A post I ran across in Yahoo! News recounts a tale of woe that’s affecting many Brits these days;. Seems there’s a minor epidemic of the runs over ‘ome which has been traced back to poor storage and reckless reheating of leftover food. It’s a good opportunity to talk about food poisoning…Read More →
We’ve been all in a flutter, here in Canada this week, over the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth. She’s doing better at 90 than my mom was (she’s now a mere half a year away from 92!) and she still loves her sweets. Her Official Chef has shared his recipe for her favourite Chocolate Cake!Read More →
“You Can’t Make Coffee Without Clean Water.” That’s the slogan that headlined Coffee Week in the UK earlier this month. It’s actually a fund-raiser to support clean water projects for communities in the developing world. It’s a worthy cause. Should we be celebrating Coffee Week here, too?Read More →
The Toronto Star newspaper recently ran a story about celeb Chef Jamie Oliver’s latest intrusion in Canadians’ lives. First, he publicly derided Canadians over the national obesity problem. Now, he says we don’t do enough to educate our kids and ourselves about what we eat and how we eat it…Read More →
Ontario, the Canadian province where I live, will require chain restaurants to post calorie counts for their menu items along with other specs starting next year. It’s has been done elsewhere already, and it’s proven to be a real eye-opener – and choice changer – for some…Read More →
This is specifically directed to the Mom, here in my neighbourhood, who religiously packs a healthy, nutritious lunch for their high schooler and just as ardently believes that the kid is getting all that he, or she, needs to get through the day. Alas, Mom! You’re being double crossed!Read More →
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 hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. Months ago, I predicted that Canadians would switch to cheaper cuts of Meat and eat more locally-grown Veggies – especially Root Veggies, which we can store all winter. Now a major survey has confirmed that’s just what’s happening…Read More →