Where to find a “Buche de Noel” in New York ?

Where to find a “Buche de Noel” in New York? , Parisinny Typepad, December 16, 2011.


 

Abstract: Deals with the “buche de Noel, a classic dessert of the French Christmas season”. It says where people can find it in New York.

Quotation: “In France, on any Christmas table, you will be offered a Bûche de Noël as dessert. This cake which is prepared and garnoshed to look like a log is meant to evoke the Yule log that once burned in European hearths during the ancient fire-festival of the winter solstice. Made of layered or rolled genoise sponge cake filled with mousse or buttercream, the Bûche de Noël is often decorated with marzipan or meringue mushrooms, forest creatures, or holly leaves.  In his new book A Year in Chocolate, Jacques Torres claims that the "bûche de Noël, a classic dessert of the French Christmas season, is quickly becoming an American tradition." Torres describes the log as "something festive, something you do only for the holiday." In France, the lines stretch long from the bakery doors on Christmas Eve, as families queue up to retrieve the bûche they ordered for the occasion. If you live in the New York area, and are looking to buy a bûche de Noël, Torres says he trusts Payard, Almondine, Financier, and Baked as respectable purveyors. Payard is offering for non-chocolate palate a Cassis Chesnut or a Cheesecake Berry Buche.”

Index terms: traditions, desserts, french recipes, Christmas time.

Found with: Research on Google.

URL: http://parisinny.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/12/where-to-find-a-buche-de-noel-in-new-york-.html

 M.P.

Recipe of french toast casserole with maple syrup.

DEEN, Paula, Baked French toast casserole with maple syrup, food network,

December 11, 2011.

Abstract: “Foodnetwork” is a website where people write articles which introduce recipes to Internet users. This article and video present a french recipe of toast casserole.

Quotation:

« Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread (13 to 16 ounces)
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Dash salt
• Praline Topping, recipe follows
• Maple syrup

Directions

Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight. The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.”

Index terms: food network, french recipes.

Found with: Newsletters Foodnetwork.

URL: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/baked-french-toast-casserole-with-maple-syrup-recipe2/index.html

M.P.

Greenpeace activists living in a dream world

By Patrick MOORE (in TorontoSUN)

Date: 01.12.11

Abstract:

     This article criticizes Greenpeace's opposition to the Canadian government about the oil sands. Let us note that this paper was written by a former activist of Greenpeace.

Quotation:


"As environmental activists fly to Durban, South Africa to attack Canada’s climate change position at the UN climate change talks, I can’t stand idly by while false allegations continue to be made about one of Canada’s most innovative and important industries: The oil sands.
Canadian oil is no “dirtier” than any other oil." [...]

[...] "But I find a degree of hypocrisy among activists who paint oil companies as environmental criminals while many of these same critics go about driving, flying, and otherwise enjoying the benefits of living in a society that depends on oil for over one-third of its energy.
Greenpeace takes an aerial picture of a Canadian oil sands mining operation and suggests this is the way it will look — forever. It fails to tell the public the mine is a temporary disturbance and — by law — oil sands companies are required to return the site to a thriving ecosystem, with native trees and shrubs and lakes." [...]

[...] "Compared to the six largest oil exporters (Nigeria, Kuwait, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Russia and Saudi Arabia), Canada is far ahead on leading social and environmental indicators:
n The World Health Organization says Canada has some of the cleanest air in the world."[...]

[...] "Anti-oil sands activist groups like Greenpeace, which I helped found, live in a dream world where they hope to replace fossil fuels, nuclear and hydro energy — by far the majority of the world’s energy supply — with unreliable, intermittent and expensive wind and solar power.
The world needs oil now and we’ll need it for the foreseeable future — so it matters greatly where that oil comes from.
If any oil is to be labeled “dirty”, shouldn’t it be the oil coming from dictatorial regimes in Russia and the Middle East, rather than friendly and democratic Canada?"


Index terms:
Greenpeace, Canada, oil, critical

Found with: Google Alerts "Greenpeace"
URL:  http://www.torontosun.com/2011/12/01/greenpeace-activists-living-in-a-dream-world

Is Canada doing its part in the global fight against climate change?

By "Community Team" (unknown) (in CBC.ca)

Date: 02.12.11 (udapted 05.12.11)

Abstract:
Last week, Canada came under fire from two environmental organizations - the Climate Action Network and Greenpeace - for not doing enough to tackle climate change.

Canada has recently come under fire from two environmental organizations - the Climate Action Network and Greenpeace - for not doing enough to tackle climate change. Andrew Vaughan/CP

Quotation:

"Canada has been getting a chilly reception on the world stage lately for its stance on environmental issues."


[...] "The timing is unfortunate, as Canada is currently participating in a high-profile climate change conference in Durban, South Africa.
On Monday, Environment Minister Peter Kent refused to confirm or deny reports that Canada was poised to pull out of the Kyoto Protocol, but called it "the past" and "one of the biggest blunders" of the previous government." [...]


[...] "And on Wednesday, Greenpeace Canada had an ad in the Globe and Mail accusing Canada of being more concerned about oil than the climate. The ad, co-signed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, called on Canada to step up its environmental efforts.
The days of Canada being a world leader on environmental issues are long gone, according to Greenpeace International Climate and Energy co-director Tzeporah Berman."






 This article is also interesting by posting a survey based on reader's opinions.
Do you think Canada is doing its part in the global fight against climate change? Why or why not? What more should it be doing? Share your comments below.

Is Canada doing its part in the global fight against climate change?

 

Results:

Yes  46.15%  (3,215 votes)  

 

No  52.92%  (3,687 votes)  

 

I’m not sure  0.93%  (65 votes)  

 

 

Total Votes: 6,967

 

 

Index terms:

Greenpeace, Canada, oil sands, Climate Action Network, Kyoto protocol, Durban's conference

Found with: Google alert "Greenpeace action"

URL:  http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/12/is-canada-doing-its-part-in-the-global-fight-against-climate-change.html

 

 

M.G.

Greens hit UK over Canadian oil sands

By Eoin O'Cinneide  (in UPStream)

Date: 28.11.11

Northern exposure: Greenpeace lifting the lid on UK's alleged support for oil sands in Canada

Image courtesy of Clay/Greenpeace

Abstract:

      Greenpeace has hit the UK’s department for transport with a protest over what it perceives as the government’s attempts to “scupper” legislation governing future Canadian oil sands exports to Europe.


Index terms:
Greenpeace; Canada; oil sands; 


Found with: RSS feed on the website Upstream who is an award-winning global oil & gas newspaper.
URL: http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article291435.ece

M.G 

Horn of Africa famine: Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya suffer worst drought in 60 years

By The Telegraph - December 5, 2011

Picture: AP/Rebecca Blackwell

Abstract : Deals with famine-stricken in Horn of Africa. The somalian refugees in Kenya are
faced with more poverty.

Extract : "The worst drought in over half a century has hit parts of East Africa affecting more than 10 million people. Thousands of families have travelled for days across scorched scrubland from Somalia to Kenya, including barefoot children with no food or water after their crops and livestock were destroyed by drought. More than 10 million people have been affected across the Horn of Africa. Acute malnutrition has reached 37% in some parts of north east Kenya and child refugees from Somalia are dying of causes related to malnutrition either during the journey or very shortly after arrival at aid camps".

Index terms : Ethiopia - Famine - Food assitance - Kenya - Somalia
Source : The Telegraph

Found with : Google Alerts "Horn of Africa famine"

URL : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/worldnews/8630255/Horn-of-Africa-famine-Somalia-Ethiopia-and-Kenya-suffer-worst-drought-in-60-years.html

A.E

Want Stealth With That? The 'Fast Food Nation' Film Goes Undercover

• JOSEPH BRUT, M. Want Stealth With That? The 'Fast Food Nation' Film Goes Undercover, The New York Times, October 30^th 2005.

Abstract:

Gives an account of an article which presents the film “Fast food nation” released in 2006.

Quotation:

“M. Linklater était indisponible pour commenter, et le co-producteur Ann Carli minimisé connexion du film à son matériau source de scandales. "Nous sommes juste à l'aide de l'industrie de la restauration rapide comme une toile de fond pour une multitude de personnages," dit-elle. «Ce n'est pas une polémique. C'est une étude de caractère situé dans le monde de l'industrie du fast-food. C'est sur la façon dont les gens grandissent et prennent des décisions pour faire leur ce qu'ils font. Il s'agit de ce qui transforme leur vie." Que film terminé M. Linklater, quel que soit son titre, prouve une exploration efficace de ces questions reste à voir.”

Summary of the film :

“Don Anderson is the Mickey's food restaurant chain's Marketing Director. He is the inventor of the "Big One" the hamburger best seller of Mickey's. An independent research reports the presence of cow's feces in the Big One. So Don is sent to Cody, Colorado, to verify if the slaughterhouse, main supplier of Mickey's, is efficient as it appears and the production process is regular. During his investigations he discovers the horrible truth behind a simple hamburger; the reality is not like we think it is. Don discovers what the mass production system involves, from the temp workers like Amber, to the exploitation of Mexican irregular immigrants. It is not only the meat that is crushed in the mincing machine, but all our society.”

→ Found witch: Newsletter “Coalition on food”

→ URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/30/movies/30gros.html?pagewanted=all

→ Film site: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/fastfoodnation/

L.T.G

CSPI Applauds Agreement to Get High-Calorie Drinks Out of Schools; Drops Planned Litigation

• JACOBSON, M. CSPI Applauds Agreement to Get High-Calorie Drinks Out of Schools; Drops Planned Litigation, Center for science in the public Interest, May 3th 2006.

Abstract:

Presents a regulations which bans the soft drink in the schools in order to reduce obesity and to form healthy eating habits.

Quotation:

“Soft drink companies have been using schools to market empty-calorie beverages to children, a practice that many parents and nutritionists have deplored. Considering that recent scientific studies have shown that increased soft-drink consumption contributes to obesity, today's announcement that soft drink companies will be pulling their high-calorie drinks from schools represents a significant advance for children's health.”

Index terms:

Junk food, children, obesity, school, soft drink, health.

→ Found with: Newsletter “Parents against Junk food”

→ URL: http://www.cspinet.org/new/200605031.html

L.T.G

Chef Bouley and his recipe of chicken in "cocotte" on The Early Show.

World-renowned chef David Bouley's ultimate dish, CBS News, December 10, 2011

Abstract : Presents a rebroadcast of "The Dish" on "The Early Show" on the 10th december 2011. Mr Bouley is a famous french chef, and the owner of the New York's famous Bouley restaurant. He presents his recipe of Chicken baked "en cocotte", which anchors savour it.

Quotation : "And after more than 40 years in the business, he keeps that passion alive and his cooking style fresh while relishing in French traditions. The name Bouley is synonymous with nouveau cuisine, as well as a flare for the dramatic. Bouley is the chef and owner of the New York's famous Bouley restaurant. And, in "THE Dish" on "The Early Show on Saturday Morning,"Bouley shared the recipe for his ultimate dish: Chicken baked "en cocotte" with Cornwall Land Trust Clover Hay, using a traditional French technique he learned from legendary French chef Roger Verge, who cooked on a bed of lavender.Like the mouth-watering food he cooks, the renowned chef's skills and management style never go stale. He's constantly re-inventing both himself and his restaurants. His most recent acquisition is brushstroke, a Japanese restaurant and teaching school, also in New York.[...] Among his numerous awards are Michelin stars and the James Beard Best Chef Award in 2000."

Index terms : French recipes, chefs, Bouley, The Dish,the Early Show, chicken in "cocotte".

Found with : Newletters about The Early Show of CBS News.

URL : http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500188_162-57340441/world-renowned-chef-david-bouleys-ultimate-dish/

M.P.