Everybody in the pasta business is getting into ‘enhanced’ Mac & Cheese! The latest entrants are polemically opposite in heritage but dead-centre in the noodle market. Chef Boyardee and Buldak are both launching new ‘breakout’ products…Read More →
This headline struck me as more than a bit pretentious. You’re telling me what to like? Or dislike? Get orf it, mate! But I quickly realized the value of the AllRecipes post as a ‘teach-able moment’… Both about Guacamole and preference preaching…Read More →
If you thought lower prices were a hopeless quest – like the Holy Grail – you may be in luck. A new survey reveals that smaller, inde-pendent grocery stores are far from extinct. In fact, independents still account for almost half of US grocery sales…Read More →
One of the first commercially-concocted ‘lost culinary treasures’ that I came into contact with was Swiss Chalet’s famous dipping sauce. Of course, it wasn’t lost back then. But the Chalet has faded into the family-resto back-ground in recent years…Read More →
It’s a true Canadian Classic – but few outside the Lakehead region have ever heard of it. I refer, of course, to the legendary Persian Roll. Its history is as intriguing as its recipe. And above all, it’s the best Cinnamon Roll I’ve ever tasted…Read More →
I love cabbage. I make so secret of it. That’s why at least half a dozen cabbage recipes pop up in this space every year… But I continue to hear folks tell me they hate the stuff. Well… Vogue (no less!) has declared 2026 is the ‘Year of the Cabbage’!Read More →
This post will not be exactly what I’m sure you’re expecting after that headline. But it will cover the ground you expect it to trav-erse – part-and-parcel of a rant about ‘entitled’ young writers who point out the obvious to their readers…Read More →
Ultra-Processed Foods (UPFs) have racked up another entry in the ‘minus’ column: Science now says UPFs may be impairing attention and increasing dementia risk for middle-aged folks. And it doesn’t take much junk food to produce the effect…Read More →