There’s nothing I love more, when strapped for time and relying on what I have on hand, than a big, fat Tomato Sandwich! It may not be the all-time healthiest lunch option… But it’s always high on the ‘responsible eating’ scale!Read More →
We touched briefly on this question earlier this past week. I can remember when COSTCO first came on the scene. It championed ordin-ary folks looking to save serious money. But it appears COSTCO has drifted far from its orig-inal goal over the past 40 years…Read More →
Snacks galore plus last-minute game day spe-cials as Super Bowl impends… Pappa John’s famous heart-shaped Pizza is back for Valen-tine’s Day. So are Hardee’s heart-shaped biscuits. And Baskin-Robbins reprises Love Potion #31…Read More →
There’s been a lot of conflicting chatter lately about the effects of exercise on appetite. We all know brisk exercise burns calories. But science now agrees with my personal obser-vations, that even moderate exertion can tamp down your appetite…Read More →
American consumers are experiencing egg prices such as they’ve never seen before. It’s the result of a combination of factors includ-ing shortages due to the avian flu crisis. Now, one big egg user is passing-on cost increases to consumers…Read More →
Is $8 too much to charge for a deluxe burger patty? If not, under what circumstances? And what kind of burger? And what does it say about COSTCO at a time when ordinary folks are starving because of relentless high food prices?Read More →
It almost doesn’t pay back the trouble it can make for you, to visit South Korea these days. First, there was the big ’emergency’ travellers’ alert about not importing poppy seeds. Now, it seems, there’s a special emphasis on in-terdicting Korea’s national food: Kim Chi!Read More →
If you haven’t heard of this one, you’ll be excused. Even some of the most venerable keepers of Asian tradition haven’t got the word, yet. But the so-called Cantonese Prosperity Toss has migrated all the way across Southeast Asia!Read More →