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Seven must-have kitchen gadgets, and three to avoid

microplane
A Microplane

Web Watch does enjoy watching Food Network shows like WORST CHEF IN AMERICA, if only because we know that we are certainly not inept in our own kitchen.

We may not make the most amazingly-great tasting or nutritiously well-balanced meals, but we would never starve ourselves or our guests.  And it’s all because Web Watch knows our way around a kitchen.   Cooking is like driving – the method may not be pretty, but we’ll get you there.

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Choose better fast-food meal options by not ordering the combo meals


Combo Meal - Meat Shake
Combo Meal – Meat Shake

A study by University of Virginia professor Kathyrn Sharpe in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing entitled “Consumption Effects of Bundling: Consumer Perceptions, Firm Actions, and Public Policy Implications,” says that ordering combo meals may not be good for you, health-wise.

The study found that when given a choice of ordering menu items a la carte vs ordering them as a combo meal, consumers would order the combo more often — even if the price point was exactly the same as the a la carte options.

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Nobody likes dirty restaurant kitchens


Clean/Dirty Kitchen Magnet
Clean/Dirty Kitchen Magnet

Nobody likes dirty kitchens, whether it be a dirty restaurant kitchen or watching what is perceived by some to be unhygenic food handling practices.

According to an October survey of over 1,000 adults regarding reasons to eat (or not eat) at a restaurant, it ends up that the primary reasons people choose not to eat at a restaurant all pertain to restaurant cleanliness.. or lack thereof.

Below the cut is the LIST OF REASONS PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT TO EAT AT RESTAURANTS:

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How to Survive the Office Holiday Party


The Swingin' Christmas Party
The Swingin’ Christmas Party

Ah, the annual holiday office party. 

Typically, an open bar.  Music. Dancing. Canoodling in the coat closet.  Yes, they can be fun on so many levels… but you have to be careful.  Web Watch recalls attending an office party where the boss had to carry a passed-out employee out to a waiting taxi. 

Which brings up today’s question:  WHAT TO DO TO SURVIVE THE OFFICE HOLIDAY PARTY?

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Top Food Trends to Watch in 2011


Working the Plate: The Art of Food Presentation
Working the Plate: The Art of Food Presentation

Web Watch enjoys food – whether it be the business of running a food place, the art of creating delicacies, or random food-related TV shows, food can be very entertaining.

Both the National Restaurant Association and food trend firm Technomic have released their lists of 2011 restaurant trends – so be on the lookout for these over the next few months as you go out to eat at your favorite place.

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Wanna get lucky on Thanksgiving? Try baking pumpkin pie

Pumpkin Pie Costume
Pumpkin Pie Costume

Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,
Had a wife but couldn’t keep her;
He put her in a pumpkin shell
And there he kept her very well

Reading that nursery rhyme, have you ever wondered if Peter’s wife’s name was “Pumpkin”?

Well, it may be that Peter knew a little bit about modern science for liking pumpkin that much… and it may explain why women would keep avoiding poor Peter — it seems that maybe he was just a little too much Man for them.

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The History of the Green Bean Casserole

Green Bean Casserole
Green Bean Casserole

Every year at Thanksgiving, families across the country descend upon their local grocery store and clear the shelves of French’s Fried Onions, Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup, and cans of green beans – all in the name of recreating that traditional holiday side dish of GREEN BEAN CASSEROLE.

But did you know that this fabulous holiday treat isn’t necessarily as traditional as you might think?  It was created by the Campbell’s Soup Company as a way to sell more soup.

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Social strategy decisions = what the f*** SHOULD we make for dinner?


Music for TV Dinners
Music for TV Dinners

Web Watch has two websites for you today.

The first one is WHAT THE F*** SHOULD I MAKE FOR DINNER? which is also soon to be available in book form (yet another blog-to-book deal, apparently).

One would visit this site to get suggestions on exactly what the f*** you should make for dinner.  Some of the f’ing suggestions include: