Chick-fil-A to Convert Used Cooking Oil into Renewable Transportation Fuel

 

Source: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/03/chick-fil-convert-used-cooking-oil-renewable-transportation-fuel/

The famous chicken restaurant chain Chick-fil-A, Inc. recently picked Darling Ingredients to turn its used cooking oil into ‘cleaner-burning renewable transportation fuel,’ according to a press release on Monday.

Darling Ingredients is a leading producer of renewable energy and the largest publicly-traded company turning food waste into sustainable products. The company will use its service brand DAR PRO Solutions to collect used cooking oil from all Chick-fil-A restaurants in the U.S. and Canada.

DAR PRO Solutions explained on their website how they process used cooking oil;

Our mission is to make the used cooking oil collection process as simple and unobtrusive as possible.

• We deliver a grease container to fit your needs
• Service is auto scheduled with frequency based on tank capacity and volume of used cooking oil
• We operate 24/7 to collect used cooking oil without interrupting your operations
• Contactless Grease Removal: In-house technicians extract oil without entering building and require zero employee interaction
• Material is repurposed locally at one of our 80+ biosecure processing plants
• The majority of used cooking oil is recycled and used in the production of clean-burning biofuels

Read the full news release from Darling Ingredients below:

Darling Ingredients Inc. (NYSE: DAR), the world’s leading company turning food waste into sustainable products and producer of renewable energy, today announced Chick-fil-A, Inc. has chosen Darling Ingredients to convert its used cooking oil into cleaner burning renewable transportation fuel. Darling Ingredients’ service brand DAR PRO Solutions, will collect used cooking oil from all Chick-fil-A restaurants in the U.S. and Canada.

“We admire Chick-fil-A’s commitment to reducing food waste and are proud to be part of a solution that keeps food waste out of our landfills while delivering a renewable fuel that reduces GHG emissions,” said Sandra Dudley, Darling Ingredients Executive Vice President, Renewables and U.S. Specialty Operations.

“At Chick-fil-A, we are committed to caring – and that includes caring for others through our food and caring for our planet,” said Rodney Bullard, vice president of corporate social responsibility for Chick-fil-A, Inc. “Our innovative partnership with DAR PRO Solutions helps us be responsible stewards of the resources at our restaurants and allows us to support the future of renewable transportation fuel – all while positively influencing the communities we serve.”

Each year, Darling Ingredients turns hundreds of millions of pounds of used cooking oil into renewable diesel through its Diamond Green Diesel venture. Diamond Green Diesel is estimated to produce more than 700 million gallons of renewable diesel in 2022. The finished renewable fuel can reduce greenhouse gasses by up to 85 percent.

Celebrate National Cocktail Day with These Recipes

 March 24, 2022 Angela Aiello

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According to Food and Wine Magazine, 2022 will be the year when cocktails will start to see an even further shift into the world of fruits and vegetables. With cocktails being loved around the world, many people will be looking for new recipes to bring into their home bars and also on restaurants and bar menus. 

March 24th is National Cocktail Day, so get creative with some of these health conscious and interesting recipes with some of your favorite spirits brand. 

Photo: Ketel One

Three Cocktail Recipes You Have to Try

Spirit: Ketel One

Photo: LCBO

Bloody Mary Beetroot Banger–  Features sweet and earthy beetroots this spin on the Bloody Mary traditional cocktail will impress your guests with the vibrant colorful addition of beetroots.

RECIPE

• 50ml Ketel One Vodka
• 10ml Lemon Juice
• 90ml Juice – take a whole beetroot and two ripe tomatoes, and cut into quarters, then put them through a juicer
• Spices – add a pinch of ground cinnamon, grate a pinch of nutmeg and a small pile of smashed cloves
• Add all these ingredients to your glass, stir vigorously & fill with ice. Garnish with a pickled cucumber and beetroot.
  

 

Spirit: Don Julio Reposado

Photo: LCBO

Avoketo Margarita –  Blend Don Julio Reposado with bright lime, creamy avocado, salt, and cilantro for an unexpected twist on a classic margarita. 

RECIPE

• 6 Oz Don Julio Reposado
• 1 Oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1 skin and pitted Avocado
• Pinch of Salt
• Blend until zoom, pour over rocks glass rimmed with spicy salt (no ice) and garnish with cilantro and lime wheel

 

Spirit: Tanqueray London Dry Gin

Photo: LCBO

Cucumber and Mint G&T –  Take your favourite classic cocktail up a notch by adding a  sprig of mint, a squeeze of lime and a slice of cucumber for a cocktail that is refreshing and fun!

RECIPE

• Make your favourite G&T
• Add a sprig of Mint
• Squeeze a slice of lime
• Add a slice of Cucumber
• Enjoy!

The Coconuts Recipe Corner: Easy Breakfast Egg Muffins Recipe

 

Easy Breakfast Egg Muffins Recipe (video)

By Tatyana,  Tatyanas Everyday Food, October 8, 2016

https://tatyanaseverydayfood.com/breakfast-egg-muffins/

Breakfast is one of my favorite meals of the day – there’s something special about the aroma of eggs, sausage and bacon cooking in the morning! These breakfast egg muffins are the perfect combination of an egg omelette and hash browns, all in bite! I make these muffins with all the usual omelette ingredients: mushrooms, shallots, peppers and cheese. Each bite is packed full of amazing, mouth-watering flavor! I love to make these for Sunday brunch and enjoy them with a side of avocado and heirloom tomatoes.

Egg Muffin Fillings!

These egg muffins are packed with incredible flavors you can actually see! I love the bits of sausage, peppers and dill on top! And, try adding your favorite fillings to these egg muffins to change up the recipe; like bacon, ham, broccoli or even wilted spinach. Feel free to add your favorite veggies, cheeses or meats to this recipe to make it your own!

Breakfast Egg Muffins Recipe (video)

15 mins prep + 20 mins cook

6 servings

Quick and easy breakfast egg muffins with sausage, hash browns, peppers and more!

Ingredients 

• 4 breakfast sausage links, chopped
• 1 large shallot, diced
• 3 large mushrooms, diced
• 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
• salt for seasoning
• 5 large eggs
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 1 teaspoon EACH: salt, dried basil
• freshly ground black pepper
• chopped chives and dill, for garnish
• smoked paprika
• 2 cups frozen hash browns; regular or sweet potato

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 375F. Prepare a 6-cup muffin tin: grease the cups very well and spray with cooking spray.
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• Prepare the filling. Heat a frying pan over medium heat and add a drizzle of olive oil. Add the chopped sausage and brown all over.
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• Add the remaining filling ingredients: shallot, mushrooms and pepper. Season with a bit of salt and saute for a few minutes until shallot is translucent and pepper is tender. 
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• Set the fillings aside and allow them to cool slightly.
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• Meanwhile, prepare the egg mixture. 
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• Whisk the eggs together with water, salt, dried basil and ground black pepper. 
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• Add the grated cheddar cheese and cooled fillings.
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• Assemble the muffins. 
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• Fill each muffin cup about half way with loosely packed hash browns. 
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• Spoon the egg mixture over the top. 
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• Garnish the top with chopped chives and fresh dill; sprinkle with smoked paprika.
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• Bake the egg muffins in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the top is completely set. Allow the muffins to cool for a few minutes in the pan before removing. 
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• Serve with sliced avocado or tomatoes on the side.
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• For more instructions watch the video

Enjoy

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CBS This Morning does segment on “Trans Joy”

 

Source: https://therightscoop.com/ugh-good-morning-america-does-segment-on-trans-joy/

American culture has become increasingly corrupt over the past two decades with the rise of the LGBT movement and here’s the latest example of the MSM playing their part in trying to normalize this transgender garbage.

CBS This Morning did a segment today on ‘trans joy’ where a dude proudly claims he’s a woman and the CBS hosts go right along with it as if it’s completely normal and wonderful.

It’s bad enough that men claim to be women and vice versa, but the MSM pushing all of this garbage is just one more reason to shut them off for good. There is nothing normal or beautiful about this and we all see how it’s permeating our society in negative ways, like with the male swimmer Lia Thomas being allowed to compete against women.

That’s the biggest problem I have with this movement because, just like with gay marriage, when a biological man is heralded as a woman and is given the right to compete against women, the rights of the women he’s competing against are severely diminished. It is truly an attack on woman and as DeSantis suggested yesterday, this is destroying women’s athletics.

And it all starts with normalizing this fraud, just as CBS seeks to do with this ‘trans joy’ segment. I can’t imagine there was ever a need for acceptance of God in our society more than now, and it looks like it’s only getting worse.

Taking a Cooking Course Has Magic Pill Like Effects on Mental and Physical Well-Being

 

By Andy Corbley

Good News Network 

In a large study in Australia, a seven-week cooking class was found to significantly improve mental health and well-being, physical health markers, confidence and life satisfaction—as well as the ability to change eating habits.

These changes were not only seen in both men and women, but regardless of whether any increase in understanding of nutrition and the risks of obesity was obtained during the course.

It suggests that simply by returning to home-cooked meals, society could greatly improve the overall health condition of its citizens.

The story of the decline in physical and mental health in the western world is well known. An emphasis on work and study leads to the consumption of less nutritious food, which has exploded in availability as the decades have advanced.

67% of all Australians are overweight or obese, the recently-published paper reveals, a figure which is nearly applicable to the American population.

An international team of researchers aimed to investigate if a course of seven, 90-minute cooking classes could improve health outcomes by restoring confidence in people’s ability to cook for themselves at home.

“The intervention involved participation in weekly cooking sessions… delivered by a nutrition professional from the fully equipped JMOF mobile kitchen,” the study reads.

“The 90-min hands-on cooking session used a new recipe each week to scaffold learning of skills and knowledge about nutritious foods, to enable increased cooking confidence, skill development and food literacy knowledge. In addition, the participants were taught knife handling skills and were given tips and advice about healthy options for how to boost flavor and create dishes using fresh foods to replace pre-prepared ingredients. Food-budget planning, kitchen economy and reduction of food waste were also covered.”

Something deeper

The study details that many researchers have imagined that food literacy is linked to higher education, higher incomes, and value of real estate: i.e. that only rich white folks understand why cooking with vegetables is advantageous from a health perspective.

In this large and diverse population sample, consisting of many education and income levels, no socio-economic factor drove the desire to learn from—or the benefits from participating in—a home-cooking class. The authors report similar incidents in three other published trials of a similar kind.

Six months after the classes, the participants, 32% of whom had scores for general health, mental health, and subjective vitality lower than the national average, all reported significant improvements.

A limitation of the study, the authors note, could be that as the class was a group activity, it was simply the result of doing something constructive together with other people that resulted in the benefits.

However, as the improvements in mental and physical well-being were observed months after the classes concluded, one can suppose it’s due more to the deployment of the knowledge gained in the kitchen over the subsequent weeks—and perhaps even the juxtapositions of more time with family and friends over cooked meals.

Seagulls remember where they got fish and chips: travel many miles for more

Seagulls remember where they ate fish and chips from and travel dozens of miles to visit specific shops, researchers find

• Researchers found herring gulls make a beeline for a specific shop in Scotland 
• Some fly to the Wee Hurrie from around 100 miles from the Inner Hebrides
• British Trust for Ornithology researchers used GPS technology to track the gulls 

By KRISSY STORRAR FOR THE SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL

PUBLISHED: 21:43 EDT, 14 March 2022 | UPDATED: 04:46 EDT, 15 March 2022

 
 
 
 
 
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Most of us have a favourite chip shop – and it seems seagulls are no exception. 

The birds, say scientists, remember where they last dined on fish and chips and flock back from dozens of miles away. 

Researchers found herring gulls make a beeline for a specific chip shop in the town of Troon on Scotland's west coast. 

Some fly to the Wee Hurrie from around 100 miles from the Inner Hebrides. 

Researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology used GPS technology to tag gulls, which can live for around 12 years, from Lady Isle and Pladda in the Clyde and Oronsay and Islay in the Inner Hebrides

Researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology used GPS technology to tag gulls, which can live for around 12 years, from Lady Isle and Pladda in the Clyde and Oronsay and Islay in the Inner Hebrides. 

They also followed one colony in Walney in northwest England. 

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The experts found that outside the breeding season, herring gulls used a range of habitats, including grassland, farmland and urban areas, as would be expected for a species that can survive on a wide variety of different foods from chips to earthworms and freshly caught fish.

The data revealed that several of the gulls from Scotland visited the Wee Hurry Chippy in Troon, while an individual tagged on Lady Isle in the Clyde even took a trip to the Ayr Racecourse. 

However, there was an overall preference for intertidal habitats, where herring gulls are likely to feed on mussels and worms. 

Dr Nina O'Hanlon, study author, said: 'We downloaded data from at least five individuals at the chip shop. 

'Some of the individuals were making repeated visits.' 

Researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology used GPS technology to tag gulls, which can live for around 12 years, from Lady Isle and Pladda in the Clyde and Oronsay and Islay in the Inner Hebrides. They also followed one colony in Walney in northwest England (pictured)

Dr Nina O'Hanlon, study author, said: 'We downloaded data from at least five individuals at the chip shop. Some of the individuals were making repeated visits'

Herring gulls often hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons during the summer months, leading to calls for controls on their numbers, especially in urban areas. 

However, the species is on the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List because of a steep population decline, with numbers down by 48 per cent since 1986. 

The study was part of efforts to understand why there has been a steep decline in the number of herring gulls, despite their reputation as a widespread nuisance. 

'Identifying the intertidal areas most favourable to herring gulls and providing effective protection during the non-breeding period could benefit populations,' the researchers wrote in their paper.

'For example, through reducing human disturbance, sustainable management of harvesting intertidal invertebrates, and managing conflict between wildlife and shellfisheries, which would likely benefit multiple species using intertidal habitats.'

The research was published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.

WHAT IS THE BRITISH TRUST FOR ORNITHOLOGY? 

The British Trust for Ornithology is an organisation founded in 1932 for the study of birds across the British Isles. 

It carries out research into the lives of birds, chiefly by carrying out population and breeding surveys and by bird ringing, largely carried out by a large number of volunteers.   

The organisation's Garden Birdwatch survey allows huge numbers of non-expert birdwatchers to take part by making a weekly count of the birds they see in their gardens.

The Duke of Cambridge has been a patron of the British Trust for Ornithology since October 2020.