Love ‘Em Or Hate ‘Em: The Most Divisive Foods Ever?
Everybody has at least one food they really can’t stomach. Literally. Not because the foods them-selves are nauseating, but be-cause the thought of them is! Are any of today’s spotlighted delicacies on your own ‘can’t abide it’ list?Read More →
Cutting Edge: No-Hassle Hassleback Potatoes
I just adore Hassleback Potatoes. They’re so pretty, tasty and elegant. Alas, I have not been making them at home so much lately. My tired old hands find it hard to cut them ALMOST all the way through in consistent-thickness slices…Read More →
Newstalgia Alert: Updated, Upgraded Instant Ramen
Ramen lovers! Listen UP! Today’s featured recipe involves loads of your fave noodle plus a few unsuspected ingredients – which total up to something really new and exciting. And a process you’ll adapt to a multitude of new quick, satisfying meals!Read More →
Consumer Reports (CR) Tested Top Rotisserie Chickens…
COSTCO’s Rotisserie Chicken is easily the most-talked-about critter in its class. Now, it’s been declared America’s ‘best’ supermarket Rotisserie Chicken. CR looked at subjective variables in its detailed study, which included blind taste tests…Read More →
Quark: The German Cream Cheese With a Twist
Remember the big marketing push behind ‘Quark’ in the mid 20-teens? Then it faded from our culinary awareness here in the West. But I think it’s overdue for a comeback, as a healthy, fermented, nutrition-dense food for the mid 2020s!Read More →
Omnibus Summer Veggie Solution: Classic Ratatouille!
‘Ratatouille’ is a dish most folks know, now, thanks to the 2007 Disney-Pixar animated film of the same name. But most don’t know what the classic dish actually entails. For me, Rata-touille is the ultimate surplus summer veggie solution!Read More →
Snack And Soda Makers In Lawsuits Over Allulose…
The latest US lawsuits against Junk Food makers involve a new angle on the phenom-enon. Class actions have been filed against several snack and beverage makers, alleging their ‘sugar-free’ UPF label claims may be fraudulent…Read More →
Just Soak Lasagne Noodles Rather Than Boiling Them!
I’d heard of this technique for prepping las-agne noodles. But I’d never tried it. Frankly, I thought that just soaking lasagne noodles in hot water, rather than boiling them, was a fringe ‘custom’. A fad, even. Then I came upon a whole host of ‘soaking’ supporters…Read More →