How manly is your favorite restaurant?  Asylum just announced that the Hilltop Inn of Evansville, Indiana, has been named Manliest Restaurant in America for 2009.  The winner was named after a total of 46,874 votes were cast. With all the steakhouses out there, what was the dish that put the Hilltop Inn at the top of the list?
Apparently, it’s their Jumbo Brain Sandwich…
Asylum Editor-in-chief Neil Gladstone put it this way: “Asylum.com is thrilled to celebrate Hilltop Inn’s victory as Manliest Restaurant in America. No doubt we must pause and acknowledge the fried brain sandwich’s part in this triumph. There’s definitely …read more

I got a food dehydrator a while ago and last month decided to make some jerky. I researched the options for marinades and decided to go easy the first time and use the mix that came with the machine.

The packet of seasoning had to be mixed with a curing packet and mixed in water. Nothing too hard there!

I used a London broil that I got on sale at the store and sliced it into 1/4″ strips. I stuffed a Ziploc bag into a large measuring cup so the bag would stay upright while I loaded it. I mixed the …read more

Selenium, a trace mineral found in grains, nuts and meats, may aid in the prevention of high-risk bladder cancer.
A recently published comparing the blood selenium levels of 767 recently diagnosed bladder cancer patients with 1,108 individuals from the general population indicates that selenium levels in the blood is inversely related to bladder cancer incidence among women, some smokers and those with p53 positive bladder cancer.
The data are still preliminary, and there is no causative relationship established indicating that selenium does have chemo-preventive properties, but the data are promising.
“Ultimately, if it is true that selenium can prevent a certain subset of …read more

Breastmilk is best for babies, no argument about that. However, if for some reason, you have to use infant formula, make sure it is fortified with DHA omega-3 and AA omega-6 to guarantee a correct eye and brain development, according to the latest recommendations published by international experts in the Journal of Perinatal Medicine. If you are nursing your child, then you must make sure there’s adequate amounts of these compounds in your diet by eating oily fish (rich in DHA) and meat, eggs and milk (rich in AA).
Docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, is a long-chain polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid, or …read more

I know plum is popularly paired with wild meat, but that’s not what I’m referring to. Because dried plums (prunes to some of us) and plum juice have a high antioxidant property, researchers are looking into incorporating it into meat products such as pre-cooked pork sausages, roast beef and ham as a meat preservative. The antioxidants in plum and plum juice retard oxidation of fatty acids that make up fat, and thus help prolong its shelf life.
This seems to be a good alternative to synthetic preservatives such as BHA (butylated hydroxyl anisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxyl toluene), which have …read more