Porchetta: Go off on a Tasty Italian Tangent!
It’s the classic Italian Pork Roast, and it’s unlike any other Pork Roast you’ve ever come across! Come along with me as I explore the magnificent mysteries and glorious Pesto-slathered, Bacon-wrapped goodness of the tenderest, most flavourful Pork Roast you’ve ever tasted!Read More →
Finally! Enjoy Butter without the Calories!
Sorry… That headline is a bit of a cheat. What we have here, this morning, is actually a link to the latest Flickr food file: A feed designed to showcase the best in Butter Sculpture has surfaced – just in time for the summer and fall agricultural fair season…Read More →
Genetically Engineered Food: Why Orange Bananas?
I don’t usually comment on posts about Genetically Modified or Genetically Engineered foods. I stated my position ages ago. But, occasionally, I feel the need to re-state my position in support of GM/GE foods – in some cases. And that includes an explanation of what GM/GE actually is…Read More →
Are these N.A.’s Unhealthiest Restaurant Meals?
I hear you saying, ‘First, define unhealthy!’ Okay… So the survey that came up with a list of the top eight unhealthiest restaurant menu items on the continent DID define the term – in terms of Calories, Fat and Salt. And did they ever come up with some menu monsters!Read More →
What’s with the Ontario Milk Packaging Debate?
Yah… What’s that about? Most of us don’t care and I know a lot of people who say they like the way my province (and some others) market fluid milk in three-litre bags rather than the plastic jugs they use across the U.S. and in some other Canadian jurisdictions. I say, it’s a tempest in a milk can!Read More →
Paula Deen now ‘Queen of iNet Cuisine’!
We mentioned, in a post last spring, that it was coming… Now it’s here! …Almost. Paula Deen’s new foray into broadcasting has opened its doors on the internet and is apparently attracting a lot of interest among her many die-hard fans and followers. Just one catch…Read More →
So… You think you know What NOT to Nuke?
Almost everyone has a microwave oven in their kitchen these days. One of the most important things we know is what NOT to put in the Mic. But there is another list of microwave no-nos, less-known but at least as important, that we should all be aware of…Read More →
The Dark Side of Competitive Eating Contests…
Okay… We had some fun with the annual Nathan’s Famous 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island, NY, over the holiday weekend. Reigning champ Joey ‘Jaws’ Chestnut retained his Men’s title and everybody had a good time. But that wasn’t the case at a similar event out west…Read More →