Bacteria are the building blocks of all life on earth, and there are a gazillion of these tiny, living critters on our skin and in our bodies. Scientists know they… [Continue Reading]
Go Ahead, Eat Butter, Just Make it Good
I wrote a previous post, With Enough Butter Anything is Good. So while looking at my YouTube feed up comes a video by NoLabCoatRequired. In his post, he shows how… [Continue Reading]
Do you Have Gravy Problems
Making gravy is one of those basic skills that can show how good of a cook you are, and I often will find hit and misses among cooks I know,… [Continue Reading]
Have We Lost Our Physical Food Sense
I watched a YouTube channel that shows SE Asian ”tribal people” (their phrase) trying out various Western foods like burgers, fried chicken, pizza, Cobb salad, etc. While eating the salad,… [Continue Reading]
Avila Valley Barn, and Emporium
On a trip back from Southern California we camped our RV at the Pismo KOA and found the most amazing piece of farm-to-food in heaven. If ever you are taking… [Continue Reading]
My Family’s Pfannekuchen Recipe
This is one of those family recipes that has never been written down, but has been passed down from mother to daughter; my Oma taught my mother, who inadvertently taught… [Continue Reading]
I Now Think of Slimy Kelp as Food
Last year, The New York Times reported on 2022 food predictions made by food forecasters. Interestingly, they wrote that farming kelp would move more into the mainstream, even though right now… [Continue Reading]
A Smorgasbord of Cooking Tips
Here is a listing of lots of tips and tricks I use in anything related to cooking. Hopefully one is relevant for you. Send me your tips and tricks so… [Continue Reading]
PFAS Catastrophe + Yet Hope is Here
Just this February 2023, Costco shelves were lighter as Irish Kerrygold, an all-natural butter from grass fed cows, were pulled due to a new California law: Assembly Bill 1200, which went… [Continue Reading]
What’s in a Name: Potatoes, Spuds, Taters or Tubers
This is one of those pantry items that is, for my family, a must-have. It is also easy to grow (I know as I grow them), very nutritious, easy to… [Continue Reading]
Fantastic African Meals to Share
Here are some African-inspired dishes I have cooked or eaten in restaurants. The magic of Africa, which encompasses 54 countries, is the abundant native ingredients that have been traded throughout… [Continue Reading]
Are You a Honey Connoisseur?
There are many varieties of honey you and I can buy. Rather than just pull the cheapest from the grocery shelf, did you know there are special and even rare… [Continue Reading]
Meat Processing Plants + Illegal Child Labor
Many news and investigative reporting agencies (NYT, WaPo, Guardian, NBC and others) have written this month about meat processing plants illegally hiring more than 100 children, between the ages of… [Continue Reading]
