BELLY BULLETIN – this week, news from North America by sister D<\/strong><\/span>\n<\/p>\n\n\tA recent food poisoning incident at the Canadian National Exhibition\u202d (\u202cCNE\u202d) \u202cin Toronto,\u202d \u202cOntario has unfairly been blamed on the\u202d “\u202ccronut\u202d”\u202c.\u202d \u202c223\u202d \u202cpeople were affected by food poisoning after eating a calorie laden\u202d “\u202ccronut burger\u202d” \u202clast weekend.\u202d \u202cThe\u202d “\u202ccronut\u202d” \u202ca cross between a croissant and a doughnut was created by Dominique Ansel bakery in New York City.\u202d \u202cWildly popular,\u202d \u202cit has inspired many imitations hence the\u202d “\u202ccronut burger\u202d” \u202cat the CNE.\u202d \u202cThe cronut burger is a heart stopping mixture of a beef patty topped with cheese,\u202d \u202cserved in a cronut bun with a maple bacon jam.\u202d \u202cTurns out the culprit of the food poisoning was not the cronut after all,\u202d \u202cbut the maple bacon jam.\u202d \u202cLong live the cronut\u202d!!! \n<\/p>\n
\n\tIn related news,\u202d \u202cnot to be outdone by their American neighbours,\u202d \u202ca Canadian patisserie in Toronto\u202d; \u202cCalfouti,\u202d \u202chas created the\u202d “\u202ccrookie\u202d”\u202c.\u202d \u202cYes,\u202d \u202cthe\u202d “\u202ccrookie\u202d”\u202c.\u202d \u202cPart croissant and part oreo cookie…only in North America.\u202d \u202cWe could expect no less from the continent that created the\u202d “\u202cturducken\u202d” (\u202cchicken,\u202d \u202cstuffed inside a duck,\u202d \u202cstuffed inside a turkey\u202d) \u202cand the\u202d “\u202cpiecaken\u202d” (\u202cpie baked inside a cake on top of another layer of pie baked inside a cake\u202d)\u202c.\u202d \n<\/p>\n
\n\tGood news for coffee drinkers.\u202d \u202cNew research has shown that regular coffee drinking can prevent the recurrence of prostate cancer for men.\u202d \u202cThe Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center found that consuming four or more cups of coffee a day is associated with a decreased risk of prostate cancer recurrence in addition to decreased progression of the tumour.\u202d \u202cIt should be noted the study only found an association rather than proof of causation,\u202d \u202cthe authors note that the coffee may hold the protective benefits because of the anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.\u202d \u202cMore research is needed in this area,\u202d \u202cbut for the time being,\u202d \u202cdrink up\u202d!\n<\/p>\n
\n\tMore good news for lovers of hot beverages.\u202d \u202c Research has shown that two cups of hot chocolate per day boosted brain blood flow and memory in a sample of elderly with narrowed arteries.\u202d \u202cThe research involved a sample of\u202d \u202c60\u202d \u202cpeople with a median age of\u202d \u202c73\u202d \u202cwho were not diagnosed with dementia.\u202d \u202cHarvard Medical School in Boston who conducted the study reported improvements in working memory and an improvement of blood flow to working areas of the brain.\u202d \u202cDr.\u202d \u202cFarzaneh Sorond who led the study said\u202d “\u202cwe’re learning more about blood flow in the brain and its effect on thinking skills.\u202d \u202cAs different areas of the brain need more energy to complete their tasks,\u202d \u202cthey also need greater blood flow.\u202d \u202cThis relationship,\u202d \u202ccalled neurovascular coupling,\u202d \u202cmay play an important role in diseases such as Alzheimer’s\u202d” \u202cMore research is needed to explore the relationship between cocoa and blood flow and cognitive capacity,\u202d \u202cbut again\u202d… \u202cwe say,\u202d \u202cdrink up\u202d!\n<\/p>\n
\n\tDeath Valley National Park in the United States are tired of people trying to cook eggs on the floor of the national park.\u202d \u202cOfficials have written on the Death Valley facebook page that maintenance crews have been busy cleaning up eggs,\u202d \u202cegg cartons,\u202d \u202cand shells strewn throughout the car park.\u202d \u202cIn a ironical twist,\u202d \u202cit was actually a Death Valley employee who sparked the egg cooking trend by posting a video of an egg cooking in the\u202d \u202c127\u202d \u202cdegree F\u202d (\u202c52\u202d \u202cC\u202d) \u202cheat.\u202d \u202cThe video notes a frying pan should be used however,\u202d \u202cas the ground\u202d “\u202cmakes a mess and it doesn’t work\u202d”\u202c.\u202d \u202cClearly,\u202d \u202cthe message is not sinking in as tourists continue to crack eggs on the ground in the midst of a current heat wave on the west coast of the US.\u202d \u202cThis is not dissimilar to the trend some time ago of people baking trays of cookies on their dashboards of their vehicles in the summer heat,\u202d \u202cfollowing a post of the same that went viral.\u202d \n<\/p>\n
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\n\tBook Review:\u202d \u202cMarie Claire-Summer:\u202d \u202cSimply Fresh Food by Michele Cranston<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\tReview by Sister Deanna<\/span><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n\n\t
\n\tWell,\u202d \u202cthe title does not lie with this cookbook,\u202d \u202cit is simple and it is fresh.\u202d \u202cIt was difficult to get the full flavour\u202d (\u202cpun intended\u202d) \u202cof this cookbook as the ingredients are geared towards summer produce and thus we are not quite there yet.\u202d \u202cHaving said that,\u202d \u202cthe recipes that were tried were very simple,\u202d \u202ceasy to make,\u202d \u202cand as one of the taste team noted\u202d “\u202cgood for a young uni student who doesn’t know much about cooking\u202d”\u202c.\u202d \u202cI’m inclined to agree,\u202d \u202cthis book s strength is its simplicity,\u202d \u202cand its use of fresh foods,\u202d \u202cmaking it a great book for young cooks who want to cook simple,\u202d \u202cfresh,\u202d \u202cand flavourful food.\u202d \u202cIt is produced by Marie Claire,\u202d \u202cso it is not surprising that it targets a younger demographic.\u202d \u202cIndeed,\u202d \u202cthroughout the book in between recipes,\u202d \u202cthe reader is treated to pictures of young twenty-something women frolicking in the sand and sea.\u202d \u202cFrolicking aside,\u202d \u202ca further strength in addition to simplicity and freshness is the inclusion of colour pictures of each recipe.\u202d \u202cThe cookbook is divided into five sections:\u202d \u202cfruit,\u202d \u202cleaf,\u202d \u202csea,\u202d \u202chusk\u202d (\u202cgrains\u202d)\u202c,\u202d \u202cand basics.\u202d \u202cFull of fresh ingredients,\u202d \u202cthe meals were light and flavourful.\u202d \u202cSometimes however,\u202d \u202cthe ingredients should have been left to themselves.\u202d \u202cThere were a few recipes that imparted a few too many flavours\u202d ( \u202ca salmon recipe comes to mind\u202d) \u202cthat masked the beautiful flavour of the ingredients as too many spices and flavourings were added.\u202d \u202cOne taste team member commented\u202d “\u202cway to ruin a perfectly good piece of fish\u202d”\u202c.\u202d \u202cOn the whole however,\u202d \u202cthis cookbook was reviewed positively.\u202d \u202cGreat for simple,\u202d \u202chealthy mid-week meals,\u202d \u202cand for the young cook starting out.\u202d \u202cI for one will be adding a few new recipes from this book to my repertoire.\u202d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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