Chef Mark Mattern, MBA, CEC

CHECK OUT THIS FLAT BREAD RECIPE This unorthodox panino—you work in reverse, griddling the bread first, then layering it with prosciutto, Fontina, and arugula before baking—results in a warm, gooey flatbread with a crunchy crust. Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 2 hr Servings: Makes 6 (first course) servings Ingredients 1/4 ounce fresh (cake) yeast or 13/4 teaspoons active dry yeast 2/3 cup warm water (105-115°F), divided9 ounce unbleached bread flour (about 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons) 3/4 teaspoon salt1/2 tablespoon olive oil1/4 pound thinly sliced Italian Fontina, Gruyère, or Emmental cheese2 cups baby arugula 6 thin prosciutto slices Preparation Stir together yeast and 1/3 cup warm water in a small bowl and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, start over with new yeast.) Stir together flour and salt with a fork in a large bowl. Make a well in center and add yeast mixture and oil. Stir in flour, then stir in as much of remaining 1/3 cup water a

Trans-fat ban could bring unintended consequences New York City has mandated that all of its restaurants will be frying foods only in trans-fat-free oils. The idea seems very enticing since consumption of trans fats, or partially hydrogenated oils has been linked to long-term heart problems. Therefore it seems the logical alternative is to use unsaturated oils. This seems to be true for unheated margarines and salad dressings. However, when the oils are used in frying operations, another picture emerges. It seems these unsaturated oils are prone to random oxidation, producing a plethora of oxidation products. Many of these are reported to be quite toxic. In the book “Symposium on Foods: Lipids and Their Oxidation,” published way back in 1962, there is an entire chapter devoted to the toxicity of heated fats and oils. There are many examples of this toxicity. Here are two: Control rats fed a diet containing 20% corn oil thrived and were normal in very respect. Test rats fed the same die

God left us a great clue as to what foods help what part of our body!A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye The pupil, iris and radiating lines look just like the human eye...and YES science now shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function of the eyes.A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is red and has four chambers. All of the research shows tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food. Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart. Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood vitalizing food.A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums. Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function. Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys. Celery, B