If you haven’t heard of ‘umami’ yet, you must have been lost in the deepest depths of the Amazon Jungle or someplace similar for the past decade… Today, we let you in on umami’s secrets. And explain how it can flavour-up even the blandest dishes!Read More →
One of the topics food bloggers glom onto when they have nothing else to write about is… Weird food combos. Several of such posts surface every year. Alas, many are largely repeats of former compendia. But we’ve done up a ‘Best Of’ version for you…Read More →
Health and diet experts have been pleading with us to cut down on the amount of added sugar, fat and salt we eat. But can these essential flavour components be replaced? A new study says we can swap out unhealthy ingredients…Read More →
Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay was one of the Food Network’s top fan favourites over many decades. He’s opened and closed a number of high-profile restaurants. He’s won and lost a Michelin Star. And he’s had a string of controversial marriages…Read More →
The folks at ÉcoDélys in Montreal are betting the farm on it – their mealworm farm, that is. The fledgling firm is just the latest to go all-in growing high-protein bugs that they and others are calling ‘the food of the future’ as meat beomes less sustainable…Read More →
I just read a rather detailed post in The Guardian claiming to debunk some common cooking myths. Thing is, many cooks – including me, in some of the instances – learned these ‘rules’ at their mother’s knee and are wary about contravening them…Read More →
We covered that American classic, Cowboy Coffee, some time ago in this space and I’ve had some warming feedback. So I thouight I’d expand your horizons by expanding your coffee-scape some more. Today, we’ll delve into the mysteries of Cuban Coffee…Read More →
Today, I relate the saga of a woman from Canada who lived for a time in the U.S., and chanced to compare ingredient lists on some foods. She was amazed to find that the Canadian and American versions of Heinz Ketchup were significantly different…Read More →