger in the line-up. The mini-burger has become so popular that the paid advertisement show, “As Seen On TV,” has brought to the attention of the mini-burger loving public a new creation; the Big City Slider Station. No longer is it necessary to search for a place that serves this highly coveted morsel. Now, with the Big City Slider Station, you can enjoy the colossal taste of a mini-burger in the comfort of your own home!

By the wonderful graces of the questionable “As Seen On TV” paid advertisement company, we’re given a product that is almost guaranteed to satisfy. Say, “Goodbye” to searching far and wide for a place that sells such a popular item as the mini-burger and “Hello” to homemade mini-burgers! The Big City Slider Station allows us the freedom to make mini-burgers on our own stoves, or grills, and has been praised by just about every single person that has gotten a hold of one! Even the complaints concerning the Big City Slider Station have been rather minor, if not just plain typical. Safe to say, but even those that have made these minor, yet typical complaints about the Big City Slider Station still use it this very day and refuse to get rid of it!

No more messy hands and ill-proportioned mini-burgers! The Big City Slider Station comes with a five-small, circular-indentured griddle in which you place the preferred “meat.” To insert this “meat,” the Big City Slider Station comes with a scoop so that you can, easily, make each mini-burger the same size and shape. With the Big City Slider (Read more ...)

One of best recipes for BBQ’ing chicken may not be something that would occur to you. Mainly, because it is off the wall and really doesn’t sound all that good until you bite into it.

You can prepare this on a BBQ gas grill, conventional oven, charcoal, or wood pellet grill. This way of preparing it, either on the BBQ, or in the oven, involves using a Catalina-style dressing as a marinade, and Italian seasoning, plus garlic granules as a dry rub.

Most brands of Catalina-style dressing contain all the ingredients that you need for a tremendous marinade. For example, vinegar and onion, among other essential ingredients are a factor.

Now, we will assume that you are barbecuing a whole chicken although this recipe will work just fine for chicken parts, or breasts. If you are cooking a whole chicken you will want to grill on indirect heat.

?If you are barbecuing a whole chicken, remove excess parts from cavity

?Wash the chicken thoroughly with water and pat dry

?Place chicken in a leak-proof marinating container, don’t use aluminum foil

?Rub the chicken with garlic granules, outside and in the cavity

?Distribute an even amount of Catalina style dressing over the chicken and a generous amount in the cavity

?Sprinkle a light amount of Italian seasoning over the bird, and more garlic granules, no need to rub in

?Refrigerate over night

?Line a 9 ? by 13 ? metal pan with aluminum foil, you can do 2 chickens at once

?Place chicken in the pan and pour remaining fluid from the marinating pan over the chicken

?Let the chicken sit out at room temperature for at least thirty minutes, meanwhile

?Start your barbecue on just one side of the grill and build up to (Read more ...)

Whether you are a seasoned pro when it comes to the fine art of cooking or an utter novice there should be some cooking classes or resources in your area that can help you learn and improve your existing skills. Surprisingly few people manage to utilize the many wonderful opportunities that are available to them when it comes to cooking classes.

If you are considering a cooking class you should be glad to know that many communities offer them for a nominal fee at night and sometimes on the weekend. These classes are rather basic and often designed to help women learn the basics of a few economical and healthy meals to prepare for their beginning families. If you fit the bill for this, for more details visit to www.book-of-cookies.com then you should check out your local library for possible leads for these sorts of classes in your area. For more resources visit us at cat-head-biscuit.com. Even if they do not have the information available it is quite likely that they can point you in the right direction.

If you are looking for cooking classes that you can take with your children, check out your library once again for the first resource. There are also many gourmet food shops that offer cooking classes for parents to take with their children. This is a great opportunity to bond with your child while you both learn to prepare a new dish or two together. It is quite likely that you will be quite surprised by the things you can learn from your child as well as the things you can learn by simply taking the class.

For those among us who are seeking culinary experience with very specific cuisines you will have to search a little more for the perfect cooking classes in which you can achieve your goal. They do exist however, for more details visit to (Read more ...)

The Philippines has emerged as one of the rapidly growing food and drinks industries in the Asian region over the recent past. The country is characterized by various factors, such as its growing young affluent population, rising disposable income and rising consumer awareness regarding health and safety concerns. With these factors, the demand for health food and drinks is surging high, says our new research report, “Philippines Food and Drinks Market: Emerging Opportunities”.
The country exports foods to several countries, including the US, Europe and some Asian countries. However, the ongoing financial turmoil is forcing the country to look at alternative destinations such as the Middle East and Africa. In line with this, it is striving hard to get a share of highly lucrative global halal food industry, explains the report.
This report is an in-depth study that evaluates the past, current and future market trends in the food and drinks industry of the Philippines. This report has been made to help clients in analyzing the opportunities, challenges and drivers critical to the growth of the industry.
The research provides detailed overview of the consumption patterns of the Philippines in various food segments like consumption of milk, fruits, vegetables, meat etc. The beverage segment talks about the type of beverages, their sales and consumption patterns among the Filipinos.
It also offers an insight into various emerging segments in the Philippines food and drinks industry. Some of these include halal food industry, organic food, food exports, processed food etc.
The report provides five-year industry forecast (2009-2013) on various food and drinks segments. The forecasts are given on:
- Consumer expenditure
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Contrary to popular belief, the process that is used to make all forms of jerky is not radically different to the way jerky was made thousands of years ago.

Yes, jerky has been around since the very beginning of civilisation! Let’s take a look back and see how the concept of jerky has run parallel to the development of our civilisation as a whole.

Let’s go back to the time before recorded history. Pre-historic man was able to live in areas that had ready access to food and water. At this point, the human diet consisted mostly of fruits. As man progressed and started to forge weapons, he acquired the ability to hunt. Consequently, meat became an integral part of the human diet but was consumed in its raw form. Since the meat was consumed raw, it could only be utilised for one meal or sitting, or else it would spoil.

Eventually, man gained the ability to manipulate fire. This was a major development for several reasons. With regards to food production, the use of fire allowed man to cook and develop foods that were tastier and healthier. However, this innovation also allowed man to dry meat using a method known as ‘smoking’. This process removed the larger part of water content from meat, rendering it an inhospitable environment for germs and bacteria.

Now, man could traverse greater distances and explore new territories since he had the ability to create food supplies that would not spoil easily. You can imagine what a huge effect this had on the development of our species. Geographic mobility is perhaps one of the most important developments in the history of mankind’s progress.

So next time you eat a piece of jerky , remember that this food product is not just a slice of dried meat; rather, (Read more ...)