Make Your Own Ramen Noodles!
Yes, you can make your own Ramen noodles It’s easy and they taste so much better than re-hydrated factory-made noodles! Success hinges on one key ingredient and it’s probably something you’ve never heard of before. Don’t feel small: I didn’t know about it, either…Read More →
UPDATE: Ugly Food Is Catching On!
We told you, a while back, about the move by some forward-thinking grocery retailers and food producers to start selling less-then-perfect produce. Checking in on the movement, we find it’s catching on big-time with entrepreneurs. And governments are passing laws in support…Read More →
TartareGate: The Plot Thickens…
When a restaurant in Sherbrooke, Québec, mistakenly served a guest Salmon Tartare earlier this week, the diner – who suffers from a seafood/fish allergy – almost died. Now, the server who served that table has been arrested and may face criminal charges. But there’s more to the story..Read More →
Do Self-Check-Outs Tempt Us To Steal?
While supermarkets try out self-check-out stations in an attempt to further reduce their staffing costs, some customers are trying out new creative ways to hoodwink the robot money-takers. And you wondered why those ‘self’ check-outs always have a human hovering close by, just in case…Read More →
Are The Vegetarians Right After All?
Hardly a week goes by that we don’t see at least one online post about ‘What Not To Eat’ for a longer life, or a cleaner colon, or shinier hair. or whatever. In my view, it’s all nonsense. In my view, any eating regime that limits your dietary variety is unnatural, unhealthy and just a really bad idea…Read More →
McD’s Cleans Up Its Ingredient Act
McDonald’s is responding to calls from customers and activists to rid its menu of some questionable ingredients. It’s the Burger giant’s latest volley in a marketing war with its main competitors over whose food is the most acceptable to mainstream convenience consumers…Read More →
McD’s Tests New Service Tweak: The Walkthru
We’ve been hearing stories for years about non-motorists trying to use fast food drive-thrus, with various outcomes – none that proved satisfactory for the pedestrians and cyclists involved. Now, perhaps in response to calls from the car-less, McDonald’s is test-marketing a Walk-Thru lane…Read More →
Harvest Time Hints: Load Up With Veggies!
In the climate zone where I live, local produce is starting to come in. Farmer’s Markets are starting to pop up round and about. Veggies will never be fresher or more flavourful than now, when you can get local produce picked the same day! I’ve sorted out some of my favourite fresh summer Veggie recipes…Read More →