Are two meals a day better than six?
Diabetes sufferers have long been told that it’s healthier form them to have several small meals throughout the day than to have three heavy ones at widely-separated hours. But, now, researchers say that fewer meals earlier in the day might be better than more… And not just for diabetics!Read More →
‘Public Nuisance’ Hot Sauce reprieved: UPDATE!
Back in April, we told you about how the Huy Fong Foods’ Sriracha Sauce plant in Irwindale, CA, was on the verge of being shut down because the City Council there decided that the odour coming from the plant was a public nuisance. Well, it seems the City and the Saucier have come to terms…Read More →
Edible Bugs: Menu Madness or Future Staple?
You’ve seen it on the craziest of the crazy FOOD Network shows: Insects have shown up as eating or cooking ‘challenge’ ingredients. But there are those who say bugs will form a major part of our diets in future, once familiar items like Beef, Pork and Chicken are priced out of reach…Read More →
Supermarket Dirty Tricks: Aromatherapy…
This tricky technique to get you to buy more at the supermarket may not be entirely new to you… But you may not have realized before just how deeply the food sellers are invested in using your nose as a way into your wallet. They have been plotting and planning for decades, perfecting their strategies!Read More →
How Junk Food ‘Fallout’ Junks the Planet!
A new study by a French group seems to indicate that processed and popular ‘fast’ foods are not only bad for you, in the long run – they’re also bad for the environment. It may sound like rocket science, but I’ve got the straight-up lowdown on the problem in plain English…Read More →
Pizza Lore: The Origins of Modern Pizza
This one is dear to my heart… Turns out that the one true ancestor of the Modern Pizza is my namesake – the simple, elegant, flavourful Pizza Margarita featuring Tomatoes, Mozzarella and Fresh Basil! And the story behind why is a really good one, linking me – however tenuously – to royalty!Read More →
Dessert Craziness UPDATE: The Wonut
Do you remember the Cronut? That cross between a Croissante and a Doughnut? Touted for all of ten minutes on the big wide Web as the next big dessert trend? Well, the Sugar-Fat-Dough purveyors have some additional idiotic ideas for products they want to convince you to buy at premium prices…Read More →
Here comes the Pork Price Crisis!
Remember when we warned that just about all foods – especially meats – were going to jump in price this year? And remember, just last week, when we reported that Beef prices were on the rise? Well, this time, it’s Pork’s turn – and my suggestion that Pork will be cheaper than Beef is taking a beating…Read More →