Sunday Musings: Why Don’t We Embrace Whole Grains?
This past week alone I’ve seen at least three stories go by on the medical and nutrition news feeds about how important it is to eat fewer refined flours and more Whole Grains. If Whole Grains are so important to our health, and that of the whole world around us, why don’t we just do it?Read More →
Fast Food Week: Quick Serve Resto And Snacks News!
Lots and lots of Lenten Fish and Seafood offerings from the major Fast Food chains. Other announcements include Stuffed Pancake Bites and Pretzel Bites; Jalapeño Popper Sandwich. And why many Fast Food chains are cancelling their annual ‘Free Stuff’ celebrations…Read More →
Don’t Believe The Picture: Frozen Meals May Disappoint!
I’ve complained bitterly in this space in the past about Supermarket dirty tricks. But this will be the first time I’ve called out a supermarket house brand for shorting customers on the contents of their heat-and-eat frozen dinners. I’ve really got to get this off my chest…Read More →
Second Wave: Sandwich Guys Start To ‘Upgrade’ Chicken
Remember a time, back about a year and a half ago, when other Chicken and Burger chains started to bring out copy-cat ‘simple’ Fried Chicken Breast Sandwiches in competition with Chick-Fil-A’s famous, original ‘just chicken and pickles on a bun’ belly-buster?Read More →
Iconic Street Foods: Not What They Used To Be?
The original appeal of iconic street foods – the result of qualities that endeared them to folks from very different cultures than those that created them – remained preserved in those forms and flavours as they spread cross the world with the advance of what we call ‘civilization’…Read More →
COVID-19 Realities: Lessons From Lock Down Cookery
If last night’s Leftovers sound like a total non-starter for Breakfast this morning, stop and think… And remember my simple rules for making any Leftovers into yummy, filling Breakfasts. I’ve come to consider making Leftovers into Breakfast one of the great challenges of life in a COVID-19 bubble…Read More →