Barbeque News Archive - 14-Dec-2007
TIRED of the same old Christmas gatherings year by year? Has Christmas parties with friends and officemates become a series of boring and predictable "pancit and barbeque" affairs? Or are you looking for something different to usher in the festive season?
It's a perennial dilemma: what to get the person who has everything. Gift cards, of course, come to mind. But themed gift baskets are becoming a popular choice. "Last year, we had just a few," says Mike Haggar, co-owner of Cleaver's Market. "But this year, we've added a lot to our collection. It's kind of exploded. People are in such a hurry. It appeals to them as a gift that's already done."
When it comes to picking out a Christmas gift for an outdoors person, there are hundreds of possibilities. If that person has been "good," you could maybe slap a finger on any items in an outdoors catalog and be OK. But for the "bad" person, there's hardly a more fitting gift than a stocking full of dead whitebait.
BBQ ribs in the winter? Yes. Start your ribs in the morning and they will be ready for dinner in the evening. Serve with hot wild rice and a green salad with sweet grape tomatoes. Everyone can help themselves when they are finished shopping, decorating the tree or wrapping presents.
The ex-president of Peru is facing multiple-court proceedings. Already found guilty of abuse of power, he faces murder charges that could see him in prison for 30 years
