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clipper's remarks: Also Chiapas (countless varieties using different herbs, beans, chicharrón (crispy, fried pork rind) and even flower buds), Tabasco (one of Mexico's biggest cattle producers and grows sugar cane, cacao, coffee, corn, rice, peppers, bananas, coconuts, pineapple, watermelon and a variety of exotic fruit. All these, in addition to Maya herbs and spices more often associated with the Yucatán, flavor Tabasco's tamales, which are usually filled with pork, pejelagarto (large freshwater gar), chicken or even iguana), Veracruz (most famous for its fantastically large zacahuil tamale, which can be made up to 12 feet long for festive occasions and contain whole chickens, fish, turkeys, roasts or game, along with chiles, garlic and tomatoes, all wrapped in banana leaves and slow-roasted in a mud-brick and earth pit), and Yucatán (pork and chicken fillings marinated in achiote (with orange and lemon juices) are wrapped with tomato, peppers, onion and toasted garlic in banana leaves, and cooked in a

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There's virtually no end to what you might encounter in a tamal, but here are some of the most distinctive regional variations:

Sinaloa

Seafood is wrapped into tamales all along Mexico's Pacific coast.

Nayarit

South of Sinaloa, in the state of Nayarit, shrimp tamales may be filled with fresh or dried shrimp, often accompanied by roasted tomatillos, onions, garlic, chiles, cilantro and pineapples; ground chilacate or guajillo peppers and shrimp powder is traditionally added to the dough.

Michoacán

Instead of being wrapped around fillings, the masa itself is made with the traditional doblecrema (a creamy, salty cheese), and roasted poblano pepper strips; a variety of other ingredients may be mixed in. Most of the spice comes from the simple green sauce of tomatillos and hot chile peron.

Oaxaca

a complex sauce based on poblano (or even better, the local chilhuacle) peppers and superior Oaxacan chocolate, flavors large tamales wrapped in banana leaves and typically filled with chicken and onion

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Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:49:50 GMT

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It's the smell of the future :)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:58:18 GMT

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clipper's remarks: "For example, the aroma of virgin olive oil stems from the volatiles synthesized by olives. By modifying the activity of enzymes that generate these substances, it may be possible to alter the flavor of the resulting oils."

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Strawberry-flavored Banana? Biochemists Manipulate Fruit Flavor Enzymes

Would you like a lemony watermelon? How about a strawberry-flavored banana?

day may be coming when scientists will be able to fine tune enzymes responsible for flavors in fruits and vegetables.

In addition, it could lead to environmentally-friendly pest control.

The enzymes—allene oxide synthase (AOS) and hydroperoxide lyase (HPL)—produce jasmonate (responsible for the unique scent of jasmine flowers) and green leaf volatiles (GLV) respectively. GLVs confer characteristic aromas to fruits and vegetables.

"Each flavor has a different chemical profile," Raman said.

The study dispels the earlier view that these flavor-producing enzymes are only found in plants, Raman said. "We have discovered that they are also present in marine animals, such as sea anemone and corals. However, we do not know what they do in these organisms."

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Drink: Watermelon-Rum Mash

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 04:26:24 GMT

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Watermelon-Rum Mash

Serves 8

Drink up and get a healthy dose of cancer-fighting lycopene.

6 fresh shiso (or mint) leaves, plus 8 additional sprigs for garnish
12 3/4 cups (2 3/4 qt) cubed seedless watermelon, pureed and strained (makes 1 1/2 qt juice)
1 2/3 cups white rum (or to taste)

Crush shiso in the bottom of a large pitcher, using a long wooden spoon. Add watermelon juice and rum; stir. Serve over ice; garnish with shiso sprigs.

THE SKINNY 169 calories per serving, 0.3 g fat (0 g saturated), 15.8 g carbs, 0.8 g fiber, 1.3 g protein

Lawmakers for Watermelon!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:38:59 GMT

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clipper's remarks: A fun take from the WSJ on what is actually getting accomplished in Congress these days.

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WASHINGTON -- The 110th Congress, whose term officially ends in January, hasn't passed any spending bills or attacked high gasoline prices. But it has used its powers to celebrate watermelons and to decree the origins of the word "baseball."

Barring a burst of legislative activity after Labor Day, this group of 535 men and women will have accomplished a rare feat. In two decades of record keeping, no sitting Congress has passed fewer public laws at this point in the session -- 294 so far -- than this one. That's not to say they've been idle. On the flip side, no Congress in the same 20 years has been so prolific when it comes to proposing resolutions -- more than 1,900, according to a tally by the nonpartisan Taxpayers for Common Sense.

Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss, whose home state of Georgia has 24,000 acres planted in watermelon, pushed a resolution establishing July as National Watermelon Month.

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Picnic Recipes 12

Sun, 17 Aug 2008 22:33:49 GMT

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54 Make a cheese ball

Mash together equal parts of good grated cheddar, crumbled blue and cream cheese, maybe thinned with a little sour cream. Shape into a ball and roll in fresh chopped herbs and/or hazelnuts.

55 A simple syrup with rosemary

Blend with watermelon, rum and lemon juice. Use more rum and call this a cocktail, or omit rum, add a little feta and eat with a spoon.

56 Melon

Make equal-sized pieces of watermelon, honeydew, cantaloupe, or charentais. Mix and sprinkle with lemon juice and salt or chilli, sugar, salt and lime.

57 Fruit salad

Make however you like it. Or take papaya halves and add to salad, drizzled with lemon.

58 Strawberries

Husk and quarter; at the last minute, combine with a little chopped tarragon, black pepper and balsamic vinegar. Goats' cheese is good, too.

59 Melon

Cut into wedges and wrap with thin slices of prosciutto. Stack in a container, sprinkle with a little olive oil and black pepper. Take romaine lettuce to serve under.

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sloppy joes

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:46:01 GMT

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Okay, so this isn't a culinary masterpiece but it is an easy dinner when you have left over ground beef and hamburger buns to use up. I wasn't in the mood for anything fancy and I was really tired so I threw some ingredients together and made sloppy joes. It was extremely easy to make and tasted great. I served them with baked steak fries and watermelon wedges. My husband and kids loved this dinner and I loved how easy it was.

1 1/2 lbs of lean ground beef (I used 96/4)
1 small sweet yellow onion, diced
1/4 orange bell pepper, diced
1 celery stalk, diced
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 tsp dried mustard
1/2 tsp paprika
1 cup of ketchup
1 tsp brown sugar
2 tbsp water
Salt and pepper to taste

Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook for 3-4 minutes, making sure to break it up into crumbles. Add the onion, celery, garlic and bell pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes or until soft. Drain any grease then add ketchup, brown sugar and water. Stir and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy.

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Foods That Detox The Body

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:57:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Found this article and it went over some of the most popular foods to eat that detox your body.

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Here is just a sampling of food that detox the body:

Onions, garlic, colorful peppers, watermelon, pomegranate, blueberries, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, beets, balsamic vinegar, apple cider vinegar and olives.

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Square Watermelons

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:54:33 GMT

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Square Watermelons?

Farmers in the southern Japanese town of Zentsuji have figured out how to grow their watermelons so they turn out square.

It's not a fad. The technique actually has practical applications. "The reason they're doing this in Japan is because of lack of space," said Samantha Winters of the National Watermelon Promotion Board in Orlando, Florida.

A fat, round watermelon can take up a lot of room in a refrigerator, and the usually round fruit often sits awkwardly on refrigerator shelves.

But clever Japanese farmers have solved this dilemma by forcing their watermelons to grow into a square shape. Farmers insert the melons into square, tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine.

But cubic fruit comes with a caveat: Each square watermelon costs 10,000 yen, the equivalent of about $82. Regular watermelons in Japan cost from $15 to $25 each.

Watermelon Slurpee

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:10:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Guava!

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Ingredients

2 cups watermelon, cubed, seeded
4-6 large strawberries, washed, hulled
1/2 cup guava juice
1 1/2-2 cups ice cubes

Directions

1
Place ingredients in order listed in blender.
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Secure lid, flip the switch and quickly increase speed to high.
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Run until smooth and ice is crushed.
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Serve immediately.

Watermelon Smoothie!

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:05:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Involves guava!

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Watermelon Smoothie

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By: Michael J. Esswein
Jun 30, 2001

I liked watermelon sorbet, so i made this up. It great for the summer.

SERVES 1 -2 , 8 oz. (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups watermelon
1 cup guava juice or guava nectar
1-2 cup ice

Directions

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Put ice in blender.
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Add watermelon.
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Add guava juice.
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Blend on highest speed for 5 second.
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Mexican regional varieties of tamales

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It's the smell of the future :)

Strawberry-flavored Banana? Biochemists Manipulate Fruit Flavor Enzymes

Drink: Watermelon-Rum Mash

Watermelon-Rum Mash

Drink up and get a healthy dose of cancer-fighting lycopene.

Lawmakers for Watermelon!

Picnic Recipes 12

sloppy joes

Foods That Detox The Body

Square Watermelons

Watermelon Slurpee

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