Author: Patty

Commodity Investopedia: A commodity is a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other commodities of the same type. Commodities are most often used as inputs in the… [Continue Reading]

Food Variables I have already commented on how it seems we are hearing, every few months, about the effects of food on our health. Foods contain many substances, and reports… [Continue Reading]

Wikipedia: A slow cooker is a countertop electrical cooking appliance used to cook food at a lower temperature (simmer) than other cooking methods provide, which facilitates hours of unattended cooking…. [Continue Reading]

A review of ketosis-based diets such as HMR, Keto and Atkins.

How to clean your fridge after a food recall.

I am an advocate of washing my hands and food before I cook to help reduce opportunities for bacteria to infect my friends and family. But I do not wash… [Continue Reading]

What is the TJ’s Diet? I have already introduced you to my friend (“do not call me a cook”) Jill who is on the Trader Joe’s (TJ’s) Diet. What is… [Continue Reading]

This June is the 3rd anniversary of the Million Pollinator Garden Challenge, a national initiative to bring back the bees. And the week of June 19-26 is Pollinator Week. If you… [Continue Reading]

Updated 10/2019 Now that PG&E has cut power in anticipation of wildfire weather, I have made some changes to this post to better reflect what I have learned. Mainly, if… [Continue Reading]

So we have prepped, cooked and now are ready to serve the food we have made. Side Note on Parties The art of food-based entertaining is a dying art in… [Continue Reading]

What is so interesting to me about cooking, is that the amount of time we actually spend cooking is relatively small. Most of what people think of as “cooking” is… [Continue Reading]

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” ― George Bernard Shaw There are a lot of kitchen stores, cooking shows, and gadgets or tools that promise to make your… [Continue Reading]

Personal In 2016 my arthritic knees were starting to get to the place that I was considering replacements. I called the doctor and essentially was told I needed to lose… [Continue Reading]