A new study published in Obesity, the journal of the Obesity Society suggests that the COVID-19 stay home regimen designed to slow the spread of the disease could lead to a worsening of the Childhood Obesity epidemic in the U.S. But you can do some simple things to offset the risk…
Next week sees the inauguration of a new Canadian ‘tradition’: National Take-Out Day. The idea is that every Wednesday we should all make an extra effort to order take-out from endangered local restaurants, to help them financially weather the industry-wracking COVID-19 crisis…
There’s one bright side to the COVID-19 crisis: While many restaurants have closed and many of them will not survive to reopen after the COVID-19 pandemic passes, home cooking has entered a renaissance of sorts which I hope will continue after the pandemic subsides…
Yesterday, I shared what may be the simplest ever Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe. Today, I’m pulling some of my favourite family cookie recipes out of the pile to demonstrate just how versatile and varied the Fruits of the Cookie Method can be. Whether simple or fancy, they’re all delightful…
Having shared with you my prized family recipe for Banana Bread in yesterday’s post, I’m going to follow my sister’s advice and share another today. Erin also suggested that some first-time bakers might not want to tackle Quick Breads just yet, so the emphasis is on simple…
You’ve probably seen the posts online or read the stories in the newspaper. For some reason, many folks who’ve chosen baking as their cabin fever therapy during the COVID-19 lock down are turning to Banana Bread as their recipe of choice. It’s one of my favourites, lock down or not…