Category: Blog

I believe there is a big difference between Bakers and Cooks. Bakers follow recipes like a scientist. Their concerns are with exact ingredients so they use metric measuring equipment, they… [Continue Reading]

Germany is thought by many to be a country with the largest number of bread types; the posts I read listed 300, up to 3259 (1) types of bread, and… [Continue Reading]

Vite ™ Ramen Company Vite ™ Ramen is a small (~7 person) California company that was started by funds from Kickstarter, and is now advertising on Facebook. This is a… [Continue Reading]

I rely on Olive Oil for everyday cooking, and always have a bottle of Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Virgin Olive Oil. Without this oil, I would be hard-pressed (a… [Continue Reading]

I was reading a news article in WaPo with the heading “Stealing to survive: More Americans are shoplifting food as aid runs out during the pandemic,” and the byline was:… [Continue Reading]

Global Noodles + Soups 8: Limiting myself to the instant noodles + soups I have tasted, here is information on those manufacturers. Review: Packages of instant noodles + soups. —**—… [Continue Reading]

The foods and dishes in this post were popular all across the USA from the late 1800’s through the early 1990’s, but have been pretty much left behind. What I… [Continue Reading]

Global Noodles + Soups 7: A discussion of how to eat noodles + soup in various countries. The etiquette of eating noodle soup varies, but is generally around these questions:… [Continue Reading]

Per usual, I take a roundabout path to the crux of the post. This post starts with myths and horrible truths about the American Thanksgiving holiday. Then shares what we… [Continue Reading]

Global noodles + soup 6: This week I focus on a Vietnamese national dish of noodles + soup called Phở (or Pho). There are some “reasonably good” instant Pho, although… [Continue Reading]

This is a spicy post (pun intended), full of definitions, directions on how to buy, and how to store culinary spices. With hints here and there on how to maximize… [Continue Reading]

Global Noodles + Soup 5: How the popularity of instant noodles + soups allows us to spread important, and necessary nutrition needed by poorer populations around the world. But also,… [Continue Reading]

I have a strong interest in the details about how we operate our food systems, from planting through dinner. Previously I have written about chemical contamination (PFAS chemicals) and what… [Continue Reading]