AmazonGO Grocery Store Finally Opens
We told you about the Amazon supermarket of the future some time back… And waited and waited and waited. Now, it’s finally open, and folks who’ve test-shopped it say it may be the shape of shops to come. Too bad for all the folks who’ll lose their much-needed, low-level jobs as a result…Read More →
Baking Powder Or Baking Soda?
I still get this question, in spite of having answered it at least a hundred times. A hundred times? Why the heck haven’t I just written a blog post so I can simply point people to it? Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about Baking Powder and Baking Soda and where the twain do meet…Read More →
Why Post-Menopause Women Should Go Paleo
It’s a problem as old as hormones themselves. When most women pass through menopause, their hormones change dramatically but their eating habits and activity levels don’t. And that leads to unwanted weight gain or trouble keeping excess weight off. Now, science may have a solution…Read More →
Fast Food Week!
I have stumbled through the past week in a daze. Computer problems and other mundane issues have limited my research time, and I must admit that, heading into compiling this weekly compendium of fast Food News, I am flying blind. SO, hold on, folks… Here we go!Read More →
Tim Horton’s Protests Spread Across Country
The Tim Horton’s War just gets bigger and sillier with every passing day. And, now, it appears that the fire first kindled in Ontario is spreading across the other provinces and territories. It’s time to clear away the murky misunderstandings and abiding untruths surrounding the affair…Read More →
Foreign Fast Food Workers Go ‘Underground’
Yes, there’s a pun there, somewhere. Stick with me another sentence or two and all will become clear. The essence of the story is that Fast Food franchisees, whose already slim profit margins are being assailed from all sides, are still abusing the rules for Temporary Foreign Workers…Read More →
Junk Food Overdrives Immune System
We’ve heard for years about the connection between our diet and our immune system. Now, a group of German researchers has discovered that High-Fat, High-Cal foods can trigger the same immune system responses as a bacterial infection. And that can cause complications in the long term…Read More →
Tex-Mex Staples Make Many Meals…
I was talking to sister Erin about the upcoming week’s lunch and dinner menus last night and we stumbled upon a new Golden Rule of North American Cooking. Unthinkable ten or fifteen years ago, for most of us, Tex-Mex foods are now staples in many non-Southwestern Kitchens! Read More →