Holiday Weekend Grilling Tips
Inspired by what friends had to say about my post on the dangers of wire Grill brush bristles getting into your food, I went looking for other grilling tips that may seem obvious to experienced outdoor chefs but may be new to those just getting into Canada’s National Culinary Sport…Read More →
Happy 149th Birthday Canada!
It’s Canada’s national day and most businesses and government offices are closed, so Canadians can be with family, celebrate the uniqueness of their culture and fire up the old backyard grill! far be it from me to make specific suggestions as to your personal Holiday Grill Feast Menu…Read More →
MDs Bristling Over BBQ Brushes
With the BBQing season in full swing as of this weekend, doctors are reminding us all to take care when cleaning the grill – especially when we use wire brushes to banish the gunk. Seems that, every year, broken-off bristles from grill-cleaning brushes send a fair number of people to hospital…Read More →
More Cool Kitchen Equipment
A couple of posts back, we shared some insider secrets about Chef’s knives and other handy kitchen gear every serious cook should have. This time, we’ll look at more tools you’ll find useful if you really get into cooking, especially cooking dishes from other cultures with other traditions…Read More →
Diet Pepsi Goes Retro On Flavour
Pepsi Co. has had a tough year, trying a number of bold moves to win back customers lost to Coca Cola and Dr. Pepper. Now they’re doing a 180 on a decision almost a year ago to replace the artificial sweetener in its Diet Coke with something else. And that left a bad taste in some mouths…Read More →
Be A Real Cut-Up With The Right Knives
I’m sure you’ve seen those ads for kitchen ware that strongly suggest that you need a whole block full of knives to ‘cook like a pro’. Nonsense! They just want to sell knives. And a lot of those they sell at most such stores are really not that great. Today, I’m going to share some insider tips…Read More →
A Professional Breading Station Makes Perfect!
We’ve all had breaded dishes at restaurants and bars. Veal Cutlets, Chicken Cacciatore, Torpedo Shrimp, Fried Oysters… But if you’re like I was the first time I tried to ‘Bread’ at home, you bombed. The Bread Crumbs didn’t stick. The meat dried out. Well, don’t let Breading scare you!Read More →
Canadian Group Working To Cut Food Waste
We’ve talked before, in this space, about the appalling waste of food between field and table under the current ‘Pretty Food’ culture in the relatively affluent Western nations. Now, a consortium of Canadian food processing companies is developing new technology to address the problem…Read More →