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Foods You Should NEVER Try To Cook In An Air Fryer

2025-02-26
By: Maggie
On: February 26, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Cooking 101

It may be clear and simple to some of us. But other cooks I’ve talked to are still fuzzy about what you can and can’t cook in an air fryer. It all depends on how much moisture there is naturally in the food – or how much it needs to cook properly…Read More →

Piadina - 300 - © 2025 verchmarco via Flickr

Is The Piadina Romagnola Really Just An Italian Taco?

2025-02-25
By: Maggie
On: February 25, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food Tips

Predictably, Taco Lovers will insist the Piadina is nothing of the sort. But the resemblance is extraordinary… Until you come to discuss au-thentic fillings. That’s where the Piadina and Taco part ways, each taking a very different traditional route…Read More →

Fresh Cracked Eggs at Tims - © 2021 Tim Hortons

Egg Substitutes? The Good, The Bad, And The Unsuspected…

2025-02-24
By: Maggie
On: February 24, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips

One of the most-Googled topics recently has been a simple question with a complex an-swer: “What can I use in place of eggs, in my recipes, during the egg price and availability crisis?” I keep seeing the same suggestions. But very little context…Read More →

Fast Food Week: Quick Service Restaurant And Snacks News!

2025-02-22
By: Maggie
On: February 22, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips

A little of everything on the menu at Fast Food Week this time ’round. Also, a rash of reloca-tions, with the KFC head office and an IHOP + Applebee’s collab moving into Texas, and… Netflix moving into a Vegas casino for a one-year resto ‘residency’!Read More →

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Japan Defeats Fave France In 2025 Pastry World Cup!

2025-02-21
By: Maggie
On: February 21, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food News

Mon dieu! The international Food Events Newswire reports that Japan has defeated perennial favourite France in the 2025 World Pastry Cup! What was worse – the Japanese team also won the prestigious competition last year!Read More →

Smiling Cup Of Coffee - © unknown

What’s A ‘Long Black’ – And Why Is It SO Popular?

2025-02-21
By: Maggie
On: February 21, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food

I had, until reading about this new café de-velopment, thought the legendary Américano was the most popular ‘renegade’ coffee drink in the bistros of Europe. Well… The Long Black appears similar to the Américano, but sports characteristics that render it distinct…Read More →

Asian Chili - © 2024 tasteofhome.com

’99 Recipes Using Ground Beef’: Sublime Or Ridiculous?

2025-02-20
By: Maggie
On: February 20, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food Tips

I swear – sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh or cry when I see headlines like that one while visually trudging down the back lanes of the Foodernet. But they come up regularly. And they’re usually a waste of a serious cook’s time…Read More →

Oven-Baked Fries - © 2018 frommybowl.com

Even The French Prefer Oven-Baked From-Frozen Fries…

2025-02-19
By: Maggie
On: February 19, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Food News

Even Europeans are surprised. A new survey confirms that consumers – especially younger ‘Gens’ – now prefer oven-baked, home prep-ped fries to traditional deep-fried ‘chips’. And some older folks are starting to talk about ‘lost generations’ again…Read More →

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