hot chocolate with spice

I was reading about a hot chocolate drink served at Hemmingway chocolate shop in Florence, Italy infused with chillis, cinnamon and vanilla; the chillis really inspired me so I searched the internet and came up with thishot chocolate with chilli recipe which I will make today. With winter here, this could be a great way to warm up your day.

amazing computer game that teaches kids about world hunger

This is amazing, a super-cool computer game with killer graphics and game play that educates players about world hunger. Missions involve flying helicopters to locate refugees, working with budgets to feed the hungry, piloting food drops etc… and it’s FREE.

The download is a hefty 200meg but don’t be put off by the size or the fact it’s free… this is a game that you’d pay playstation prices for. If only all educational software could be like this.
Food Force missions

A recipe for business success.

We often get asked by other want-to-be business owners what advice we can give them to create a successful business. I guess they come to us because Yandina is not exactly a tourist hub like Noosa so we must know something, or had a plan. Seth Godin has articulated one ingredient for business success very succinctly and eloquently:

We could have built a room and put table and chairs in it and made it so you could walk from the car park straight into the restaurant (which is what restaurants always do)… but it didn’t turn out that way- and that’s part of what makes Spirit House unique.
Seth’s Blog: What’s the always?

Designer bowl at a budget price

Saw this really cool fruit bowl made from some chopsticks and a rubber band. Will have a go making it next time I visit the sushi train. More neat ideas can be found at this site: Design without Reach

Tradition Vs. Food Storage Laws

If you’ve every been to Chinatown the you’ve seen ducks hanging in the window- no heat lamps, and probably served warm if you order it with some rice. If all this sounds like a recipe for food poisoning, think again. Food safety officials are now realising that these ducks have been displayed and served this way for thousands of years with no known food-poisoning incidents. Apparently the way the ducks are prepared actually provides a proctective barrier against bacteria and can be displayed at ambient temperatures for 22 hours… so forget your KFC, get some duck and rice next time you’re in Chinatown.