Lawmakers scold Dr. Oz for Fad-Diet Nuttiness
This story broke some time ago, but I thought we could plug it in during an otherwise slow news week just to keep you up-to-date on the ups and downs of the amazingly popular but often criticized Dr. Mehmet Oz, pusher of many a nutty diet and health enhancement scheme on the afternoon talk shows…Read More →
Summer Fun 2014: Burger DOs and DON’Ts…
Just a quick refresher on Summer BBQ Burger Dos and Don’ts… We’ve talked about Burgers, in general, in this space before. And we’ve covered Grilling, as a technique, pretty thoroughly. But it’s the high season for grilling and it won’t hurt to go over the essentials one more time…Read More →
Short but Sweet: Celebrate Strawberry Season!
It’s time to enjoy those fleeting few weeks in late June and early July when Fresh Local Strawberries are available in abundance all over Eastern Canada and the U.S Northeast! Strawberries were late this year. owing to a long, cool Spring but they’re here, now and there’s no time to waste!Read More →
Fast Food Ads vs. Reality: Take II Plus!
Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend treat for you… No major decisions or heavy thinking required… Just kick back and enjoy this new take on the ‘Ads vs. Reality’ angle on Fast Food presentation. But take Note: There’s a new twist, here, on ‘having it your way’ at any burger joint!Read More →
Soylent (Green?) Take II: Cardboard?
A nutty processed food promoter is apparently pushing its new solution to the future food crisis we’re all being warned about, repeatedly, these days. But, as we related in a previous post, the idea isn’t all that new and the name of the product must have been chosen with tongue firmly in cheek…Read More →
We could have cheaper Milk. And Cheese, and yoghurt…
You’ve heard of the economic principle of ‘supply and demand’, right? They’re supposed to balance one another out naturally in a free and competitive economy, That’s supposed to be fair for everyone involved. But what happens when you artificially control one side of the equation or the other?Read More →
Science proves Frying Bacon Aroma = ‘Super Umami’!
Your nose has not been lying to you all these years! Scientists recently confirmed that the aroma of frying Bacon is (probably) the ultimate in an Umami experience, short of actually tasting the stuff. Or any stuff, for that matter.Read More →
Craziest Diets EVER: Side effects include DEATH!
Okay… You’ve heard about nutty diet ideas before, and some of the ones I’m going to point you to in a minute may already be familiar. But, really! Some of the extreme diet regimes chronicled in a recent Yahoo! blog post are downright dangerous and potentially deadly!Read More →