Recipe: Easy Lemon Quinoa Salad

When you're in a pinch and need a quick salad or side dish, this is the perfect one. Fresh. Light. Simple. And the best part, takes no time make. This recipe yields 4 small portions. Lemon Quinoa Salad - 1 cup of cooked quinoa - 2 lebanese cucumbers, chopped - 1 roma tomato, chopped - 1 lemon, juice - 1 scallion, finely chopped - 1 orange pepper, chopped - black pepper - white pepper - salt - cayenne pepper - extra virgin olive oil Method 1....

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Fou Lard Scarf, Bacon Worth Wearing

If we didn't tell you this was a bacon scarf, you probably wouldn't have even noticed. Delicately designed, this Fou Lard bacon scarf created by Swiss designer Natalie Luder, is a true masterpiece. Foulard is the french word for a silk scarf, and if you break up the word, you also get fou = crazy and lard = bacon, which is how this scarf got its clever name. This limited edition scarf is 100% silk that is digitally printed with a black...

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Get Together at Gezellig, Ottawa

If you are going to order just one dish from Gezellig, it has got to be the beef tartare. Tender raw beef  tossed with seasoning and served with fried egg, puffed mustard and lemon oil crostada. Pronounced gah-zell-ig, the word is Dutch for cosy, nice atmosphere, time spent with loved ones or general togetherness. Gezellig is truly just that. It is the 3rd restaurant child of Stephen Beckta, with the other two being Beckta...

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The Pharmacy Burger Parlor and Beer Garden, Nashville

Speaking of keeping the Drug Store Soda Fountain culture alive, The Pharmacy Burger Parlor and Beer Garden in Nashville trys to do just that. An old school burger parlor and beer garden specializing in burgers, wursts, housemade sodas, floats, shakes and craft American & German Beer, The Pharmacy is the brainchild of Holland House's, Terrell Raley and is one of the best burger joints in town. Their beef burgers are made with 100%...

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Keeping the Drug Store Soda Fountain Tradition Alive at Wiles-Smith, Memphis

At the turn of the 20th century, the American trend of soda fountains inside a pharmacy began to emerge. By the 1920s, when the prohibition began, almost every drug store in the US had a soda fountain, which became the new social hub. The tradition died around the 1970's when fast food, bottled soft drinks and ice cream became more popular. . Wiles-Smith Drug Store, an original pharmacy soda fountain, keeps this tradition alive and...

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Evolution of Cruise Ship Dining (Infographic)

This infographic shows how the Sailing Chef has evolved over time, starting from Ancient Rome 100BC to The Pirate Chef in 1700AD to today's Modern Cruise Ship Chef. Source: celebritycruises.com...

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Recipe: Yellow Thai Chicken Curry with Potatoes (Gang Garee Gai)

Yellow Thai chicken curry, seen as Gang Garee Gai or Kaeng Kari on English menus, is one of the most fragrant and hearty curries in Thai cuisine. The essence of making Thai curries is to heat the thick creamy part of the coconut milk until the oil and milk separates, and then frying it with curry paste until it becomes fragrant. If you get this part right, the rest is simple. If the coconut milk does not split, it may...

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Fab Pho at Pho Van Van, Ottawa

Pho Dac Biet One thing Pho Van Van does right is the consistency of their rice noodles. Its got just the right chewiness and believe it or not, some restaurants do a really bad job of it. Some places make their noodles too hard and some too soft. While there isn't alot of variety when it comes to what different Vietnamese restaurants offer, Pho Van Van differentiates by offering a quail egg in their pho selections. For those that...

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Good No Fuss Mexican Food at Las Delicias Mexican Bar & Grill, Memphis

If you're looking for good, no fuss Mexican food in Memphis, then head to Las Delicias Mexican Bar & Grill. This is a super popular joint that attracts huge line ups during lunch. This isn't really a place you go for atmosphere. The interior is extremely plain and has just the bare minimum needed to serve their customers - tables, chairs and a cash register. Their tortillas and salsa that are served before the meal...

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Winners of the Zinio Magazine Giveaway

Happy New Year Everyone! What better way to enter the New Year than announcing winners for free stuff. Right before the holidays, we launched a Zinio Magazine Giveaway to help you kick off the New Year. Zinio is an online newsstand with thousands of magazines to choose from. Zinio magazines can be downloaded on your computer or mobile device, and are especially awesome for iPads and tablets. Here are the 10 lucky winners. Each winner gets a free subscription to the digital magazine of their choice. Miss Juliette, Clean Eating Kenneth,...

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Boxed Water is Better. An Environmentally Friendly Alternative.

When you stop and think about the bad effects bottled water has on our health and environment, it is a little scary. Most bottled water is no better than the tap water from your home, and in some cases, it is worse than tap water because of the high contaminant levels that can be found. The majority of bottles from botttled water become litter, which can take up to1000 years to bio-degrade. Boxed Water is Better,...

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