{"id":156,"date":"2008-01-30T13:42:47","date_gmt":"2008-01-30T13:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wp_genova\/?p=156"},"modified":"2008-01-30T13:42:47","modified_gmt":"2008-01-30T13:42:47","slug":"all-you-can-eat-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/all-you-can-eat-6\/","title":{"rendered":"All You Can Eat Vol. 47 Had A Glass 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"\/images\/2008\/01\/08\/glass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Glass\" height=\"340\" alt=\"Glass\" src=\"\/images\/2008-small\/01\/08\/glass.jpg\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a>This week, a great new guide to choosing excellent wines.&nbsp; &nbsp;The guide is called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/1552858987\/pacificpala0d-20\">&#8216;Had A Glass, Top 100 Wines for 2008 Under $20&#8217;<\/a>.&nbsp; The authors are James Nevison and Kenji Hodgson.&nbsp; I took a tour of the Marquis Wine Cellar in Vancouver with them to talk about the book. <\/p>\n<p>You can save 27% off of the cover price by clicking the link above and ordering through amazon.ca.&nbsp; Me, my wife and my creditors will thank you for the small portion of the proceeds I receive from leading you to the sale.&nbsp; Also in this podcast, a visit to the Food For Thought archives and February 2006.<\/p>\n<p>In this episdode I talked about the resurgence of Slow Cookers as a method of cooking and featured recipes from a book by Judith Finlayson called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0778801330\/pacificpala0d-20\/\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">The Healthy Slow Cooker<\/span><\/a>. (Click on the link to purchase from Amazon.ca and save 37%!)<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-body\">\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"\/images\/various\/cooker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cooker\" height=\"271\" alt=\"Cooker\" src=\"\/images\/various-small\/cooker.jpg\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> I haven&#8217;t used a slow cooker in ages, but I&#8217;ve made 3 recipes from the book, all with great results.&nbsp; Here&#8217;s the one for Apple Oatmeal with Wheat Berries, a great way to wake up in the morning, with breakfast already made!<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients: <\/p>\n<p>1 and 1\/2 cups steel-cut oats<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 cup wheat berries<\/p>\n<p>2 apples, peeled, cored and chopped<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp ground cinnamon<\/p>\n<p>1\/2 tsp vanilla<\/p>\n<p>3 1\/2 cups water<\/p>\n<p>1 cup cranberry or apple juice<\/p>\n<p>This works well in a small, slow cooker, but I used my large one and just cut the cooking time by a couple of hours.&nbsp; First, grease the slow cooker stoneware with butter, margarine or oil.&nbsp; In the cooker, combine the steel-cut oats, wheat berries, apples, cinnamon and vanilla.&nbsp; Add water and juice.&nbsp; Cover and cook on High for 4 hours or on Low for 8 hours or overnight.&nbsp; When ready to serve, stir well, spoon into bowls and top with fruit, nuts or sugar of your choice.<\/p>\n<p>My slow cooker is from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.breville.ca\/en\/products_detail.asp?prod=20\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Breville<\/span><\/a>. The company is from Australia, and features excellent design along with sturdy construction. <a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"\/images\/various\/breville.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Breville\" height=\"160\" alt=\"Breville\" src=\"\/images\/various-small\/breville.jpg\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> I already have an excellent electric grill\/griddle combination I use for steaks, breakfasts, whatever!&nbsp; Anyway, the slow cooker is finished in brushed stainless steel and looks so good you won&#8217;t be embarassed to have it sit on your countertop, unlike the &#8216;flowery&#8217; designs of the past.&nbsp; That is, unless you&#8217;re into retro.&nbsp; This one retails for about 50-60 dollars, with a 5.3 quart capacity.&nbsp; Now here&#8217;s kind of a fun site from the original Crock-Pot company, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.crockpot.com\/aboutus.html\">Rival<\/a>.&nbsp; The link goes to a history of Crock-Pots, and guess what?&nbsp; You can even order a slow cooker with your favourite NASCAR driver featured on the exterior!!!<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"\/images\/various\/patty_250250_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Patty_250250_\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Patty_250250_\" src=\"\/images\/various-small\/patty_250250_.jpg\" width=\"200\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, a great new guide to choosing excellent wines.&nbsp; &nbsp;The guide is called &#8216;Had A Glass, Top 100 Wines for 2008 Under $20&#8217;.&nbsp; The authors are James Nevison and Kenji Hodgson.&nbsp; I took a tour of the Marquis Wine &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/all-you-can-eat-6\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-my-podcast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.dongenova.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}