Picky Eating May Be Partly Genetic
Many kids go through a period, usually in their preschool years, where they become picky eaters. Some just refuse vegetables for a while. Others will accept only their favourite food and nothing else. The affectation passes, but it can lead to a whole catalogue of other childhood health issues…Read More →
Any Pan Can Be A Non-Stick Pan
I’ve mentioned this before, part and parcel of posts on other issues, but I think it’s time to look at it on its own. Too many cooks are labouring under a misconception about how to prepare a pan for frying and that’s a shame, because the solution to their frustrating problem is really very simple…Read More →
Comfort Foods For Fall…
Fall is here and the days are getting shorter with a vengeance. Temperatures are also dropping quickly and that means it’s time to pull all of those cold weather favourites out of the recipe box. My cold-weather menu is quite varied, but it does rely heavily on my good, old slow cooker!Read More →
Massive Ramen Consumption Bad For You!
After a series of posts recalling how essential Ramen Noodle Cups have been in many of our lives, especially early on in our careers, I’ve come across one that seems to prove, scientifically, that eating Ramen too often can be bad for you. And that’s from the Ramen experts, in South Korea…Read More →
Do We Really Need Deep-Fried Butter?
So. My dear, silly, night-owl sister, Erin, left me a note on my computer last night. All it said was ‘Deep-Fried Butter?” Rather than wake her at 6:00 a.m., when I got up, I Googled it. And imagine my surprise to discover that Deep-Fried Butter is ‘a thing’. I wondered: why has it come to be?Read More →
Fast Food Week!
We have a mixed bag of news from the Fast Food Sector this week… New menu items galore are complemented by yet another food-and-fashion mashup. Olive Garden and McDonald’s bring back customer favourites. And 7-Eleven partners with Pillsbury on Stuffed Breakfast Waffles…Read More →
Get Ready For the Next Holiday Weekend…
Canadian Thanksgiving falls on Monday, October 9, this year. That’s still a week away, but we can all make provisioning the big day easier and less stressful by doing some of the cooking chores in advance. And that should start this weekend, when we’ve got time to make some things ahead…Read More →
Beer DOES Raise Your Spirits!
You’ve known it for ages, but had no proof. There’s something about Beer that makes life better. Now, after exhaustive studies, Science has has come up with a real, true cause-and-effect relationship between suds and celebration. And there are more ‘happy molecules’ in the wings!Read More →