The Chicken Burrito Incident or Which One Of These Does Not Belong In Canada?I knew better.  I really did.  And I thought he knew better.  So when my husband asked me to put his half-eaten chicken burrito hot pocket thing in my backpack on our Air Canada flight just before we got off, I gave [...]

What Country Are We In?I haven’t written anything in the last few days (bad me, I know), because our ship finally came in and I got to go shopping. Woo hoo! Not clothes shopping, or shoe shopping. Just good old grocery shopping. But that’s a blessed thing, because we were mighty [...]

Osmosis in the kitchen – Fixing Wilted Greens
Oh no! You bought a head of lettuce last week, but forgot about it. Now you want to make a salad, but it’s all wilty and you’re thinking of throwing it out. But wait! You can “freshen it up” by immersing in cold water [...]

Great Depression Cooking Ep:6 – Depression Breakfast
93 year old cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression.
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Clara says that during the depression they usually ate bread and butter [...]

Great Depression Cooking Ep:7 – Poorman’s Feast
93 year old cook and great grandmother, Clara, recounts her childhood during the Great Depression as she prepares meals from the era. Learn how to make simple yet delicious dishes while listening to stories from the Great Depression.
To make this meal you need:
bag of lentils
water
1 cup rice
steak (you can [...]

Ten Simple Changes to Cut Calories and Keep Flavor + Add Nutrients
The beautiful Natalie gives 10 tips for easy, healthy, yummy foods.  Lose weight, get more and better nutrition, and reduce fat.  This is  a  long video, but worth watching.
To check out the book by Seinfeld’s wife about sneaking in healthy foods into your kids’ [...]

Make Fondue, Pasta, Soup and More, Using Only Your Rice Cooker!
Now, I have experimented a few times with my rice cooker, especially one night when the gas (propane) ran out in the middle of cooking, and I had to finish in the rice cooker.  But this is a great little video that shows how many [...]

City Pushes Veggies Gardens By Growing Own
There is something new in the flowerbeds around Baltimore City Hall and the War Memorial. Where there were once beautiful flowers you now can find some good vegetables to eat.
Their main idea is to lead by example to get people to plant their own food gardens in their backyards.  [...]

Pancakes II: Pancakes for your face
5th of February 2008 is pancake day – make sure to celebrate it by cooking up a batch of pancakes, and trying some new toppings.
Visit http://www.welovepancakes.com for recipe ideas and a brief history on how pancakes came to be so popular
These ARE pancakes – pancakes are different things in different [...]

Pani Puri Recipe by Manjula, Indian Vegetarian Cooking
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Learn how to make Pani Puri, an Indian treat.
Makes about 60 puris.
Ingredients
Pani (Spicy Water):
1 cup mint leaves (Pudina)
2 to 4 green chilies (adjust to taste)
3 tablespoons tamarind paste (Imli)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon black salt
1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
1/4 teaspoon ginger powder
1/8 teaspoon asafetida (Hing)
1 tablespoon roasted [...]