As a team, actors Brad Pitt, 44, and Angelina Jolie, 32, have served as
our goodwill ambassadors worldwide. They brought help to Pakistan in
2005, after a catastrophic earthquake killed tens of thousands of people
and left millions homeless. They have tended to the poor and sick in
Africa. And they've raised global awareness—and contributed $1 million
of their own money—for the victims of atrocities in Darfur. Brad
co-founded Not on Our Watch, an organization set up to focus global
attention on Darfur and other hot spots.
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
A History of Chafing Dishes
Chafing dishes have been around for millennia and are a sort of indoor
barbecue set in the form of charcoal-burning braziers and, possibly, the
forerunner to the fondue set. Beautifully crafted bronze chafing dishes
were found in the ruins of Pompeii, showing they were in during the
first century AD. They were highly prized by the Romans at their lavish
banquets and later mentioned in historical letters dating to 1520, when
the Spanish conquistador, Hernan Cortes, described to Charles V their
profuse usage for keeping plates and dishes warm during sumptuous
banquets for hundreds of gormandizing noblemen at the height of the
Aztec empire. The sixteenth century baroque painter, Diego Velazquez,
portrayed a woman preparing a meal of eggs in a chafing dish and Louis
XV's kitchens used them to keep the dainty dishes for the epicurean
courtiers piping hot. By the seventeenth century this form of cookware
was being documented in household inventories in America.
How to Make a Perfect Grilled Chicken
Grilling can be a fun, family activity during weekends. Spend your lazy
afternoons in your backyard, and take out those grillers for a grilled
chicken for your dinner.
Learning how to grill is not as hard as you would see on television. All you need is the proper temperature for your griller especially if you are using an electric grill. Nevertheless, if you have the conventional griller, try to find some dried wood or charcoal. Ignite the coals or wood by placing crumpled papers below each coal and then set the papers on fire. Do not pour gasoline on the coals or dried wood. The smoke coming from the coals will give a gasoline-like aroma to your grilled meat. These are your best weapons in grilling.
Learning how to grill is not as hard as you would see on television. All you need is the proper temperature for your griller especially if you are using an electric grill. Nevertheless, if you have the conventional griller, try to find some dried wood or charcoal. Ignite the coals or wood by placing crumpled papers below each coal and then set the papers on fire. Do not pour gasoline on the coals or dried wood. The smoke coming from the coals will give a gasoline-like aroma to your grilled meat. These are your best weapons in grilling.
Saturday, December 15, 2012
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