Archive for the ‘Food & Beverage’ Category

Sounds obvious, doesn't it? Sometimes, however, we get so caught up in what is the right wine and what is the wrong wine that we forget the most important thing: we have taste! We have our own individual taste and love drinking the wine we love to drink. Sure, certain wines traditionally match certain foods and flavours, but ultimately you are the judge of what you like to drink, no matter what the enologists say!
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Red-Red is a popular dish from Ghana made from cowpeas (black-eyed peas). It is thought to have been named for the combination of red pepper and red palm oil that is used in the cooking process. The Red-Red cowpeas stew is usually served with fried plantains, and is a lunch favorite in Ghana, particularly among office workers. If you are "unbeanz," (i.e. unemployed) you can survive on this meal easily because the ingredients are inexpensive. This is most commonly served with fried ripe plantain (popularly known as "koko"). It is an ideal choice for vegetarians and vegans.
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Sensuous coffee drinkers love to have different flavors added to their each coffee drink. Today coffee is available in many flavors some of which are described in brief below.
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The idea of growing your own food is currently enjoying a resurgence in popularity, in part because of widespread worries over industrial farming practices, and also because of a widespread movement to get closer to nature in one way or another in our highly technological times. People with a large amount of land at their disposal could become, with plenty of effort, entirely self-sufficient when it comes to fruit and vegetables, while those with a smaller garden can set up a vegetable patch to cultivate at least some of their own food.
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Food formed an elemental part of the colonial culture, no matter whatever class of people it was served to. Most interactions took place among people when seated around the dining table. So a conversation started at dinner could very well carry on till late in the night! It was therefore imperative that the dining table be kept well stocked at all times.
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What is better than a nice, warm cup of coffee to wake you up in the morning? Anyone? That is right, there really are not many other ways to warm and wake you up everyday.
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Although millions of people across the globe enjoy wine, very few of them know exactly what it is about a particular wine that they enjoy. By understanding each of the different components of wine, you can quickly establish the parts you prefer, and therefore choose your next bottle with more confidence.
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Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in the entire world along with water and tea. It is made from roasted coffee seeds or beans. People usually drink it hot but there are some who prefer it cold while others add sweetener, milk, cream or nondairy creamer to their preference.
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Have you ever wanted to host your own Thanksgiving Tea Party but don't know how to go about doing it? Leftovers from your Thanksgiving festivities the night before will really make great additions in your own tea party menu list.
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Vegetarian sushi? Many people are perplexed by this idea. After all, most Westerners think that sushi means "raw fish" (confusing it with sashimi), so it's little surprise that vegetarian sushi seems like an anomaly.
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