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...
General Food
Check out out these food articles that cover interesting food trivia, facts and uncommon topics about the foods we consume.
E. Coli – Just the Facts
E. coli – you hear about it in the news, usually in stories involving contamination of some type. It’s bad news and makes people sick. But what, exactly, is E....
Bottled Water is No Better than Tap Water
It’s cold, it’s available nearly everywhere, and its virtually FREE. Yet, the vast majority of us would not use it or put it in our bodies. What is this commodity...
Common Cooking Myths – Not Everything You Heard Is Correct
No one knows for sure exactly when the art of cooking started, but we do know, from archeological evidence, it was soon after the first deliberate use of fire by...
Microwave vs Air-Popped Popcorn – Which is Better?
People had had a love-affair with popcorn for thousands of years. In fact, there is archaeological evidence that corn was cultivated originally to be popped. Popcorn has been found in...
Are Food Additives Really Necessary?
The next time you go to the grocery store for a frozen pizza, look on the package under ‘Ingredients’, and read what is there. Pizzas are simple, right? A crust...
Cooking Christmas Dinner – What Should you Prepare?
The moment you know you will be cooking Christmas Dinner is the moment when the creativity begins. What will you prepare? What traditional foods will you serve? What exotic foods...
Should You Compliment a Bad Meal?
We have all been there. Invited to a friends or family members house for a meal or cookout, praying silently on the ride there that they won’t serve up the...
How to Make Chicken or Turkey Gravy
When you prepare an exceptionally nice meal, there’s one food that makes the meal very complete: gravy. Some people believe that making gravy is quite difficult; however, it’s actually almost...
Eating Healthy – Change to a Healthier You
As you walk out of your doctor’s office after your yearly physical, all the many warnings and recommendations on what you need to change are running through your head. But...