Would you still buy Nutella if it was renamed ‘4520’ in honour of the number of calories in the jar? It’s an interesting question posed by a new Instagram account, amid popular turmoil over how to discourage people – especially kids – from eating too much high-sugar, high-fat junk food.Read More →
Here’s one of the most beloved and most versatile cucumber Pickles in the pantheon. The Sweet Cucumber Pickle fills a whole bunch of different slots in your menu matrix, from adding tang to Dressings and Dips to topping Burgers and Sandwiches, to starring on Party Pickle Trays… Read More →
Recent evidence, reported in the British Journal of Nutrition, seems to support the proposition that regular consumption of a key ingredient in Curry can help stop or at least slow the development of dementias such as Alzheimer’s Disease. What is this miracle ingredient and how does it work?Read More →
The official numbers are in and – in spite of what many of us thought was a crazy, at times nasty spring – Quebec maple Syrup production hit record levels this year. The real question is… Will an abundance of Maple Syrup on the market result – as supply and demand dictate – in lower prices?Read More →
Time for another installment in our look at heritage Pickles! One thing that we don’t see much anymore – at least in mainstream cooking – is good, old-fashioned Chili Sauce. It’s more like a Relish than a Sauce or a true Pickle, but it’s definitely in the same family. Have a look…Read More →
Now, I have previously mentioned that Dill Pickles were not necessarily a staple of the preserve cupboard when my Mom was a little Girl on a farm on the Prairies. But some folks grew Dill in the house garden especially for pickling, and every Mom at that time had her own recipe…Read More →
Remember, way back in 2014, when I brought you news of yet another crazy Burger concoction – this time, improbably, from the Philippines? And remember how I said maybe it was a good thing that you’d have to go all the way Manila to taste it? Soon, you may be able to get one in Winnipeg…Read More →
The quirky owner of a Belgian brewery that produces popular Zof Beer has done what countless man-cave habitués have only dreamed of for generations: He’s built a private underground Beer Pipeline that stretches across town – from the brewery to a new bottling plant. Read More →