Chicken is one of the most popular meats in
the Western world, certainly in England it's the Number one meat bar
none and I think everyone knows that it has to be cooked through before
it's safe to eat.
I remember ten or so years back there being concern over Salmonella
in chickens and eggs to the point that it almost became impossible to
be served a soft boiled egg (let alone have one raw in mayo). So is it
surprising that many folks still have a concern to ensure that their
chicken is well cooked? Absolutely not – everyone should continue to be
concerned however there are a number of thinks that you can do to
minimize the risks associated with undercooked chicken.
The first is the most obvious but little adhered to primarily
because of cost and that is to ensure that you know where your chicken
has come from and how it has been farmed. The conditions in which
chickens are farmed to meet the low cost demands of the supermarkets is
absolutely abhorrent and if you want a system that in this modern day
and age could be a vehicle for spreading disease than I think that this
is it.
I know that we can't all afford to eat organic and free range
everything (and all the time) but this is the one time when I don't
compromise. Because free range is still not so popular it's a great way
to be able to trace the source of your food right back to the farm and
by doing so you can do your best to ensure that your food is disease
free before you even start the cooking. To be honest, side by side, you
can tell a free range bird because the meat is so much firmer too.
Let's now think about where bacteria breed and you won't be
surprised to find out that it's in the gut ie the inner cavity of the
bird. You can wash the inside to minimize the risk of bacteria being
there but wash and wash all you like, you'll never fully remove all
traces of bacteria and that's why we cook it.
Getting back to barbecue chicken it starts to make sense why folks
get concerned particularly if cooking a whole chicken. Not only have we
got to ensure that the temperature at the core is correct but also that
the bird is cooked in the middle. When you consider how to grill
chicken, we are applying direct heat to one area of the chicken an any
one time as opposed to an oven where the heat is free to circulate all
around the bird. So when doing a grilled chicken recipe, wouldn't it be
great if we could cook the chicken inside out? Well actually you can
and this is the way I like to do it.
Spatchcock the bird (ask you butcher if you're not sure how to do
this) and your chicken sits flat on the grill with the inside on one
side and the outside on the other. I start mine off “inside down” if
you know what I mean so that the cavity of the bird definitely gets
cooked through and I give it half an hour.
The top (outer side) will start to sweat a little and it's at this
point that I season the skin keeping it simple with salt and pepper.
After thirty minutes I turn it over and give the skin about 20 minutes
until crisp and golden.
The results are always moist, it's the best way to ensure that your
grilling zaps any bugs and best of all, it'll be the best barbecue
grilled chicken that you ever tasted.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The Palmolive Prep Football Badge
Hopefully, I’m not dating myself but they use
to run these ads all the time about Palmolive. Palmolive is a dish soap
and their big sales pitch was that you would have soft hands after
washing dishes with their brand of soap. I’m can prove or disprove that
claim (since we’re rocking the dishwasher) but I know another place
where soft hands matter and I don’t mean smooth skin. Let’s look at the
Palmolive prep football Badge and see if you measure up.
First, what are the Prep Sport Badges and how do we use them? The Badges are animated images that try to capture the swagger and energy of high school sports. You’ll find them on a Player’s Profile page right below the main Profile Video area in the center of the page. It’s hard to miss them since they are animated…moving around and packed with color and attitude. That’s the whole point of the badges…it’s a statement to the world and any viewers about what makes you tick on the prep sport scene. So let’s look a little closer at the Palmolive Badge first.
The actual badge starts with a black, starry night background since the big prep football games are always at night and usually perfectly placed on Friday night to start the weekend off right. There are three big flood light arrays running across the badge. At PrepSportFantasy.com, we personally love flood lights since you only see them for big games or cars exploding or something like that. You only break them out for the crazy nonsense. Love em! So back to the badge. From the bottom left corner, you see two hands coming up and to the right. The stars are twinkling in the background. From the right top corner, you see a football which has obviously been thrown to a receiver (the hands). On the football, there’s two spots that glow red and yellow with the basic outline of the hands outstretched. Matched like a hand in glove. The football makes its way across the screen to meet the rising hands for a solid and sweet catch. The words “Palmolive” rises up from the bottom right corner. It’s one of our favorite things to see…that amazing connection between Quarterback and Receiver when it all comes together and hands rip the ball out of the sky under the harsh canvas of floodlight glory. It’s why we live for football. Why the name Palmolive?
As mentioned before, Palmolive’s big pitch was soft hands. In prep football, soft hands means you have good hands for catching. When some people catch a football, their hands appear to be hard or clunky against the ball. It’s really a function of hand eye coordination. With soft hands, you don’t even hear the impact of the football against the hands. It’s like they’re catching the football in a big mit. Soft and secure. Those are the receivers that we love watching. One second, a ridiculous pass is riding the air and the next minute, the receiver magically just pulls it out of the air. Soft hands. Yea, I guess you can practice to get better at it some people are just smooth and they’re freakin magicians with a their hands and a loose football. Prep football’s greatest magicians…Soft Hands. The Palmolive football badge pays tribute to their trickery.
First, what are the Prep Sport Badges and how do we use them? The Badges are animated images that try to capture the swagger and energy of high school sports. You’ll find them on a Player’s Profile page right below the main Profile Video area in the center of the page. It’s hard to miss them since they are animated…moving around and packed with color and attitude. That’s the whole point of the badges…it’s a statement to the world and any viewers about what makes you tick on the prep sport scene. So let’s look a little closer at the Palmolive Badge first.
The actual badge starts with a black, starry night background since the big prep football games are always at night and usually perfectly placed on Friday night to start the weekend off right. There are three big flood light arrays running across the badge. At PrepSportFantasy.com, we personally love flood lights since you only see them for big games or cars exploding or something like that. You only break them out for the crazy nonsense. Love em! So back to the badge. From the bottom left corner, you see two hands coming up and to the right. The stars are twinkling in the background. From the right top corner, you see a football which has obviously been thrown to a receiver (the hands). On the football, there’s two spots that glow red and yellow with the basic outline of the hands outstretched. Matched like a hand in glove. The football makes its way across the screen to meet the rising hands for a solid and sweet catch. The words “Palmolive” rises up from the bottom right corner. It’s one of our favorite things to see…that amazing connection between Quarterback and Receiver when it all comes together and hands rip the ball out of the sky under the harsh canvas of floodlight glory. It’s why we live for football. Why the name Palmolive?
As mentioned before, Palmolive’s big pitch was soft hands. In prep football, soft hands means you have good hands for catching. When some people catch a football, their hands appear to be hard or clunky against the ball. It’s really a function of hand eye coordination. With soft hands, you don’t even hear the impact of the football against the hands. It’s like they’re catching the football in a big mit. Soft and secure. Those are the receivers that we love watching. One second, a ridiculous pass is riding the air and the next minute, the receiver magically just pulls it out of the air. Soft hands. Yea, I guess you can practice to get better at it some people are just smooth and they’re freakin magicians with a their hands and a loose football. Prep football’s greatest magicians…Soft Hands. The Palmolive football badge pays tribute to their trickery.
Friday, March 2, 2012
Luxurious YoVille Rooms That Will Blow Your Mind!
The Luxury Theme has swept through YoVille, Split level Penthouse
Suites, Rooftop Terraces and Pavilions, Luxury Condos, Bling Baths with
City Views, A Soho Art Gallery, and even a Yo-Trump Tower! Enjoy a tour
of the Lifestyles of the Yo-Rich and Yo-Famous after the link. Champagne
Wishes and Caviar Dreams!!
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Hollywood Mansion Added To YoVille [Special Tour]
With the arrival of the new Hollywood classic theme, Zynga added a
new house to YoVille. This mansion does not have levels. Instead, it has
very big rooms, cool backyard and front yards with a lavish facades.
The Classic Hollywood Mansion is worth 49 YoCash.
Check the building plan in addition to a special tour around after the jump.
Check the building plan in addition to a special tour around after the jump.
New Daily Bonus: Earn Coins For Logging In To YoVille
We’ve been listening to your feedback and want to give you another
way to earn more coins! There is going to be an easy way for everyone to
earn some extra coins coming soon!! It’s as simple as logging into
Yoville.
Players will receive 50 Coins at minimum for just logging into Yoville !! This daily bonus will start going up if you log in consecutively everyday. Once you hit the 5th Day in a Row you will hit the max amount of coins you can receive for daily log in.
For each consecutive day you log in after the 5th Day you will continue to earn the max amount of coins everyday if your are continuing to log in daily.
For example here is a player that logs in everyday for the next 8 Days: ( puffgames)
Day 1 – 50 Coins
Day 2 – 100 Coins
Day 3 – 150 Coins
Day 4- 200 Coins
Day 5 – 300 Coins
Day 6, 7,8, – If you have made sure to log in everyday then you will continue to get 300 Coins per Day(which is the max # of coins for daily bonus) for logging in everyday.
Here is another player that logs in the first couple days and then forgets too but comes back the next day:
Day 1 – 50 Coins
Day 2 – 100 Coins
Day 3 – no log in = no coins
Day 4 – 50 Coins again!
So you control the amount you want to make everyday! If you are very diligent about making sure to log into Yoville everyday this feature can really pay off So take advantage of it!! Don’t you want to be the player that makes 300 extra coins everyday just by playing your favorite game! If you drop the ball and forget to log in, the next time you log in you’ll be back to 50! So make sure to come back everyday and not forget!
Players will receive 50 Coins at minimum for just logging into Yoville !! This daily bonus will start going up if you log in consecutively everyday. Once you hit the 5th Day in a Row you will hit the max amount of coins you can receive for daily log in.
For each consecutive day you log in after the 5th Day you will continue to earn the max amount of coins everyday if your are continuing to log in daily.
For example here is a player that logs in everyday for the next 8 Days: ( puffgames)
Day 1 – 50 Coins
Day 2 – 100 Coins
Day 3 – 150 Coins
Day 4- 200 Coins
Day 5 – 300 Coins
Day 6, 7,8, – If you have made sure to log in everyday then you will continue to get 300 Coins per Day(which is the max # of coins for daily bonus) for logging in everyday.
Here is another player that logs in the first couple days and then forgets too but comes back the next day:
Day 1 – 50 Coins
Day 2 – 100 Coins
Day 3 – no log in = no coins
Day 4 – 50 Coins again!
So you control the amount you want to make everyday! If you are very diligent about making sure to log into Yoville everyday this feature can really pay off So take advantage of it!! Don’t you want to be the player that makes 300 extra coins everyday just by playing your favorite game! If you drop the ball and forget to log in, the next time you log in you’ll be back to 50! So make sure to come back everyday and not forget!
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