Climate Change: Florida Orange Harvest Smallest Since 1930
I think we all know how important the orange is to Florida’s economy. But there is a real chance the orange industry may be perman-ently crippled by climate change. Specifically, Global Warming. And some orange trees have been hit by a serious bacterial infection…Read More →
7-Eleven Lands Japanese Egg Salad on Canadian Shores!
No sooner did we expound upon the revered Tamago Sando – the traditional Japanese Egg Salad Sandwich – than 7-Eleven announced its convenience-store Japanese Egg Salad Sando is coming to Canada! The Mind Pirates are back in my head…Read More →
‘Secret Ingredients’ You May Already Have In Your Kitchen
The term ‘secret ingredient’ is almost as over-used in the culinary sphere as ‘magic bullet’ is in the medical realm. But there really are in-gredients that can make all the difference… I’ve compiled a pick of my, and other sources’ picks for you…Read More →
FDA To ‘Reassess’ Safety Of Controversial Preservative
We’ve heard a lot about BHA – a preservative used largely in the processed food sector. (Largely comprised of snacks, cereals, sodas and deli meats.) And it’s officially been found safe. But now, the FDA is now poised to re-assess BHA…Read More →
Breakfast Poutine: Or Is It Just Newstalgized ‘Skillet Hash’?
Imagine my surprise to find that my neigh-bours across the river, in Quebec, are being subjected to a test-marketing program for what McDonald’s calls ‘Breakfast Poutine’… The stuff looks breakfasty, alright. But is it REALLY Poutine?Read More →
Consumer Reports Rated Can-ned Soups For Taste, Nutrition
Nutritionists and doctors spend a lot of time and energy vilifying canned soups as being unhealthy. Their opinion is based on tradi-tionally high levels of fat and salt. But now Consumer Reports says it’s found canned soups that are both tasty and good for you!Read More →
Researchers ‘Tag’ New Natural Sweetener From Slime Mould
Amid the headlines about beverage makers removing sugar here and adding it back there, science has moved forward. Researchers say they’ve found a new, cheap, abundant, low-Calorie, low-glucose sugar replacement – in slime mould…Read More →
I Finally Get To Try Cult-Fave ‘King’s Hawaiian’ Slider Rolls!
I’ve said before, in passing, that I wished we could get Kings’s Hawaiian bread and rolls here in Canada. I’ve dreamed of tasting them, and reviewing them. Now, my chance has come! My go-to neighbourhood supermarket has just started carrying KH products!Read More →