I just finished reading a post elsewhere that claimed to list three ingredients that everyone should have ‘in stock’ at all times to ensure that they, the diners, can make a great, healthy meal anytime, on the spur of the moment. They said Salsa, Yogurt and Eggs. I agree about the Eggs, but…Read More →
We posted a refresher on Soup a few days back. What better follow-up to that than an update on Sandwiches? I think it’s fair to say that Sandwiches are a part of all our lives – at least in the Western World. But, in recent times, restaurateurs have blurred the definition of this simple joy…Read More →
Tim Horton’s head office in Oakville, Ontario, must be humming with Hunter Thompsonesque fear and loathing these days. The company recently declined to renew a franchisee’s operating license after the operator spoke out against head office policies in the ongoing war with its franchisees…Read More →
Researchers wanted to find out how potential patients felt about doctors’ advice on how to treat high blood pressure. So they asked people how they would prefer to control their high blood pressure, or the risk of same. The results didn’t surprise me. But I’m surprised the researchers were surprised…Read More →
Soup Season runs from October to May in our house. That’s the fall-winter-spring arc in these latitudes when Soup is universally popular for lunch and warm-me-up snacks. If you’re buying soup, either in a can or in a bag, you’re paying too much and losing out on the fun of making your own…Read More →
No more guess work about that stuff in the back of the fridge! Is it still good? Or should you throw it out? Researchers at McMaster University in Canada have come up with a material that can detect food poisoning bacteria. And you’ll be able to read results directly from the unopened package…Read More →
Time sure flies when you’re sorting your shoe box full of receipts as the tax filing deadline looms! Anyway, we’ve got another weeks’ worth of updates from the Fast Food Sphere… This time, there’s word of new offerings from Denny’s and Dunkin’s, and the return of a summer fave from Mountain Dew…Read More →
We all know that Tim Horton’s – once among the most admired Brands in Canada along with Canadian Tire and Campbell’s – has taken an amazing dive in popularity among its franchisees. But, now, the public’s opinion of the company has followed suit, in the latest annual poll…Read More →