The Mini Keg - Changing the Way We Drink Beer!

Submitted By: Jeff Binstock
(Food and Drinks)

The mini keg – compact, portable and bottle free is perhaps my most favorite invention of the twentieth century. Okay, so maybe that is a slight over exaggeration but really the mini keg has really changed the face of drinking beer. For the longest time the only way to enjoy a beer the way it was intended was through an expensive full size keg, which was just not practical for the odd drink or two. These full sized kegs are large, heavy, and therefore not easy to transport to a party. They are also very expensive and often have to be installed
The Mini Keg - Changing the Way We Drink Beer!

into the kitchen or backyard. The mini keg however, is both smaller and compact, making it easily portable, whether you are bringing it over to a friends house or merely moving it into another room in the house. They also have a big advantage over buying beer cans or bottles. I mean you could easily pop a bottle of Bud Light open but it just never tastes the same until the mini keg was invented. The mini keg really allows you to get a great flavorful beer without the crazy high prices and, when coupled with the mini kegerator, it will last for a long time.

I remember the first time I saw a mini keg in the store and I knew right away that I had to buy it. Of course at the time I had no keg tap or mini kegerator so that became a separate journey around town trying desperately to find a way to drink my precious brewski! Needless to say I ended up buying a mini kegerator which has enabled me to keep my favorite mini kegs on tap for any occasion. The beauty of the combination of the mini keg and mini kegerator is that it does not require constant ice or maintenance and whenever you want a frosty beer all you have to do is pull the handle!

Admittedly my girlfriend thought I was completely nuts buying a mini keg with no way to drink it but as soon as the mini kegerator arrived I was able to quickly hook it up and get running with it! Right away she was suitably impressed and removed any doubt she had in her mind that the mini kegs were the wave of beer drinking for the future. What I personally love about the mini keg is that it is so easy to take to people's houses and a crowd loves it! I have known tons of people that I have personally turned onto the mini keg lifestyle who now enjoy plenty of fresh tasting great beer every day (well I do not recommend drinking every day if you catch my drift!)

So in essence the mini keg is everything that the bottle of beer is not. It’s fresh, tasty and always cool (so long as you use a mini kegerator) and provides an exceptional head every single poor. Grab your mini keg today!

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This is the Taste of True Dedication

Submitted By: Duncan Jones
(Food and Drinks)

Lamb from family farms, home-made pate and organic cheese are part of the flavour of Wales.

Dishes such as Welsh lamb and Welsh rarebit will inevitably spring to mind when the country’s cuisine is raised. Fine as these diverse dishes might be, Wales has far more flavours to offer, all of them reflecting the goodness that comes from the sparkling seas and rolling hills.

Superb seafood, meats and cheese, herbs from the fields and honey from the hives all
This is the Taste of True Dedication

tickle the most jaded of taste buds. Welsh cawl and cakes, bara brith and laverbread add unexpected spice to the mix.

They are waiting to be enjoyed in award-winning pubs and restaurants, at farmers’ markets in the cities as well as the countryside, and at food festivals, held at almost weekly intervals through the spring and summer. This mouth-watering scene owes much to the dedication of agrarians, entrepreneurs and chefs, some from generations of food-producing familes, others inspired by the delights of nature surrounding them.

Family-run hill farms in the heart of North Wales produce Elwy Valley Welsh lamb for London restaurants as well as the local market. Edward Hamer, selling Welsh lamb and Welsh black beef from a traditional butcher’s shop in Llanidloes, is a 300-year old family business. Gower salt marsh lamb is produced by families who have been farming the marsh by Weobley Castle for decades.

Tony and Angela Davies are the fifth generation of a family producing Elan Valley mutton on a moorland farm, where slow-grown Welsh mountain sheep are free to graze naturally on organic pastures and herb-rich hay meadows. The rich texture and fuller flavour of the mutton make it perfect for roasts, casseroles or curries.

Sam Holden returned from London to the home near Lampeter where his father had farmed organically for 35 years, with the idea of producing his own cheese. With the help of his wife Rachel, he has created Hafod Welsh organic Cheddar, handmade from unpasteurised milk from 65 Ayrshire cows. It has a close-knit texture, golden yellow colour and rich, nutty flavour. Patchwork Pate, made in a purpose-built factory in Ruthkin, is still produced in small batches to the recipe of Margaret Carter, a talented but untrained home cook who began by selling her homemade pates to pubs in Llangollen.

Add to this list Glyn Phillips, from a long line of fishermen, who runs Celtic Crab Products, and Greta Watts-Jones, who started out selling vegetarian sausages at a farmers’ market and created Greta’s Wholefoodies of Cowbridge, in the Vale of Glamorgan, to produce and supply good quality vegetarian and health food.

Wherever you go, in shops, markets or festivals, you will find the sweet taste of Wales. Welshcakes are small, spicy, fruit-laden cakes made from wheat flour, vine fruits, sugar, butter and eggs. Originally baked on a stone over an open fire, they have always been important to the Welsh way of life.

Taste the difference that their dedication makes at restaurants, fishmongers and farm shops across the country – and at food festivals.

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About Coconut Oil: Use and Coconut Oil Benefits

Submitted By: Marcia Slawson
(Food and Drinks)

Organic coconut oil is truly a miraculous gift from nature, especially in its purest extra virgin form.(FoOd and DriNks)I am not aware of a more versatile oil. Produced from fresh coconut meat (non-copra), without the use of chemicals or high heat, it retains high levels of antioxidants and health-giving properties.(Food and Drinks) A delicate coconut scent and taste is characteristic of the virgin oil.(Food and Drinks)

About Coconut Oil: Use and Coconut Oil Benefits

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