Friday, February 03, 2006

South Bay and Peninsula (San Jose Mercury News)


South Bay and Peninsula (San Jose Mercury News)
Afghan Afghani House. 1103 El Camino Real (just past Lawrence Expressway), Sunnyvale; (408) 248-5088. Quiet, dignified, attractive -- and yet, a good bet for school-age kids. Have them try aush, a noodle soup, and buranee-e-kadu, sauteed butternut squash, or one of many rice dishes. Wonderful lamb -- kebabs, chops and ribs. Aushak are delicious dumplings in yogurt and meat sauce. Lunch weekdays,

$5.3 Billion Weight-Loss Products Market Searches for Life After Low-Carb Marketers Concentrate on Low Fat, Low Sugar (SYS-CON Media)
Struggling to find a revitalized identity after the bursting of the low-carb bubble caused the industry to grow by less than 1% in 2005, weight-loss product marketers are refocusing their energies on low fat, low sugar, and low glycemic index products to regain market momentum, according to The U.S. Market for Weight-Loss Products & Trends, a new report from market research publisher Packaged

Eating local for the winter (The Burlington Free Press)
Thankfully Bill McKibben doesn't depend on coffee or tea to begin his day. If he did, the environmental writer and Middlebury College scholar-in-residence might have had a more challenging time surviving for seven months almost entirely on foods grown within a few dozen miles of his Ripton home.

Oooey, gooey good (The Chronicle Herald)
GRILLED CHEESE sandwiches were always one of my favourite comfort foods when I was a kid. You too, huh? All that warm, gooey melting cheese oozing out from within slices of crispy toasted bread Mmmmm. Licking the buttery crumbs from greasy fingers always made you crave just one more, didn t it?

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