Many kids go through a period, usually in their preschool years, where they become picky eaters. Some just refuse vegetables for a while. Others will accept only their favourite food and nothing else. The affectation passes, but it can lead to a whole catalogue of other childhood health issues…Read More →
I’ve mentioned this before, part and parcel of posts on other issues, but I think it’s time to look at it on its own. Too many cooks are labouring under a misconception about how to prepare a pan for frying and that’s a shame, because the solution to their frustrating problem is really very simple…Read More →
Fall is here and the days are getting shorter with a vengeance. Temperatures are also dropping quickly and that means it’s time to pull all of those cold weather favourites out of the recipe box. My cold-weather menu is quite varied, but it does rely heavily on my good, old slow cooker!Read More →
After a series of posts recalling how essential Ramen Noodle Cups have been in many of our lives, especially early on in our careers, I’ve come across one that seems to prove, scientifically, that eating Ramen too often can be bad for you. And that’s from the Ramen experts, in South Korea…Read More →
So. My dear, silly, night-owl sister, Erin, left me a note on my computer last night. All it said was ‘Deep-Fried Butter?” Rather than wake her at 6:00 a.m., when I got up, I Googled it. And imagine my surprise to discover that Deep-Fried Butter is ‘a thing’. I wondered: why has it come to be?Read More →
Canadian Thanksgiving falls on Monday, October 9, this year. That’s still a week away, but we can all make provisioning the big day easier and less stressful by doing some of the cooking chores in advance. And that should start this weekend, when we’ve got time to make some things ahead…Read More →