Common Food Label ‘Frauds’ That Are Completely Legal
The label says ‘100% Pure Pumpkin’. But there may be NO Pumpkin in the can at all. “Fraud!” you shout. “Deception!” But it’s perfectly legal, according to the laws that govern food label-ling in most jurisdictions. And it’s just the tip of the iceberg!Read More →
Koshari: Egypt’s Most-Beloved, Least-Known Street Food
It’s probably Egypt’s most popular street food. But Koshari is little known in the rest of the world. And even less appreciated. Perhaps this post will help earn this unheralded, any-time ‘treat’ the broader awareness and admir-ation it deserves!Read More →
‘Game Changer’ Additions That Up Your Culinary Ante
Today we’ll look at what some social media types call ‘culinary game-changers’… And decide for ourselves just how monumental their tips and hacks are. I’ve winnowed out some that you and I already know. And added some of my own…Read More →
Off To A Bad Start: 71% Of Baby Foods Ultraprocessed!
We are all too aware that three-quarters of the food on our supermarket shelves is ultra-processed (UPF). But now, a new study of major US grocery stores has found that 71 percent of baby and toddler foods are also ultra-processed.Read More →
Do We REALLY Need A Faster Quick-Rising Yeast?
Once you baked made your first that called for yeast… You were probably hooked, like me. There’s a ‘magic’ about it… However, if you’re impatient ( or young), you also want ‘quick’. But do we really need a FASTER quick-rising yeast?Read More →
MORE Fast, Easy, Newstalgised, Low-Cost, Any-Night Suppers…
We recently presented our pick from a long ‘listicle’ of easy, cheap, fast suppers anyone can make. No sooner had that post ‘aired’, than we found another, completely different source story on the same theme. Herewith, our picks!Read More →
Tipping Gone Mad! Customer Backlash Is Way Overdue…
Didn’t we just get through reporting shrink-flation was actually worse than ever? Now, there’s similar bad news from the Tipping Scene. A recent BuzzFeed survey reveals that retailers are becoming even more shameless about demanding tips!Read More →
Honest Opinions: Food Trends That Should Just Disappear
I was delighted to run across a BuzzFeed post spotlighting food trends readers felt should just disappear. Some have been around a while. Others are relatively recent. And a few are actually viral. I’m sharing those I, too, want most to see die…Read More →