Common Sweetener May Cause Brain Damage, Stoke
Researchers are warning that a commonly used sugar substitute in commercial products ranging from keto snacks to diet drinks to chewing gum could raise your risk of heart attack and stroke. Apparently, erythritol can ‘quietly impair brain blood vessels’…Read More →
UPDATE: Bogus Maple Syrup Purveyor Still Tempting Fate…
At last word (within the past week), the CBC said Steve Bourdeau is still carrying on business as usual. In spite of being exposed by the CBC as a seller of bogus Maple Syrup. And even though a number of public and private investigations are under way into his Eastern Townships tree-tapping operation…Read More →
Newstalgia: Updating Grandma’s Cabbage & Sausage
One my all-time favourite suppers is a simple Cabbage and Sausage sautée. Cabbage is one of the most nutritious leafy veggies you can eat. And the sausage supplies all the flavour you need all by itself. But I’ve discovered an updated, enhanced version I’m switching to!Read More →
Breakthrough? New Plastic Breaks Down In Mere Weeks
It might be the breakthrough that solves the plastic waste crisis. Researchers have devel-oped a new plastic-like material that bio-degrades in just a few weeks – rather than sticking around forever – or 250 years, whichever comes first…Read More →
Yet Another ‘Best Ever’ Grilled Cheese Hack Surfaces
I guess it’s inevitable. The institutions that get the most attention always get the most sug-gestions for improvement. Thus it is with that icon of Western culinary culture – the Grilled Cheese: Hacks, ‘updates’ and ‘upgrades’ just won’t stop coming…Read More →
Gyūdon: Fast, Cheap, Beloved Japanese Street Food!
Not all Japanese dishes are characterized by seafood, seaweed, and chili peppers. In fact, many of the most popular ones are not spicy at all. A case in point is the Gyūdon beef and rice bowl is a classic favourite and a ubiqui-tous street food…Read More →
Ranked: 2026 Global Per Capita Sugar Consumption
The learned studies and marketing surveys agree – we eat fat more sugar than we should. Much of it is hidden within the processed foods (UPFs) that constitute such a large part of our ‘Western’ diet. But which country con-sumes the MOST excess sugar?Read More →
Buffalo Chicken Dip: More Than A Dip – More Like a Main!
Call it deconstructed, reimagined, newstalg-ized Nachos. Or not. This recipe nailed my interest early on in my first read-through. It’s baked, not just schlepped up on the stove top. And the ‘Buffalo’ part is more of a char-acter reference than a flame thrower…Read More →