Entries by ChrisS

Hillary Clinton pops raw jalapenos on the campaign trail ‘like potato chips,’ former aide says

Presidential candidates are seemingly constantly fielding questions about what they eat on the campaign trail. There’s Jeb Bush’s Paleo diet. There was Scott Walker’sutter lack of diet. Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has started dieting this election cycle, but The Associated Press reports she’s long been singing the praises of eating spicy foods as a […]

BEP Wraps up 2015 With a Kits for Kids Report

The New Braunfels Chamber’s Business-Education Partnership Committee closed out 2015 with a pancake breakfast meeting held in Honors Hall. Roy Linnartz, Committee Chair, presided at the meeting and was the pancake chef. With more than 22 members in attendance, Linnartz led a year in review discussion about the successes that the BEP had in 2015. […]

Recipe for khaman dhokla

Serves 4 Adding ginger and garlic to this recipe, which is traditionally made without either, gives this dish even more flavor. 2 teaspoons vegetable oil 3 jalapeno peppers or other green chiles 1 clove garlic 1 piece (½ inch) fresh ginger 1 cup chickpea flour ¼ teaspoon red chile powder ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ¾ […]

Buffalo Barrel + Brine

By queenseyes   –   Buffalo Rising A young Buffalo couple has opened up a market on the city’s Lower West Side/Historic West Village dedicated to foods that are pickled. Buffalo Barrel + Brine is located in a former corner store that was once considered the thorn in the side of the neighborhood. After neighbors fought to have the […]

Just Open: Changz Canteen, Elsternwick, Australia

Nola James   –   goodfood Get your sauce straight from the source – the crew behind locally made Changz Hot Sauce have opened a canteen dedicated to food you can eat with your hands. Business partners Tom Jacobson, James Forge and Josh Monteiro​ are creating their fiery habanero-jalapeno concoctions onsite, with a production kitchen out back and […]

RECIPE with RIVERFORD: Christmas pickles

By Herald Express Torquay Herald Express YOU can impress the family this Christmas with Riverford’s homemade pickles and sauerkraut – a tasty addition to festive cheese boards and cold meats for Boxing Day lunch, or great to give as a gift. Preparation is key when it comes to Christmas, and these two recipes can be […]

Pick a peck of pickled peppers at Star Pickling

By Liz Teitz Special to The Herald News As you walk into Star Pickling Corp. in Swansea, you can smell the vinegar even before you open the door. It gets stronger as you step inside, into the small store where the shelves are lined with pickled vegetables — it almost made my eyes water, though […]

Phat Beets launches youth-run pickle company

by Alix Wall   –   Berkeley Side By now most East Bay residents are familiar with CSAs, or community-supported agriculture — consumers subscribe to a farm and receive in return boxes of organic, seasonal produce. Oakland-based nonprofit Phat Beets Produce has been running one such CSA for six years, but they’re now taking the concept one […]

Portland’s Po’ Boys & Pickles changes hands

The popular New Orleans-style restaurant known for its po’ boy sandwiches and Louisiana gumbo was bought by a Portland resident who says he plans to keep the menu the same. BY MEREDITH GOAD STAFF WRITER   –   Portland Press Herald Po’ Boys & Pickles, the quirky New Orleans-style sandwich shop at 1124 Forest Ave., […]

Hillary Clinton loves jalapenos, Mike Huckabee is a gifted rap artist, and other fun facts about the 2016 candidates

Becca Stanek   –   The Week You may know Donald Trump’s stance on immigration, but did you know his stance on Adele? People decided to ask some of the 2016 presidential candidates a few personal questions, and while some of the results aren’t that surprising — Donald Trump’s “guilty pleasure” TV show is the Saturday […]