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]
Do You Want an MRE in Your Pantry
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]
Preppers + Food for Thought
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]
Cooking Wonderful Magical Leeks
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]
Lebanon’s Best + Tasty Breakfasts
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]
Is Our Food Losing Its Nutrition?
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 Where to Start Cooking
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]
Eating Purple Food Is Healthy
I always stress eating in season, organic and pesticide free; preferably harvested from local, small to medium sized family farms that practice regenerative farming. Boy, that is not only a… [Continue Reading]
The 8 “Ss” of Drinking You Need to Know
The proper steps to tasting drinks are to see, sniff, salivate, slurp, swirl, savor, and spit; with some foolish people trying to snort. I will share what I do on… [Continue Reading]
Food Labels That Mean Nothing
This post gathers up all the absolutely meaningless food labels we are confronted with when we go grocery shopping at conventional or even specialty stores. I find these labels meaningless… [Continue Reading]
Cookbooks Put Society in Context
I am not a cookbook collector, but have had, on average ~30 cookbooks on a shelf in my kitchen, and ~15 food-related in my library at any one time. Over… [Continue Reading]
Tasty Burgers are American Cuisine
I wanted to make Egyptian Hawawshi using pita bread instead of a more traditional home made bread. I realized that this makes the meal, or snack, much more of a… [Continue Reading]
My Stand on GMO
So far, all the studies, even those by scientists who are not supported by GMO companies, show that there is little harm to human health by current GMO crops. Now… [Continue Reading]