Research has linked newly-identified brain circuitry to both the experience of stress and the desire to eat. This finding has surprised scientists, but I can personally vouch for the depressive effect of stress on appetite. And then, there’s the well-documented fact that stress makes some folks eat more…
Okay… There are many fruits and veggies that come into season before the middle of August. But that’s the time ‘Harvest Season’ officially starts in my part of the world, and it’s a great time to try the kind of diet that Canada’s Food Guide advocates: One high in Fresh Produce…
It’s a simple finding from a simple study, but one that reveals amazing potential benefits from a simple change in diet. Anyone can make the necessary shift in food choices and intake and reap the rewards of eating more like our ancestors did. And we’re not talking about the Paleo Diet!
Too early to start advertising Fall Menu Specials, seasonal Pumpkin Spice treats and Hallowe’en Candy? Dunkin’s and Skittles don’t think so. Meanwhile, Taco Bell Brings back an old favourite, and Burger King floats a new Breakfast Sammy. BTW: Why did some Korean Women once forbid their men Wings?
I missed two food-oriented ‘National Celebration Days’ earlier this month, and I’m glad I did – for two reasons. I would probably not have celebrated either, for one thing, and I wouldn’t have had much good to say about the foods some big players offered as novelties, either…
There’s probably no cooking method that’s faster, fresher or healthier than stir frying. But not a lot of non-Asian folks use this technique regularly. Why? I’ve been asked many times about how to solve several common problems new stir fryers face when trying to master this ancient art…