You mother always said you should stop, sit and enjoy your food – an admonition to join in family meals and savour not only the food but the fellowship. She also said to chew everything ten times, and not just wolf your food down without tasting it. Turns out, she was right!Read More →
What a week on the Fast Food Beat! Just about Everybody among the QSR chain resto leaders except McDonald’s had summer menu adds, Subway announced a crossover with King’s Hawaiian, and Taco Bell made good on a promise to give away free Tacos if either NBA finalist won an away game…Read More →
National Doughnut Day is officially the second Friday in June. But there’s also a National Doughnut Day on November 5, and other National Days honouring specific types of Doughnuts on other days of the year. Let’s see if we can sort them all out. And have a Doughnut (or two) to celebrate…Read More →
We’ve been bombarded with warnings over the past couple of decades about how harmful Red Meats can be to our heart health. The much-vaunted Mediterranean Diet recommends White Meats over Red overwhelmingly. But now, they’re telling us White Meats may be just as bad…Read More →
It’s a major frustration for many cooks, especially those whose family routines and work obligations make it desirable for them to prep-ahead some foods that are usually made just before serving. I’m talking about the annoying tendency of some foods to turn brown…Read More →
We all know that dietary issues can effect the risk of developing a wide range of cancers. But now, researchers from Tufts University have performed a data mining operation on a massive data base and quantified the effects of poor nutrition on cancer incidence in specific demographic groups…Read More →