Author: Patty

While teaching and working at Kitchen on Fire, I participated in quite a number of indoor grilling activities; meat, fruit, veggies, and tempeh. So let me describe what we did… [Continue Reading]

There are very similar egg dishes that many USA cooks confuse, but they are different enough to be called by their proper name. Let us get into the details of… [Continue Reading]

In 2019 I wrote this post, before I had a relationship with Verdant Teas. Even then, I had been buying and drinking their tea for nearly a decade. I updated… [Continue Reading]

Slate wrote that 97% of all waste in the USA happens before we individually touch anything. This follows the release of a new Greenpeace report that reveals the truth about… [Continue Reading]

In ancient times, peddlers carried what they sold, made, repaired, or bartered on their backs. Then in fast succession came push carts, pulled carts, animal pulled carts, then carts with… [Continue Reading]

I have tried to make the yearly American Thanksgiving celebration a time about sharing gratitude with my family and friends, a true giving thanks for their love and support. Since… [Continue Reading]

The Food Science Babe often says, you cannot speak about the toxicity of a given item without talking about the dosage. So every time a person posts a video to… [Continue Reading]

Some people are actual survivalists, some are food preppers, some are anxious about the pandemic, economy and empty shelves; but all are looking at longer-term food pantry solutions. Military combat… [Continue Reading]

Following this post I will write one specifically about military rations (MREs). But to start, let me first turn to other foods generally used in preparation for natural disasters, financial… [Continue Reading]

I am often amazed at how many American cooks are unaware of leeks as part of the aromatic mix that lends texture and flavor to so many dishes. This plant… [Continue Reading]

I contacted a friend, Jackie, whose family is from the Middle East and has spent time in Lebanon. She, along with various cooks, and websites taught me about the food… [Continue Reading]

Some people on various social media platforms have been speaking about the food we are eating nowadays, stating that it is less nutritious than the same food eaten 100 years… [Continue Reading]

Mise en Place is the all important first steps one takes to get ready to cook. Chefs will always say, in regards to cooking, that most of the actual time… [Continue Reading]