To celebrate a weekend sleep-in morning, I often make French Toast for brunch for mom and me. Sister Erin – she of the touchy tummy – usually opts out, claiming there’s too much butter. Nonsense! You can’t have too much butter when cooking French Toast! And that’s Tip #1!Read More →
I mentioned the difference between seasonings and spices in my recent post about the Mystery and Magic of White Pepper. and got a pile of questions on the topic. I’ll try to answer them in this follow-up. But I guarantee my answers will generate even more questions on this arcane subject…Read More →
Do you know the difference between good old, every-day Black Pepper and its more-exotic cousin, White Pepper? Have you ever used White Pepper in your cooking? If not, you’ve been missing out on one of life’s simple culinary pleasures! Behold the mystery and magic of White Pepper…Read More →
It’s been almost ten years since Canada’s Food Guide, the official Health Canada nutrition guide for families and institutions, was revised, to keep up to date with evolving food preferences and developments in biological and medical science. And critics want the next version to be more objective…Read More →
If you watch The FOOD Network in Canada or the U.S., you’ve almost certainly heard about the Kuraidori Portable Induction Cooktop. How fitting that Holiday advertising for this futuristic – almost magical – gadget has been ramping up to a fever pitch surpassed only by the new Star Wars Movie!Read More →
It pains me to see it…. Every year, on the garbage day after Hallowe’en, hundreds of perfectly good pumpkins set out at the curb to be taken away as trash. What a waste! Did you know that, with a little elbow grease and some spare time, you could make that Jack-O-Lantern into a year’s worth of pies? Read More →
We’ve spent quite a bit of time in this space on the hamburger, in its many forms – a hallmark summer grilling treat. We’ve also gone into great depths exploring the myriad aspects of grilling and smoking in general. But, in our rush to the fire, we’ve given another traditional summer favourite short shrift…Read More →
Summer is the time most of us roll out the grill or smoker and get busy with some great cuts of meat! Grill Masters need to know what the Heck Marinade is and how it works? Once you get Marinades down, you’ll be able to work grillside magic on any food you choose to fire up!Read More →