You can’t Bake or make Candy or Dairy treats without Vanilla. And I’m not the only cook who says so. Now. there’s concern about the ability of the world’s vanilla growing industry to supply the growing demand. That has scientists scrambling to find ways to increase production…Read More →
I was especially interested to see this story in my daily search of the usual sources. A new study by researchers at University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences says that, if kids participate in gardening when young, they may be more likely to eat Veggies when older…Read More →
Just a little news flash about a silly little mix-up that produced some major comic results. Seems a patron at a Starbucks that went unidentified in the story I read ordered what he thought was a coffee with a little alcoholic kick. What he got was more than he bargained for. Sort of…Read More →
A pair of British lads who used to meet for supper two or three nights a week at a local pub have eaten their last meal there. One of them apparently complained so much – about what he considered too-small portions and poor food – that the proprietor banned them from ordering food…Read More →
Chapter three in what looks to be a long-running rivalry between PEI and New Brunswick has unfolded. In it. PEI reclaims the record for World’s Longest Lobster Roll from the mainland after being outdone last year by a hefty 9.2 m. New Brunswickers are already calling for revenge…Read More →
A New Zealand university has released a report supporting my theory that allergies are, in large part, made and not born into kids. The report confirms that early exposure to pathogens in the environment can help kids’ immune systems fight the development of allergies in later life.Read More →
A couple of months ago, National Geographic ran a feature on the fate of Sharks around the world. Some species are endangered, simply because of the demand for their fins to make an Asian specialty soup. But, now, there’s another reason not to eat Shark Fins and it addresses the eater…Read More →
Don’t get me started! – Oops! Too late. National Organic Week in Canada starts tomorrow and all the organic foods proponents, manufacturers and zealots are preparing for a week of celebration, self-conmgratulation and, generally, braying about the alleged benefits or eating organic foods.Read More →