| Clarkson Students Partner with Scoopuccinos, St. Lawrence ...
Freshmen enrolled in Clarkson University's School of Business class in entrepreneurship have learned and applied the concept of "innovative adaptation" in the launch of their new business, Piece of Cake. Three months after their grand opening in Clarkson's Cheel Arena complex, Piece of Cake broke even from the sale of gourmet desserts, specialty coffees, teas and drinks, as well as other delectable sweets. The business is open during the evening hours and saw significant business during hockey games. The company has also developed an on-campus delivery service and delivers gift baskets on campus. Innovative product line; not necessarily, but the fact these students have partnered with local Potsdam businesses, including Scoopuccinos and the new St. Lawrence Chocolates, is a unique approach to the course requirement to launch a student-run business during their first year at Clarkson.
Tastefully Simple Inc. names consultants
GLENS FALLS -- The following local residents have become independent consultants with Tastefully Simple Inc., a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products: Erin Mcallister and Tammy Blair of Glens Falls; Allison Millis of Lake Luzerne; Katherine Peterson of Porter Corners; Teresa Redden of Queensbury; and Rhonda Ryan of South Glens Falls.As consultants, they offer the company's gourmet food and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties. Guests receive samples, easy meal ideas, recipes and serving suggestions. .
County calendar - 3/30/07 Burlington County Times
"Seussical," will be performed by the Bordentown Regional High School students, 7:30 p.m., at the school, Dunns Mill Road. Tickets: $10; students and seniors, $8. Spring movie, "The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle," and a craft, 7 p.m., Burlington County Library, 5 Pioneer Blvd., Westampton. No registration required. Call (609) 267-9660. Charity auction, to benefit Robins Nest Children's Services, 6:30 p.m., The Merion, 1901 Route 130 S., Cinnaminson. Tickets: $175, VIP; $125, event tickets. Contact www.robinsnestinc.org or call (856) 881-8689. Marlton Lions Club's 41st annual lasagna dinner, 6-8 p.m., Evans Elementary School, 400 Route 73, Eve-sham. Cost: $7.50; $5.50, children. Proceeds benefit Lions' charities and Chero-kee Scholarship Fund. Eastampton School PTA will hold its annual Ladies Night Out, Grand Versailles, 531 Route 38, Maple Shade, with dinner, dancing and an auction.
Give us the finger-lickin'
So why are we thinking about barbecue in this frigid weather? How could we not? It's everywhere: Gourmet magazine recently touted Chicago's saucy sensation Smoque. Sheffield's is about to launch its own smokehouse. Even Carson's is expanding in Lincoln Park. To get you up to speed, we did a quick survey of top 'cue spots.
Lem's Bar-B-Que-House
The 'hood: Chatham
The scoop: This cue-stitution, started in 1953, has been slathering on sauce at this locale since 1967. "It's all in the sauce," says 78-year-old James Lemon, brother of the founders.
The meat: Sorry, brisket fans, only chicken and pork here.
The sauce: Mother Lemon's recipe from Mississippi, modified to fit Chicago tastes
The smoke: hickory, oak and charcoal
The special: None; but you can get a gallon of the famous sauce for $15.
• Too Much Of A Good Thing
I dismissed the verse as something that didn't apply to me, until I opened my kitchen cupboard. Five sets of dishes stared down at me! Who needs five sets of dishes? A memory of my earlier missionary days came to mind. The students at the school where I'd taught had torn off palm leaves to use as plates at mealtimes. Opening my cupboard exposed an area of excess whether I'd gone into debt for it or not. And since the desire for extra possessions didn't come from God, it was another area in which I was being controlled by an external influence. The next Sunday, after reading the newspaper, I turned to the sale ads. If there's nothing you need, why are you looking at the sales? I knew this irritating thought came from God, but surely there was no harm in looking. After all, shopping at sales is prudent, isn't it? If you don't need it, it's wasteful, came another thought.
Tribes seek limit on wild rice bioengineering
Tribal officials as well as supporters of sustainable agriculture are turning to the Legislature in hopes of heading off genetic alterations to one of the Ojibwe cultures most sacred foods manoomin, otherwise known as wild rice. Tribal officials, like Bois Forte Tribal Chairman Kevin Leecy, say they cant afford to allow scientists to manipulate the wild rice genome, and theyre hoping a Senate bill (SF 2103) introduced last month, will hold such research at bay, at least for now. The measure would require an environmental impact statement before any open-air tests of genetically-engineered wild rice could be conducted. It would also require the Department of Natural Resources to identify and assess threats to natural stands of wild rice in the state. The bill was passed out of two Senate committees, including the Finance Committee, last week.
Quest for the best: One man's search for the ultimate burger
Hamburgers are basic. Beef simplified and practically digested. No bone. No outer strips or inner marbling of fat. Nothing but ground meat from rim to center. Which is possibly why there's a need to cover them with cheese; slather them with ketchup, mustard and mayo; pile them high with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles and possibly bacon and mushrooms. I fix a pretty good burger at home, but there are times, usually when dining from a bar stool, that it just seems like the right thing to order. The question is: Where? I wasn't necessarily looking for the most exquisitely prepared burger, though I wouldn't discount finesse. Nor the most fancifully garnished. Just the one that makes you say, ''Now, that's a good burger.'' The burger of burgers. The ur-burger, that's what I was after.
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