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Grilled Cheese with Fried Apples and Sage17 January 2012, 9:06 pm
This is a type of food I love—quick, aimed at instant gratification. It’s not always healthy, but it’s infinitely more satisfying than grabbing a slice of pizza on the way home or ordering in....
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Reuben Pizza4 January 2012, 4:39 pm
This great pizza recipe was developed by chance, but it's great for entertaining when you want a pizza that no one's ever had before and will be blown away by....
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Chipotle Sweet Potato Gratin20 December 2011, 10:31 pm
Sometimes, it's nice to try something different from the usual mashed potatoes at holiday dinners, this au gratin is definitely a nice substitution for that....
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Raw Food – Is it Worth All the Time and Expense?23 November 2011, 4:01 am
Considering a raw foods diet or cleanse? Here is a first hand account of one families experience with their raw foods cleanse and how they incorporated more raw foods into their daily diet. Includes helpful tips and resources....
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The food and produce of Pembrokeshire Wales16 October 2011, 11:02 pm
Whether it’s the traditional dishes such as cawl or cockles and laverbread, Welsh food has stuck to its heritage and it’s never been so popular. With some of the highest culinary accolades being won by chefs in Wales currently, Welsh cuisine is finally getting the recognition it deserves. With the …...
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Chicken Paprikash15 September 2011, 9:01 pm
A variation on the classic chicken and dumpling casserole, this flavorful main dish shows its Hungarian roots with colorful paprika used to season a sour cream sauce....
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20 Head Smacking Food Cooking Tips6 September 2011, 8:51 pm
A lot of us are often given blurred visions of certain food preparation techniques that we forget many vital processes; thanks to commercialized quick-to-eat food products that make us want to pop them in the oven and voila! There are certain kitchen/cooking metrics that we Food Central do not encourage, but would like you to know so that you can be kitchen-smart. Here are a few simple cooking tips that you might find handy when you do cooking....
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Food Alternatives – Alternative Seasoning6 September 2011, 8:50 pm
What other food alternatives available for salt and sugar? Sure you do not want to use salt and sugar all the time. Use these food alternatives to spice up your cooking!...
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Great Potato Soup15 August 2011, 5:40 pm
Potato soup is a meal in itself and is easy to modify....
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Butterbeer15 August 2011, 5:35 pm
Ahh... have yourself a glass of butterbeer. For those who aren't Harry Potter fanatics, you must be imagining a big mug of beer with a block of butter bobbing up and down. It's the popular wizarding beverage that Harry, Hermione, and Ron drink at The Three Broomsticks and The Hog's Head....
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Japanese iTunes Store Enhancements: iTunes Plus, 3G Downloads, Ringtones, Complete My Album22 February 2012, 4:07 pm
Yesterday, we noted that the music component of iTunes in the Cloud was rolling out to Japanese users, allowing them to freely download any music content previously purchased from the iTunes Store. But as now summarized by 9to5Mac, various reports in the Japanese media reveal that the additions have been much more extensive and have brought Apple's Japanese iTunes Store offerings nearly on par with most of the company's other major markets.
Highlighting some of the changes, Apple has poste...
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Apple and Proview Face Off in Shanghai Court Over iPad Trademark22 February 2012, 3:46 pm
While Proview has had some success in its battle against Apple's use of the "iPad" trademark in China with minor court decisions against local retailers, the two companies are now going directly head-to-head in a higher-profile case underway in Shanghai. There has been no decision in the case yet, but lawyers for both sides spent four hours today laying out their evidence for the presiding judge. Reuters notes that Apple has gone on the offensive by citing the impact on the Chinese economy if ...
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The Beatles Launch Exclusive Ringtones Through iTunes Store22 February 2012, 2:42 pm
Continuing their close relationship with the iTunes Store following a landmark deal to launch their music in the store in late 2010, The Beatles today announced the release of their first official ringtones, available exclusively through the iTunes Store.Beginning today, fans around the world can, for the first time, purchase ringtones for the Beatles’ 27 UK and US #1 hits, exclusively on iTunes.The 30-second ringtones are priced at $1.29 each, and the full list of available ringtones incl...
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Apple Confirms March 3 Opening for Amsterdam Retail Store [Mac Blog]22 February 2012, 2:18 pm
Following reports yesterday that Apple would open its first Dutch retail store in Amsterdam on March 3, the company has confirmed that date today with emails to customers and a new dedicated store page on its website.
The new store will open at 10:00 AM on Saturday, March 3, with press reportedly having been invited to a preview event two days earlier. With the opening, the Netherlands will become the twelfth country to host at least one Apple retail store.
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$16,000 Worth of iPhones Stolen from Charlotte Apple Store in Apparent Inside Job [iOS Blog]22 February 2012, 6:24 am
The Charlotte Observer reports that a total of 25 iPhones valued at over $16,000 have been reported stolen from Apple's Northlake Mall retail store in Charlotte, North Carolina. While smash-and-grab robberies are not terribly unusual at Apple retail stores, this case has an unusual twist in that the suspect appears to have been an employee of the store.“The iPhones were stolen from the Genius Room located inside of the store," a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police report says. "The suspect did h...
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Nightline's Look into Apple's Foxconn Factories22 February 2012, 5:29 am
ABC aired their Nightline special tonight where they took an inside look at Apple's Foxconn factories. Apple allowed Nightline access to the Foxconn factories that produce iPhones and iPads. Foxconn is the world's largest electronics manufacturing company that has contracts with most major U.S. electronics companies. The full video is not available online at this time.
Overall, the report held no real surprises. They summarized many of the events leading up to the bad press surrounding F...
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Apple Confirms Plans for Another Large Data Center in Prineville, Oregon22 February 2012, 1:16 am
KTVZ.com has received confirmation from Apple that the company plans to build a new data center on a 160-acre lot in Prineville, Oregon. The land was reportedly purchased for $5.6 million from Crook County. A February 15th filing first identified Apple, Inc. as the purchaser of the land, which Apple later confirmed:Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet confirmed Tuesday that “we purchased the land and it’s for a data center,” but could not speak to details beyond that, other than to say i...
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Qualcomm's Next-Generation Gobi Platform Consolidates Mobile Standards Support for Future iOS Devices21 February 2012, 9:53 pm
Qualcomm today announced the launch of its fifth-generation Gobi reference platform that seeks to pack support for nearly all of the major worldwide mobile standards into a single chip. While the reference platform is not ready in time for inclusion in the iPad 3, it does pave the way for future world-mode iOS devices and is targeted at ultra-thin notebooks and tablets.Based on Qualcomm’s Gobi 4G LTE wireless baseband modems, the MDM9615™ and MDM9215™, the technology delivers fast LTE con...
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U.S. Mac Demand Soft in January as Customers Wait for Updated Models21 February 2012, 9:37 pm
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is out with a new report today citing data from research firm NPD on U.S. sales of Macs. According to the data, Apple's U.S. Mac sales were up only 1% year-over-year in January, tracking behind predictions that have called for roughly 20% year-over-year growth for the full quarter. Munster believes, however, that continued strength in international markets and the potential for new Mac updates such as a refreshed MacBook Air near end of the quarter will likel...
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Apple Extends Deadline for Sandboxing of Mac App Store Apps to June 121 February 2012, 8:51 pm
Apple today announced that it has extended the deadline for Mac App Store apps to implement sandboxing until June 1. The requirement had been set to go into effect on March 1 after already having been delayed from last November, but continued uncertainty about implementation and its effects on app functionality has caused Apple to again slow down the transition.We have extended the deadline for sandboxing your apps on the Mac App Store from March 1st to June 1st to provide you with enough time ...