Summer Staples: Potato Salad
One of the most iconic Summer Staples in my part of the world has always been Potato Salad. But ask cooks what Potato Salad should be, and you’ll get a wide range of opinions. I’m going to share my favourite recipe, and look at some of the more common variations I’ve encountered over the years…Read More →
Vegan ‘Terrorists’ Target French Butchers
We all know the stereotype of the ‘aggrieved Frenchman’, who acts out in the extreme over what many other folks would call ‘small things’. The French call it ‘passion’. But recent protests by militant vegans targeting French butchers have crossed the line into ‘insane’ territory…Read More →
New App Helps Lower Cancer Risk
If you’ve used your smart phone to monitor your exercise activities or set reminders for yourself, you already know how powerful a tool it can be and how much easier it can make your daily routine. Now, there’s an app that monitors your main heart and cancer risk factors…Read More →
The Skinny on How To Get A Free Meal
There’s a restaurant in eastern China where you can ‘earn’ a free meal simply by walking through the door. The catch is, the door in question is partitioned off by vertical bars with gaps between them of varying widths. And the smallest gap – which gets you that free meal – is just six inches!Read More →
Fast Food Week!
Time again for your weekend review of all things sinful… from the Fast Food sphere. KFC takes the lead this week with a couple of quirky menu items, and Taco Bell and Pizza Hut throw deep discounts at us to persuade us to switch our Burrito and Pizza allegiances to their flags…Read More →
Let’s Talk Meal-In-A-Box Kits…
I’ve let this new phenomenon settle into society for a few months before making any pronouncements. But I think I can now say, with confidence, that this novel attempt to engage inexperienced or non-cooks will turn out to be more of a fad or a novelty than a true, lasting trend…Read More →
Seafood Mislabeling Still A Huge Problem
We’ve posted about this before, and it seems like a good idea to post about it again, since nothing surrounding the issue has changed much for the better. The experts recommend that we all eat more Fish and Seafood, but it’s costly and vendors are still ripping us off by willfully mislabeling the catch…Read More →
Lentils Can Reduce Blood Glucose
Good news for Diabetics? Maybe… But recent studies by researchers at the University of Guelph suggest that you can reduce your blood glucose levels by up to 35 percent by replacing either of two common foods in your diet with Lentils. Seems Lentils effect the way your body processes carbs…Read More →