Word: chickening
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...Gomes eyed the scorpion bowl in front of him, stuck the foot-long straw between his lips, sipped a bit of the potent punch, paused and then pronounced, “It tastes like orange juice!” While the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals chowed down on chicken fried rice and drank deeply from the Kong’s “communal cup,” I, along with my classmates in Religion 1513, observed...
...interior accented with ornate Russian trim. Traditional copper cooking implements, paintings and woodwork adorn the walls; the overall impression is that of a Russian country inn where the landed gentry would gather. What truly sets it apart, however, is its food. Sure, all the standard Russian favorites?caviar, borscht, chicken kiev?are available. But the signature dishes spring from Sakhalin's abundant bounty of fresh seafood, game, fruits and vegetables. Start with an appetizer of scallops bathed in a mustard sauce. The tangy dish will leave you wishing it was offered as a main. Or opt for the Kapriz salad...
...against tainted food. Officials reported that large amounts of organic animal feed used by 120 organic farms in Lower Saxony, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt had been contaminated with a banned herbicide called Nitrofen. As a result, farmers said, at least 98,000 chickens would be destroyed. Worse, a number of big food chains like Metro announced that all organic products such as eggs, poultry and even beef are being pulled from shelves as a precaution. Uwe Bartels, Lower Saxony's agriculture minister, described it as "the biggest scandal in organic farming in Germany...
...CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL: "I think that food is more than just a plate at the table," says Joyce White, the author of "Soul Food: Recipes and Reflections from African-American Churches" (HarperCollins). "It involves history and relationships and having a good time." White should know; after writing "Soul Food" in 1998, she embarked on a new culinary project: "Brown Sugar: Soul Food Desserts from Family and Friends," scheduled to be published by HarperCollins in January. Her new book features more than 100 desserts, many from her own family, including grandma Addie, great-aunt Agnes and Aunt Mary...