2/13/08

Valentine's Day


Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14. it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine. The day became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer , when the tradition of courtly love flourished.The gift for Valentine's Day have variety such as Valentine's Day: Red Gifts,Valentine's Day: Pink Gifts,Valentine's Day: White Gifts,Valentine's Day: Black-Hearted Gifts,Valentine's Day: Unusual Gifts

2/4/08

Soda


Carbonated water, also known as sparkling water, fizzy water, soda water, club soda,or pop water is plain water into which carbon dioxide gas has been dissolved, and is the major and defining component of most "soft drinks". The process of dissolving carbon dioxide gas is called carbonation. It results in the formation of carbonic acid (H2CO3). Carbonated water,sodium bicarbonate and salt.In the past, soda water was produced in the home by "charging" a refillable seltzer bottle by filling it with water and then adding carbon dioxide. Club soda may be identical to plain carbonated water or it may contain a small amount of table salt, sodium citrate, sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, potassium sulfate, or disodium phosphate, depending on the bottler. These additives are included to emulate the slightly salty taste of homemade soda water.

2/3/08

Refrigerator


A refrigerator (often called a "fridge" for short) is a cooling appliance comprising a thermally insulated compartment and a mechanism to transfer heat from it to the external environment, cooling the contents to a temperature below ambient. Refrigerators are extensively used to store foods which deteriorate at ambient temperatures; spoilage from bacterial growth and other processes is much slower at low temperatures. A device described as a "refrigerator" maintains a temperature a few degrees above the freezing point of water; a similar device which maintains a temperature below the freezing point of water is called a "freezer". The refrigerator is a relatively modern invention amongst kitchen appliances. It replaced the common icebox which had been placed outside for almost a century and a half prior, and is sometimes still called by the original name "icebox".Freezers keep their contents, usually foods, frozen. They are used both in households and for commercial use. Most freezers operate at around -18 ?C (0 ?F). Commercial fridge and freezer units, which go by many other names, were in use for almost 40 years prior to the common home models. Practical household refrigerator were introduced in the 1915 and gained wider acceptance in the United States in the 1930s as prices fell and non-toxic, non-flammable synthetic refrigerants such as Freon or R-12 were introduced. It is notable that while 60% of households in the US owned a refrigerator by the 1930s, it was not until 40 years later, in the 1970s,

1/31/08

Ovaltine


Ovaltine Ovaltine is a brand of milk flavoring product made with sugar (except in Switzerland), malt extract, cocoa, and whey. Ovaltine, a registered trademark of Associated British Foods, is made by Wander AG, a subsidiary of Twinings which acquired the brand from Novartis in 2003 Ovaltine was developed in Switzerland, where it is known by its original name, Ovomaltine (from ovum, Latin for "egg", and malt, originally its main ingredients).

Orange


Orange An orange—specifically, the sweet orange—is the citrus tree Citrus sinensis and its fruit. The orange is a hybrid of ancient cultivated origin, possibly between pomelo (Citrus maxima) and tangerine (Citrus reticulata). It is a small flowering tree growing to about 10 m tall with evergreen leaves, which are arranged alternately, of ovate shape with crenulate margins and 4–10 cm long. Its name originates from the colour of its skin.Oranges originated in southeast Asia, in either India, Vietnam or southern China. The fruit of Citrus sinensis is called sweet orange to distinguish it from Citrus aurantium, the bitter orange. The English name derives from the Sanskrit naranga-s ("orange tree"). In a number of languages, it is known as a "Chinese apple" (e.g. Dutch Sinaasappel, "China's apple").

Milk


Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals. Mammary glands are highly specialized sweat glands. The female ability to produce milk is one of the defining characteristics of mammals. It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to digest other types of food. The early lactation milk is carries the mother's antibodies to the baby. It can reduce the risk of many diseases in the baby.however, The exact components of raw milk varies by species, but it contains significant amounts of saturated fat, protein and calcium as well as vitamin C.

Icing


Icing is a sweet glaze made of sugar, that often also contains butter, water, egg whites, milk, or flavorings and is used to cover or decorate baked goods, such as cakes or biscuits.Icing can be formed into shapes such as flowers and leaves using a pastry bag. Such decorations commonly grace birthday and wedding cakes. Sprinkles, coloring mist, or other decorations are often used on top of icing.The simplest icing is a glac? icing, containing icing sugar and water. This can be flavored and colored as needed, More complicated icings can be made by beating fat into icing sugar (as in butter cream), by melting fat and sugar together, by using egg whites (as in royal icing), and by adding other ingredients such as glycerin (as in fondant). Some icings can be made from combinations of sugar and cream cheeses, or by using ground almonds (as in marzipan).

Honey


Honey is a sweet and viscous fluid produced by honey bees (and some other species), "honey stipulates a pure product that does not allow for the addition of any other substance...this includes, but is not limited to, water or other sweeteners". This article refers exclusively to the honey produced by honey bees ; honey produced by other bees or other insects has very different properties.Honey is significantly sweeter than table sugar and has attractive chemical properties for baking.Honey has a distinctive flavor which leads some people to prefer it over sugar and other sweeteners.However, it is important to note that honey frequently contains dormant endospores of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum, which can be dangerous to infants as the endospores can transform into toxin-producing bacteria in the infant's immature intestinal tract, leading to illness and even death.The study of pollens and spores in raw honey (melissopalynology) can determine floral sources of honey. Because bees carry an electrostatic charge, and can attract other particles, the same techniques of melissopalynology can be used in area environmental studies of radioactive particles, dust, or particulate pollution.A main effect of bees collecting nectar to make honey is pollination, which is crucial for flowering plants.

Espresso Machine


An Espresso Machine is used to produce the traditionally Italian coffee beverage called espresso.Generally, espresso is produced by forcing 90?C (200?F) water through 7-10 grams of finely ground coffee, which has been compressed with approximately 30 lbf (130 N) of force into a densely packed puck, at a pressure of 900 kPa (9 bars) or greater.
Types of espresso machine Steam-driven,Piston-driven,Pump-driven,Semi-automatic, automatic, and super automatic,Air-pressure driven

Espresso


Espresso is a concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing very hot, but not boiling water under high pressure through coffee that has been ground to a consistency between extremely fine and powder.Espresso was developed in Milan, Italy in the early 20th century, but up until the mid-1940s it was a beverage produced solely with steam pressure. The invention of the spring piston lever machine and its subsequent commercial success changed espresso into the beverage we know today. The defining characteristics of espresso include a thicker consistency than drip coffee, a higher amount of dissolved solids than drip coffee per relative volume, and a serving size that is usually measured in shots, which are between 25 and 30 ml (30ml=1 fluid ounce) in size.the presence of crema, a reddish-brown foam that floats on the surface of the espresso. It is composed of vegetable oils, proteins and sugars. Crema has elements of both emulsion and foam colloid.As a result of the high-pressure brewing process, all of the flavors and chemicals in a typical cup of coffee are concentrated. Because of its intense and high concentration of ingredients (including caffeine), espresso lends itself to mixing into other coffee based drinks, such as lattes, cappuccini, macchiato and mochas, without being diluted in the resulting drink.Despite some confusion, on a per-volume basis, espresso contains approximately three times the caffeine content as regular brewed coffee (50 mg per fluid ounce of espresso versus 14-22 mg per ounce for coffee).

1/30/08

Drip Coffe Makers


Drip Coffe Makers A coffeemaker is a kitchen appliance used to brew coffee without having to boil water in a separate container. While there are many different types of coffeemaker using a number of different brewing principles, in the most common devices, coffee grounds are placed in a paper or metal filter inside a funnel, which is set over a glass or ceramic coffee pot. Cold water is poured into a separate chamber, which is then heated up to the boiling point, and directed into the funnel. This is also called automatic drip-brew.

Coconut


The Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the Family Arecaceae (palm family). It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaves 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth.virtually every part of the coconut palm has some human use. The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm.The coconut palm is grown throughout the tropical world, for decoration as well as for its many culinary and non-culinary uses

Cider


Cider is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented juice of apples mainly, though pears are also used in the UK, pear cider is known as "perry". While any species of maloideae may be used, certain cultivar are preferred in some regions, and may be known as cider apples.The drink varies in alcoholic content from less than 3% in Cidre Doux to a maximum of 8.5% or above in traditional English ciders, and appears golden yellow and sometimes cloudy.In the United States and parts of Canada, where the term "cider" almost exclusively refers to non-alcoholic apple juice Cider is very popular in the United Kingdom, especially in South West England. The UK has the highest per capita consumption as well as the largest cider producing companies in the world. The drink is also popular and traditional in Brittany and Normandy (France), Ireland and the Asturias. Pear cider is popular in Sweden. The drink is making a resurgence in both Europe and the United States . Overall, the UK produces five million hectolitres (110 million imperial gallons) of cider per year.

Cocoa


Cocoa is the dried and partially fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. "Cocoa" can often also refer to the drink commonly known as hot chocolate,the dry powder made by grinding cocoa seeds and removing the cocoa butter from the dark, bitter Cocoa solids or it may refer to the combination of both cocoa powder and cocoa butter together.Cocoa is often confused with the coca plant which can be used to create cocaine

Chinese tea or Leave tea


Chinese tea or Leave tea According to popular legend, tea was discovered by Chinese Emperor Shennong in 2737 BC when a leaf from a Camilla sinensis tree fell into water the emperor was boiling. Not everyone agrees on the origin, but no one disputes that tea is deeply woven into the history and culture of China. The beverage is considered one of the seven necessities of Chinese life, along with firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.Some writers classify tea into four categories, green, white, black and oolong. Others add categories for red, scented and compressed teas.Most Chinese tea is consumed in China and is not exported. Green tea is the most popular type of tea used in China.Within these main categories of tea are vast varieties of individual beverages. Some of the variations are due to different strains of the Camilla plant. The popular Tie Guan Yin , The largest factor in the wide variations comes from differences in processing after the tea is harvested. White and green teas are cooked soon after picking to prevent oxidization, often called fermentation, caused by natural enzymes in the leaves. Oolong teas are partially oxidized. Black and red teas are fully oxidized.