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]
How We Farm Food Matters to Me
I just finished a little course (free to take) on Being a Regenerative Consumer: What you need to know about organic food & farming to have a positive impact for… [Continue Reading]
Survival With Breadfruit, Hemp + Bamboo
This post idea started when I was reading up on Mars explorations, and how we can live there. That got me to thinking about what food-related plants would I bring… [Continue Reading]