Food Blurb: Who Invented Chicken Nuggets?

FUN FOOD HISTORY ~ DID YOU KNOW:

~ Chicken nuggets were invented by Robert C. Baker, a poultry and food science professor at Cornell University.

~ Before Mr. Baker invented chicken nuggets, he invented a fun food called the chicken stick! Evidently, the guy liked experimenting to find creative ways to eat chicken. He is called the "George Washington Carver of Chicken."

~ In 1981, the McDonald's corporation, affectionately known as Mickey D, officially introduced Chicken McNuggets to their customers. McNuggets comprise about 10 percent of the restaurant’s sales.

~ Mr. Baker did not make a dime from the profits Mickey D earned from sales of Chicken McNuggets. I mean … Really?

Who Invented Chicken Nuggets? | Mental Floss

Sharing Info About Herbs and Spices in a Social Community

Noise.Cash is a new social community very much like Twitter.  Whereas Twitter has Lists.  Noise.Cash has Chambers and/or Channels where you can organize your content.  I created an Herbs and Spices Chamber on Noise.Cash where I share links and/or write short posts.  The content below is republished from my NC Chamber.

Image credit:  Amazon.com

• My 1st post in the NC Herbs and Spices Chamber is about curry.

Please be advised that I am not a professional chef, professional food blogger or any kind of expert. I just enjoy eating and experimenting with different herbs and spices because they can make an incredible difference in the taste of foods that I have been eating all of my life.

Another wonderful benefit of herbs and spices is that they have healing properties. Prevention.com is a website that publishes reliable healthcare information. This article lists “25 Healing Herbs You Can Use Every Day”.

I confess that many of these medicinal plants I know nothing about. However, there are a few on the list I have tried. One of them is GINGER.  I love ginger! When you read about its health benefits, I can speak from personal experience, it's true! You can make a tea with ginger or you can use it to season your food, including desserts. Either way it's good!

Read.Cash and Noise.Cash are partner sites. I published an article on Read.Cash about ginger.

• My Foodie Luv: Ginger is a Healing and Flavorful Spice

The Chinese and the Indians use ginger in many of their recipes. “Ginger first appeared in the southern parts of the ancient China. From there, it spread to India, Maluku Islands (so-called Spice Islands), rest of the Asia and West Africa. Europe saw ginger for the first time in the 1st century when the ancient Romans traded with the India.” (SOURCE).

You can use ginger, fresh or in powder form. You can buy the ginger root, cut it up, and freeze until you are ready to use. One of my favorite dinner recipes is Ginger Chicken.

Ginger Chicken - Authentic Chinese in30 Minutes! | The Woks of Life

Do you have a favorite recipe ~ food or drink ~ that has curry or ginger as a key ingredient?

Looking for foodie friends? Have fun finding and sharing food-related content on Noise.Cash. It's a global social community. The PLUS is that you can make friends and earn Bitcoin Cash$.

Can You Name 5 British Desserts? (NO Googling!)

My youngest child is practicing (and hopefully improving) her writing skills. She picked a random topic and did some research.  The topic was British desserts, subject matter which she definitely had to find out about on her own because:

(A) Her American mother was clueless.
(B) Even though her father is from The Bahamas - which at one time was beholden to the Queen of England - Bahamian food is in no way a reflection of British cuisine.  In other words, he was also clueless.

(Arctic Roll)

Was pleasantly surprised with the results of her search.
Has anybody ever tried any of these treats?
Can you name 5 more British desserts? ☺
(Supplied a link below if you can't think of any.)

1. Arctic Roll
2. Bakewell Tart
3. Eton Mess
4. Flies Graveyard
5. Rock Cake

Flies Graveyard?? Sounds perfect for celebrating Halloween.

Looking for foodie friends? Have fun finding and sharing food-related content on Noise.Cash. It's a global social community. The PLUS is that you can make friends and earn Bitcoin Cash$. 

Food Blurb: Five (5) healthy and holistic ways to get more energy

 Five (5) healthy and holistic ways to get more energy: 

1. Water-hydration 

2. Exercise (a brisk walk – really!) 

3. Super Foods 

4. Detox Green Smoothies 

5. Aromatherapy 

SOURCE: Lynnis Woods-Mullins, PraiseWorks Health and Wellness, www.praiseworks.biz

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• When You Say 'Eat Healthy', I Think 'Eat Salad'

• 100 Healthiest Foods ~ Is Your Favorite Food on the List?

• Do You Know What Gives You Energy?

♦  Twitter Accounts to Follow:

Carrot Halwa or Gajar ka halwa, is a delicious dessert made with grated carrots, milk, sugar, cardamom and almonds. This is a healthy and light dessert from North India, which we have made in the Instant Pot.https://t.co/xmqGiLuo9M pic.twitter.com/asaWhzKYb7

— Meeta (@pipingpotcurry) July 16, 2021

Summer keeps rolling along here at Food52, and the latest episode of Sweet Heat, with Rick Martinez, is no exception. Today he's sharing his shrimp summer rolls with three different tasty sauces (one is peanut, one is sweet & sour, one is a spicy hoisin): https://t.co/WcuPxZ9AlW pic.twitter.com/ah1NNqyHhK

— Food52 (@Food52) July 16, 2021

Pad Thai - Juicy king prawns and tiny little shrimp all fried together with rice noodles in a sweet and spicy sauce. ?￰ﾟﾍﾤ?￰ﾟﾍﾜ#padthai #streetfood #noodles

⁠https://t.co/Y9cOyhUZDF pic.twitter.com/nVxnvKIt9p

— Kitchen Sanctuary (@KitchenSanc2ary) July 15, 2021

Recipe Sharing: Chinese Pork Pies (Guest Post)

The Chinese do such wonderful things with pork.  Like Chinese Pork Pies.  Here's the recipe published via Taste.com.mt.  

(Apologies.  This recipe was found on Noise.Cash, a social platform that no longer exists.  After diligent research via the Internet I found the content published elsewhere and corrected the link.)

INGREDIENTS

400g pork sausages, casings removed

4 spring onions (shallots), thinly sliced

2 teaspoons Chang‘s Pure Sesame Oil

1 1/2 teaspoons ground star anise

125ml (1/2 cup) warm water

50g lard or butter

300g (2 cups) cake, biscuit & pastry plain flour (see note)

1 tablespoon warm water, extra (optional)

1 egg, lightly whisked

1 teaspoon sesame seeds

Tomato chutney, to serve

Watercress sprigs, to serve

METHOD

Step 1

Place the sausage meat, spring onion, sesame oil and star anise in a bowl. Use your hands to knead until well combined. Cover with plastic wrap. Place in the fridge for 1 hour to rest.

Step 2

Stir the water and lard or butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat for 2 minutes or until the lard or butter melts. Place the flour in a food processor. Season with salt. Add the water mixture and process until the mixture comes together, adding the extra water if necessary. Transfer to a clean surface and quickly knead until smooth.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 180oC. Divide the pastry into 2 portions, one slightly larger than the other. Roll out the larger portion until 2-3mm thick. Use an 11.5cm round pastry cutter to cut 6 discs from the pastry. Line six 80ml (1/3 cup) muffin pans with the discs. Divide the sausage mixture among the lined pans, pushing the mixture into the side of each pan. Roll out the remaining pastry until 2-3mm thick, re-rolling the excess pastry if necessary. Use a 9.5cm cutter to cut six discs from the pastry. Place the discs on top of the pork mixture and crimp the edges to seal.

Step 4

Bake the pies for 30 minutes or until they start to brown. Transfer to a baking tray. Brush the tops with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake for a further 10 minutes or until golden. Set aside to cool. Serve with the chutney and watercress sprigs.

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Tomato, Peach and Whipped Ricotta Salad (Guest Post)

Wouldn't you love to serve this tomato, peach and whipped ricotta salad?  Here's the recipe.  Here's where you can find more awesome recipes like this one:  Everything About Food | Noise.Cash.

(Apologies.  A link to the original post was provided but the social platform (Noise.Cash) shut down and the content was unpublished.)

After a diligent search, I found the recipe republished via Taste.com.au.

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Credit to original source: Found on https://noise.cash/.

INGREDIENTS

2 tablespoons red wine vinegar

1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

400g tomato medley mix, halved

2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced

3 yellow peaches, stones removed and discarded, cut into thin wedges

375g fresh ricotta

3/4 cup plain Greek-style yoghurt

1 small garlic clove, crushed

1/4 cup pistachio and thyme dukkah, plus extra to serve

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves

METHOD

Step 1

Whisk vinegar and oil in a large bowl until well combined. Season. Transfer 1 tablespoon of mixture to a small bowl and reserve. Add tomatoes and peaches to large bowl. Gently toss to combine.

Step 2

Process ricotta, yoghurt, garlic and dukkah in a food processor until well combined. Season.

Step 3

Spread ricotta mixture over base of a large serving platter. Drain tomato mixture, discarding liquid. Arrange over ricotta mixture. Top with basil and extra dukkah. Drizzle with reserved vinegar mixture. Serve.