Just for fun, I Googled ‘oddball recipes’ this morning. I haven’t done so for a long time, and was I ever surprised at what I found! Turns out a lot of recipes I consider ‘classics’ and ‘traditional favourites’ are now considered – by the new young influencers, at least – to be passé…Read More →
No, seriously. Sister Erin cashed in on an almost unheard of deal in the deli department over the weekend. A 1 kg / 2.2 lb. pack of classic 2 in. / 5 cm-diameter Pizza Pepperoni came home for just $9.99! But how to use it? Freezing some would be just too easy…Read More →
You’d expect me to be digitally visiting somewhere exotic like Beijing (in honour of the Paralympics) today. But that’s for next week. This week we’re staying much closer to home, with a survey of California’s street food Classics – a mix of Tex-Mex and L.A. Modern cuisines…Read More →
Though not a feature of the daily war headlines from Ukraine, a mass protest by the top western Fast Food chains may make a big impact on public opinion among Russians about the invasion. As of today, at least 7 major players in the grab-and-go sector have pulled out of Putinville…Read More →
Like a sudden whiteout in early spring, the flurry of Easter and St. Patrick’s Day ‘special’ announcements came and went largely in a single week. Now it’s back to the usual procession of Fast Food specials and crossover product partnerships and loyalty card promotions…Read More →
Here in Canada we have a weekly TV ‘family drama’ called Heartland. That’s the name of a cattle and horse ranch in the Alberta foothills, where a dysfunctional extended family gets into all kinds of fixes. And in one episode recently, an old Rodeo rider mentioned ‘cowboy coffee’…Read More →