Chinese New Year: Sharks' fin and bird's nest

BEIJING, China (AP) — Picture this: Lobster cooked eight ways. Sharks’ fin bathed in a rich brown sauce. Stewed bird’s nest sweetened with apricots. Abalone braised until tender. CNN.com – Jan 27 10:49 PM Now, the bill: 198,000 yuan (US$24,500, euro20,000). The Lao Zhengxing restaurant in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou has taken culinary decadence to […]

Nest spacing in relation to settlement time in colonial cliff swallows.

ncbi.nlm.nih.go Brown CR, Brown MB. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Tulsa How colonial animals space their nests in relation to conspecifics may provide clues as to whether coloniality provides net benefits or occurs only because breeding sites are limited. We examined how nearest-neighbour distance varied in relation to settlement time in the highly colonial […]

Bird's-Nest Pudding

theoldentimes.com/birds_nest_pudding.htm Pare and core six or eight nice tart apples, and put them in a pudding dish. Take a quart of milk, six eggs, and sufficient flour to make a thin  batter – pour it over the apples until the dish is nearly full.  Bake it until the apples are clear, or you think it […]

Swallow's Nest Soup with Rock Sugar Recipe

www.sunpowerusa.com/swnesowirosu.html Also known as Bird’s Nest Soup, this sweet dessert soup is made from the nests of the swiftlet, a type of swallow. Serves 4 Ingredients: 2 ounces bird’s nests (approximately 6 whole nests) 7 tablespoons crushed rock sugar, or to taste 4 cups water Directions: Prepare the bird’s nest: soak it in cold water […]

Bird's Nest Cookies

global.mms.com/au/baking/recipes/recipe_20.jsp Cached page Colorworks.Customize your M&M colors and buy on line Ingredients • 1-1/3 cups (3 1/2 ounces or 100g) flaked coconut • 1 cup (2 sticks or 240mL) butter • 1/2 cup (120mL) granulated sugar • 1 large egg • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract • 2 cups (480mL) all-purpose flour • 3/4 teaspoon salt […]

Bird's Nest Soup Recipe

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Recipes with a distinguished touch from the chef to the chief

Pioneer Press – Jan 18 1:17 AM MANDARIN BEEF George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush lived in China in the 1970s, when he served as chief of the U.S. Liaison Office to that country. “The Bush Family Cookbook” by Ariel De Guzman features many Chinese recipes, including this one. Makes 6 to 8 servings, if part of […]

Evolution of Nest Construction in Swallows (Hirundinidae): A Molecular Phylogenetic Perspective

.pnas.org DW Winkler and FH Sheldon Nest construction is more diverse in the Hirundinidae than in any other family of oscine birds. To explore the evolution of this diversity, we superimposed nest data on a DNA-hybridization phylogeny of 17 swallow species. Nest construction is tightly linked to the inferred evolutionary history. Burrowing appears to be […]

Watching wildlife

Southwest Florida Birding Festival aims to help locals connect with nature Bonita Daily News – Jan 20 12:33 AM By Jim Alred (Contact) Friday, January 20, 2014 Randy McCormick leans close to his scope, trying to remain silent as he zeroes in on his prey. The intense concentration etches lines on his face. Then a grin replaces […]