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Review – Zayante Santa Cruz Mountain Merlot ‘04

There are some things you do that you would never tell anyone. We have to admit tonight was one of those. WE ATE AT FOSTER FREEZE! O.K there it is, its out I just felt like getting that out of the way before we begin our blog. Yes it was fating, clog your artery so [...]

Review – Santa Rita Carmenere Reserva ‘06

KD cooked some fat, succulent lamb chops that we are pairing with our wine of the night. She cooked these with rosemary, Ono seasoning from Hawaii, garlic pepper and just a little brushing of olive oil. Wow, these Big fat juicy lamb chops came out scrumptious. OK, so you get that these were awesome chops. [...]

To Gris Or Not to Gris – That is the Question

I have been belly-aching about the need for a serious contender to the oceans of Sauvignon Blanc which have been washing over us all for the past few years – yes Cloudy Bay has done for Sauvignon Blanc what eBay has done for home shopping, but seriously there has to be the occasional break from [...]

Mmmm Mate! A Closer Look at South America’s Green Infusion

In my two years experience at Maya Tea, I have become very familiar with the Frequently Asked Questions of the tea industry. Most, such as brewing techniques, health benefits, and origins, require a semi-automated response, but the most common of all questions is answered differently by each individual. “What is your favorite?”
I preface my response [...]

Discover How Green Tea Extract Delivers the Benefits of Green Tea

Green tea extract (GTE) is derived from the plant camellia sinensis and the active ingredients are polyphenols, flavinoids and catechins. The most important active ingredient is EGCG. Green tea extract is a standardized preparation where a guaranteed percentage of active ingredients have to remain present in the final capsulized form. This means the promised benefits [...]

Snow Fungus and Fish Maw Soup Recipe

Soup have always been the mainstay of my family meals, as this is the easiest dish to imbibe especially for my daughter. After hours of simmering, all the essence of the ingredients must have been incorporated into the soup and this ease body digestion.
To make it flavorful, I added in some spiced vinegar and it’s [...]

Pumpkin Soup For Any Season

Pumpkin soup is as versatile as the pumpkin itself. Just like there are variations of many popular vegetable and meat dish there are all sorts of variations of pumpkin soup from all over the world and as you will find when you try different combinations of these soups are as varied as the types of [...]

Hyperiums Review

Cost: Free with a yearly sub option of $17.00 USD/year
Modes: Two, Permanent and RLF (Real Life Friendly)
Style: Test based MMORTS (Mass Multiplayer Online Real Time Strategy)
Final Score: 4 out of 5
Overview
Hyperiums is a space based real time strategy game. This is a game designed around the social aspect of online RTS gaming. Although some will [...]

Strategy in Mafia Wars Exists

So are you a Zynga Games Fan? If not and you are a contract killer, then perhaps this article isn’t for you. Or maybe it is, ANYWAY. I certainly do not advocate real life killing.
I am merely discussing here the PHAD behind Zynga games like Mafia Wars on the social networking king that is Facebook. [...]

3 Things You Must Not Do in World of Warcraft

Have you heard of the no so little online game World of Warcraft? It’s website boasts a membership of 10 million subscribers. At some point a game with this many subscribers stops just being a game and becomes something of a cultural phenomenon; WoW is already there. Many people spend hours and hours a day just playing this [...]