"shf" news and stories

A few weeks ago we posted that Reid of 'Ono Kine Grindz would be combo-hosting Is My Blog Burning no. 27 and Sugar High Friday no. 20, with the theme of Soy. The roundup of just-shy-of 20 entries is posted, and ranges from the use of soy flour in the Indian flatbread Aloo Matar Parantha to a Miso Soup with Silken Tofu, Shiitake Mushrooms and Spring Onions on the savory side, and Double Soy Chocolate Chip Cookies and Tofu Orange Creme Brulee on the sweet side.

So if you're looking to add a little healthy soy to your diet, look to the roundup for inspiration.

Hawaii's favorite food blog, 'Ono Kine Grindz, is hosting both Is My Blog Burning and Sugar High Friday for the month of June. It's a special event for blogger Reid, since it was IMBB no. 3 that was the motivation for his starting the blog back in April 2004!

The theme for both events is "soy," which includes everything from soy milk to tofu. I'm not quite sure if that means a single dish works for both (which means that it has to be something sweet), or if you can make one sweet dish for SHF and another separate dish for IMBB.

Either way, soy is definitely going to take a little bit of creativity. The deadline to email or post an entry is Sunday, June 25, 2006.

For followers of blogevents the announcement of Sugar High Friday is always a delight. For the month of January though there is a slight change for My good pal Sam of Becks and Posh has announced it to be SUGAR LOW FRIDAY! After all the seasonal excess this might just what we all need - although I personally have a stack of mincepies and brandy cream still to get through!

Sam is handling this months event and writes "Your task, therefore, for this month's Sugar High Friday, is to make a delicious, mouthwatering dessert whilst being a lot more frugal than usual with the fat and the sugar. In fact, try not to use processed sugar at all. I'm not going to make any strict rules, I'll leave it to each individual's imagination. As a guideline, I would suggest you try and find your sweetness in more natural, unprocessed products like honey, fruits or maple syrup, but in the end, its up to you to decide how to meet this challenge."

I am sure the team here at Slashfood will come-up with some interesting delights. I'm thinking fruit, nuts, juices, honey... Sadly I don't think my Puff Pastry Tart as pictured will make the grade; far too much cream... but remove that and it might just be ok!

[Photo Andrew Barrow]

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