Category: Food and Drink

Getting dirty may lift your mood Bacteria found in the soil activated a group of neurons that produce the brain chemical serotonin Treatment of mice with a ‘friendly’ bacteria, normally found in the soil, altered their behavior in a way similar to that produced by antidepressant drugs, reports research published in the latest issue of…

All winos can hang their gin blossoms in a moment of silence at the passing of Ernest Gallo. One of two brothers who created Gallo wine… cd Winemaker who brought grapes of wealth to California dies, aged 97 Founder turned a modest family brewing firm into world’s largest producer Dan Glaister in Los Angeles Thursday…

Another boring academic paper…blech…here is a good tip for you though…if you want to make perfect rice, just rinse the rice, put it in a pot (any size) and fill the pot until the water is above the rice by the length of the tip of your index finger from tip to the first joint….

Sorry to over use this annoying phrase – It was just too fitting. Take a look at what someone thought was a good way to use surplus milk. Milk beer called ‘Bilk’ to go on sale in Hokkaido NAKASHIBETSU, Hokkaido — A brewery here has succeeded in producing a low-malt beer with milk, after the…

A day to mourn….This man affected my life more than the guy that invented minute rice but not as much as the guy that invented Macaroni and Cheese. cd TOKYO – Momofuku Ando, the Japanese inventor of instant noodles — a dish that has sustained American college students for decades — has died. He was…

You never know what kind of power point presentations you will find on a library computer…check out this one about sorority girl do’s and don’ts for parties…. http://www.chrisdamitio.com/valley_girl_pp.pps 

Not sure what to get your drunken Uncle Larry for Christmas? Get him this…. cd BrewZer Lager, Gadgets Boys Stuff Big Boys Toys, Gifts For Birthday, New Gadgets, Weird Ideas, gifts for men, Mens Gifts & Mens Toys The BrewZer is a mini micro-brewery with a compact and revolutionary design. Unbelievably simple to use, you…

MADRID, Spain – A shipwrecked first-century vessel carrying delicacies to the richest palates of the Roman Empire has proved a dazzling find, with nearly 2,000-year-old fish bones still nestling inside clay jars, archaeolgists said Monday. Boaters found its cargo of hundreds of amphoras in 2000 when their anchor got tangled with one of the two-handled…

I’ve noticed this with my ‘eating out’ habits too. Once I get a taste, my mouth doesn’t want to stop. I remember hearing once that African Americans don’t enjoy ‘eating out’ but that seems to be a myth. cd NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women tend to eat more calories and fat when dining out,…

OSLO, Norway – In a different kind of jail break, a very drunk young man surprised prison guards by breaking into their northern Norway jail. “You might say we were a bit perturbed to find this person on our turf,” prison warden Geir Broen said on the state radio network NRK on Monday. Broen said…