Les Roches International School of Hotel Management will launch a one-year postgraduate diploma in business administration for culinary arts professionals in August 2011 at its Bluche, Switzerland campus, aimed at chefs moving into management or opening their own businesses.
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Recipes & Dining
Healthy recipes, cooking advice and dining, including recipes from the American Institute for Cancer Research.
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Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Cauliflower Fra Diavolo
Dana Jacobi steams cauliflower briefly in broth with browned onions, raisins, tomato paste and red pepper flakes, keeping its sulfurous smell in check. She notes chiles contain capsaicin, an anti-inflammatory that some research links to lower risk of blood clots and cholesterol oxidation.
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Basics about hard boiled eggs
Boiling eggs until the yolk solidifies kills pathogens such as salmonella. Start them in plenty of cold water, bring it slowly to a boil, then pull the pan off the heat and let them sit about 10 minutes; cooling them right away eases peeling. One egg carries more than 300 mg of cholesterol.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Potatoes
Brussels sprouts sliced into rounds roast with thin-sliced onions beside small potatoes at 400 degrees. Roasting drives off liquid and caramelizes their sugars. The piece notes cruciferous vegetables supply isothiocyanates, which may help the body detoxify undesirable compounds.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Zesty Asian Turkey and Mango Stir-fry
The American Institute for Cancer Research introduces a spring stir-fry built on turkey, broccoli and mango, with notes on Thai fish sauce, judging a ripe mango by its aroma and give, and using canola oil for its high smoke point. Red pepper flakes set the level of zest.
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Minimum Cooking Temperatures
A table of safe minimum internal temperatures: 160°F for ground beef, pork, veal and lamb and for fresh pork and ham, 165°F for poultry, ground turkey and chicken, stuffing, leftovers and casseroles, 145°F for beef, veal and lamb steaks, roasts and chops.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Tasty Mayo-Free Chicken Salad
A four-serving chicken salad recipe that swaps olive oil for mayonnaise and adds olives, capers, cherry tomatoes and green beans over romaine, at 240 calories and 280 mg of sodium per serving.
Pasta Main Dish
Healthy Eating Recipes: Pasta Caprese
This 15-minute recipe tosses whole-wheat spaghetti with olive oil, cubed ripe tomatoes, slivered basil, part-skim mozzarella and black olives. It makes four servings of about 2 1/4 cups, each with 342 calories, 10 g fat and 233 mg sodium.
Pasta Main Dish
Healthy Eating Recipes: Mushroom Penne
An NHLBI recipe pairs whole-wheat penne with white mushrooms, onion, garlic, dry red wine, low-sodium chicken broth and thyme, finished with shredded parmesan. It makes four servings of about 1 1/4 cups at 418 calories each, in about 30 minutes.
Pasta Main Dish
Healthy Eating Recipes: Mediterranean Pork Penne
A 30-minute recipe for whole-wheat penne with pork strips, mushrooms, sundried tomatoes and artichoke hearts in a beef broth sauce. Four servings at 486 calories, 33 g protein and 250 mg sodium each.
Pasta Main Dish
Healthy Eating Recipes: Linguini With Clam Sauce
A whole-wheat linguini with clam sauce recipe from the NHLBI's Deliciously Healthy Dinners: 20 minutes prep, 20 minutes cooking, four servings of about 2 1/2 cups at 476 calories each.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Rice Salad with Mango and Black Beans
Dana Jacobi traces brown rice from slow-cooking long-grain varieties to today's frozen pre-cooked versions, then offers a salad that folds black bean and mango salsa into brown rice with a tangy herb-and-spice dressing.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Very Berry Whole-Wheat Bread Pudding
Cherries, blueberries and cubed whole-wheat bread baked with eggs, low-fat milk, cinnamon and vanilla, topped with sliced almonds. AICR notes cherries carry anthocyanin, vitamin C, beta-carotene and fiber, and that the vanilla sharpens the perception of sweetness.
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Caffeine cravings may be brewing in your genes
A genome-wide study of 47,341 people of European descent found two loci tied to habitual caffeine intake, one near AHR and one between CYP1A1 and CYP1A2, genes involved in metabolizing caffeine. The authors report a large heritable component.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Scrumptious Salad Dressings
Make your own dressing from a healthy oil and an acid, vinegar or citrus, at a 2:1 ratio, whisking in low-fat yogurt or reduced-fat mayonnaise for creamy versions. On bottled dressings, watch for sodium above 300 mg a serving, partially hydrogenated oils and corn syrup or sugars.
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Recipe: Kale fruit salad
A no-cook salad: chopped organic kale tossed with blueberries, walnuts and two sliced kiwis, then dressed with a few tablespoons of raspberry vinaigrette. Cashews stand in for walnuts. The writer serves it as a meal, a snack or a side dish.
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Healthy Recipes: White Bean Soup with Spinach, Leeks and Couscous
A recipe for a broth-based soup with cannellini beans, leeks, carrots, cumin, whole-wheat couscous and spinach, ready in under 20 minutes. Makes 8 servings at 170 calories and 7 grams of fiber each.
Healthy Recipes from AICR
Healthy Recipes: Cherry Salsa
Chopped tomatillos, scallions, lemon juice and dark sweet cherries cook briefly, then chill at least an hour. It makes eight two-tablespoon servings at 15 calories each; serve at room temperature alongside poultry or fish.
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