Why Homemade Chinese Takeout is the Best Choice for Diabetic Cooking
Are you constantly worrying and thinking, "What can I eat?"
Are you constraining yourself to a lean turkey burger and green salad when whipping up a quick dinner?
Are you craving some delicious takeout from your favorite Chinese restaurant but are...
5 Food Trends To Watch Out For In 2018
Move over avocado-on-everything and Matcha lattes! 2018 has some even more exciting food trend surprises in store for foodies of the world. Whether you’re a food expert or an eager apprentice-foodie, stay ahead of the culinary gang by getting...
How To Properly Poach An Egg
Poached eggs are a wonderful repast, and my favorite way to eat eggs. Low in saturated fats, plenty of protein, essential fatty acids, lots of vitamins and minerals, many of which are difficult to get from other foods, very...
Turkey Triva – Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Turkeys
Our sanitized story of Thanksgiving was adopted in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln, to divert attention away from his Emancipation Proclamation, which was causing riots in the North, even though it was meaningless. The story was taken from a...
How To BBQ Your Turkey Like A Pro
Let me start by saying that there is no other cooking method that produces a finished turkey anywhere near as wonderful as smoking. There is just no comparison. The meat stays moist, sweet, with all of it’s natural flavor...
How to Impress Your Date by Making Home-Cooked Chinese Cuisine
It only seems mystifying when you open up that carton from your favorite Chinese restaurant down the street. Even as that heavenly aroma wafts up into your noise and jabs at your brain, sending an impulse to the rest...
How to Deep Fry a Turkey – All You Need to Know
Perky Turkey, or Don’t Be a Nerd…Fry the Bird…
It has become somewhat trendy now to offer fried turkey during the holidays. And what’s not to like? The super crispy thin skin, or the moist, tender meat? When it’s done...
Best Restaurants in Calgary
The Catch
This trendy, downtown seafood restaurant and oyster bar blows others out of the water. You have your choice of three different floors – three different atmospheres. If you’re in a bustling, high energy mood, you’ll enjoy the Oyster...
Why Meat Should Rest Before It Is Served
You're in a very nice steakhouse. Great music is complimenting the rustic décor. You've ordered the King of Steaks, a Prime-Grade Ribeye. You watch in glorious anticipation as they bring the plate to your table. As you take the...
History of Granola
Has your granny ever told you about the history of granola? You must have spent many cold nights by the fire with her, listening to stories about the good old days and how they ate everything from scratch. No...
Allspice – Pimento dioic
Allspice, or Pimento dioica, is a surprisingly fragrant spice native to the Western Hemisphere. Closely associated with Caribbean and island cookery, it has the distinctive aroma of blended spices though it is actually a single ground spice. Originally grown in the rainforests of Central and South America the tree...
White vs Brown Flour
Another food debate that has been around for quite some time is whether ‘brown’ flour is better for you than white flour. Like most other debates, it is actually more complicated than it seems. To settle the battle of white vs brown flour, we need to do a little...
Pots and Pans – Selecting Cookware for your Kitchen
Cookware consists of different types of pots and pans that are used for specific purposes, however, some pieces of cookware can be substituted for a type you may not have and still accomplish the type of cooking you want to do. Pots and pans are available in different sizes...
