This was once a crucial question for me and thousands of other college students who bought Kraft M&C by the case. Neverthelesss… Who among us hasn’t asked ourselves, at one time or other… What is the actual shelf life of Kraft Mac & Cheese?Read More →
I recently went looking for a specific family-favourite, sweet-treat recipe I was sure was buried somewhere in my Mom’s ‘ family lega-cy’ collection. And literally rediscovered a small but treasured trove beloved of desserts and snacks I hadn’t had for decades!Read More →
Hot pepper sauce fans think of the stuff as an ancient, ageless culinary classic. Younger gens think Hot Sauce was invented in the 1980s. Still others will point to Edmund McIlhenny’s 1868 Tabasco Patent as ‘the beginning’. In some ways, they’re all correct!Read More →
We’ve been talking a lot about Hot Peppers in their myriad forms and variants. A central theme has been, they’re an acquired taste. If you haven’t acquired it yet, but are curious… I’ve curated a list of suggested ‘starter’ chili varieties and formats…Read More →
You may have heard there’s a difference be-tween Mexican Chili and Texas Chili. Well, there is. And judging by the questions pop-ping up online lately, it’s time to reprise the issue and clarify it – again. Actually, it’s not really a complicated affair at all…Read More →
I’m always flattered – not to mention sur-prised – when I find that some high-level online influencer or celeb chef endorses a cooking tip or principle that I also embrace. Especially when that principle is one of the ‘simple’ rules I ‘live to cook by’…Read More →
I find it a little odd that Giada de Laurentis is getting into the food news so much these days. But… She wouldn’t be here without a good reason. This time, with a newstalgia twist to a ‘natural’ combo: Beer-Raised Pizza Crust…Read More →
Once in a very long time, something comes along that makes me say: Why didn’t some-body think of that sooner? A new ‘Breakfast Bake’ idea that checks all the boxes: Cheap, easy, quick, swavoury, and respectful of our nutritional needs…Read More →