Lorraine Bracco and Martha Stewart Demonstrate Heart-Healthy ...

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 02, 2007 -- Straight Up Brands, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: STRU) (the "Company") http://www.straightupbrands.com/, an emerging developer and international marketer of premium branded wines and spirits headquartered in New York, announced today actress Lorraine Bracco and host Martha Stewart will prepare a heart healthy meal of Coq au Vin featuring Bracco Wines' Montepuliciano in honor of the American Heart Association's national Wear Red Day on "The Martha Stewart Show," airing Friday, February 2nd (check local listings for time and station). Wear Red Day is a leg of the association's Go Red for Women campaign to raise awareness about heart disease in women. "Both my mother and father suffer from heart disease," said Bracco, "so heart disease is a very personal issue for me and my family.

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Slow Cooking Gets A Health Makeover

DILLON, Mont., Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Propelled by a desire for back-to- basics foods and the hearty flavor of ingredients gradually intermingled in a lengthy cooking process, slow cooking is booming, especially at this time of year as the bone-chilling temperatures of late winter increase interest in homier, heart-warming fare. As evidence of the trend, Rival, the nation's leading manufacturer of crock-pots, reports that sales increased a record-breaking 20% over the past four years, hardly surprising, considering that this cookware has literally come to define what slow cooking is all about. But while slow cooked foods certainly make one feel good, it's only recently that home chefs have begun to look to make these dishes healthy for you, too. With beef stews a mainstay of slow cooking, consumers are starting to marry the technique with another important food trend -- grass-fed Angus beef.

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California Culinary Academy grad to teach cooking classes

For the next four months, her plate will be full as she teaches five cooking classes sponsored by Paradise Park and Recreation District. "I did an accelerated program at the academy. It lasted a year and a half. I went five hours a day, five days a week. It was a whirlwind. I learned so much. I have pages and pages full of notes and recipes. I learned everything from baking to how to filet a fish." Since she graduated in 2005, she's been doing some private catering and helping her mother set up a food business. For the Paradise Chocolate Fest auction, a fundraiser for the Boys and Girls Club of Paradise Ridge to be held in May, she will prepare a dinner that will be awarded to the highest bidder. "All of the courses are going to have chocolate in them." Part of her training included an internship at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

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Bvlgari Diagono Pro Aria gmt40ssd Watch [Perfect Christmas Gift Idea] (Mechanical movement with automatic winding, Stainless steel bracelet, Stainless...

Mechanical movement with automatic winding. Stainless steel bracelet. Stainless steel case. Black dial with Arabic numeral at 12 oclock position. Bi-directional rotating bezel with 24-hour scale. Date indicator at 6 oclock position. Simultaneous display of three time zones. Night and day are indicated in blue on the upper half sphere and in red on the lower one. Luminous hands and indexes. Case diameter: 40 mm

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Foodies fill up Thailand's cooking schools

FOR cooks new to Thai cuisine, its distinctive blend of salty, spicy, sweet and sour can present a complex - even intimidating - challenge. But it shouldn't, Rungsan Mulijan told a classroom of foodies during a recent day of hard-core cooking in Bangkok. Thailand's richly flavored dishes are easy to make - or at least not as difficult as you think, the Thai chef explained. Even amateurs can experience the magic that comes with lifting the lid off a wok, taking a whiff and smelling the balance: ginger-scented coconut milk, garlic, chilies and a trace of fresh basil that, fused together, become a delicate, aromatic curry. "I couldn't believe that I actually cooked it!" said 73-year-old Canadian Norman Crossley, sharing the sentiment of a dozen students attending a class on classic Thai cuisine at Bangkok's Blue Elephant cooking school.

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'Cooking Light' Continues Cycling Team Sponsorship

Cooking Light will continue to sponsor The Colavita/Sutter Home Men's Cycling Team presented by Cooking Light during the 2007 racing season, as the team takes off with a powerful line-up of world-class champions and strong young cyclists. The Team, presented by Cooking Light, will kick off the 2007 season with ten days of intense training in the hills of Napa Valley, Calif., hosted by co-title sponsor Sutter Home Winery, the companies announced. Sutter Home will also be providing training facilities and accommodations for the Colavita/Sutter Home Women's Cycling Team, which includes 2006 Women's NRC Champion Tina Pic and Canadian National Champion Alex Wrubleski. As previously announced, David McCann, the three-time and current Irish National Road Champion, and Charles Dionne, two-time winner of the San Francisco Grand Prix have signed with Colavita/Sutter Home for the 2007 season.

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Cooking Mama: Cook Off (Wii) Preview

Back in September Majesco released a DS game called Cooking Mama. It was basically a really simple cooking game that became somewhat popular, and the sales were well enough for Majesco to release a Wii version of the game called Cooking Mama: Cook Off. The Wii version will have you using the Wii Remote (no nunchuk needed) to mash, chop, stir, and use the various cooking utensils like the over and the frying pan. Unlike the stylus, this will really make the game feel more realistic as you have to perform the actions carefully. When cracking an egg for example, you have to crack it enough so you can pour it into the bowl instead of exploding it on impact. The pizza recipe at the end involves twirling your wrist and flicking it at just the right time. Despite the realism however, it probably won't make you a good chef in reality.

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