An inquisitive Instagrammer wanted to know what would happen if she planted the con-tents of a packet of dried bean soup mix. And even she was surprised by what happened. What started as an online prank became an educational odyssey…Read More →
And speaking of Fairy Tales… We are irresist-ibly drawn to present, for your approval, a wild and crazy, yet fundamentally healthy dish you can whip up alongside any cookout main. Behold! Fairy Tale Eggplant with Crispy Shallots and Thai Dressing…Read More →
Another step closer to starvation? Southwest-ern Ontario Health Units report a drastic in-crease in ‘health issues’ involving residents across the area, west of Toronto and south of Lake Huron. The reason? Food has been priced out of reach for many…Read More →
We’ve heard before, how the mega-food re-tailers wield almost unbelievable power over producers and manufacturers. That may be the lever Walmart is pulling to offer the deep price cuts on what it calls ‘essentials’ over the summer…Read More →
The air in your chip bag isn’t air. It’s some-thing more sophisticated, and it’s there to make your snacks more enjoyable. Here’s how chip makers learned about the physics of the snack shipping process and the chemistry of freshness…Read More →
I was floored when I came across today’s feat-ured recipe. I’d made it a thousand times, us-ually when I had nothing planned for dinner and very little in larder. Now, it’s an official ‘dish’! Have you ever thrown together a BBQ Chicken Garlic Bread Pizza?Read More →
We all know what UPFs are, right? Or do we? Seems the Trump Administration is having trouble drafting an official definition of Ultra-Processed Foods. And that’s largely because there are so many other unofficial definitions out there already…Read More →
You can probably order a Coca-Cola anywhere you go on earth. But did you now there are regional sodas that challenge and sometimes beat Coke in the estimation of local consum-ers? We’ve gathered just a few, for your edifi-cation and amusement…Read More →