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John Kessler shares budget-friendly recipes on Good Day Atlanta
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AJC Food writer John Kessler appeared on Fox 5’s Good Day Atlanta program to share some ideas about eating well on a budget. He demonstrated a kid-friendly recipe, Curry Rice, with chicken, Coke Pork (pork braised in Coca-Cola) and some other simple inexpensive dishes.
Here’s a link to John Kessler’s interview with Fox 5’s Mark Hyman.
And after you watch the video, you’ll want his recipes:
Coke pork — John used Coca-Cola in this version, with root beer in the original
Kale, Chickpeas and Leeks Braised in Olive Oil
Halei’s Lebanese Rice from John Kessler
To find more Budget-friendly recipes from the AJC, click the On a Budget link from the EveningEdge.com recipe page.
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What’s your hardest holiday dinner challenge?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Evening Edge launched a new Dinner Dare this week from Atlanta chef Linton Hopkins, and we are now at work on the Thanksgiving Dinner Dare.
The idea of Dinner Dare is to get a chef to cook the way you do — on a tight deadline and with a modest budget. The result is a menu, with recipes, that you can make within 30 minutes. And you can ask the chef for advice.
And that got to thinking about what would be most helpful to busy cooks and busy eaters during the holiday season. Tell us your most difficult holiday dinner challenge, and if we like the question, we’ll try to find some solutions.
The challenge could be a particular food or recipe — or it could be where to find a particular food item that might be faster or cheaper to buy ready-made.
By the way, our Thanksgiving Dinner Dare will not be a 30-minute menu, but it will be on a time limit, with a modest budget, using ingredients and equipment most of us have in the kitchen.
With all that in mind, tell us your holiday cooking troubles, and then check back.
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Trans fat oil off menu at Chick-fil-A, Burger King
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Chick-fil-A has eliminated artificial trans fat from its menu, the Atlanta-based chicken chain said Thursday.
The announcement came the same day that Miami-based Burger King said it was cooking with trans-fat free oils. All menu ingredients also would have zero grams of artificial trans fat by Nov. 1, Burger King said.
Scientific evidence has shown that trans fat increases the risk of heart disease. The FDA started requiring trans fat to be listed in food labels in 2006.
Chick-fil-A’s core menu items have been trans-fat free since the first restaurant opened 41 years ago, Chick-fil-A said. Its chicken sandwich, nuggets and strips are cooked in refined peanut oil that’s naturally trans-fat free. Read More
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