October is National Cookbook Month, making now the perfect time to add to your collection. But with more than 24,000 new cookbooks published each year, how do you choose one that doesn’t just sit on the shelf gathering dust?
1. The cookbook works for you. New or busy cooks will be happy with a variety of family-friendly […]

Cooking dinner is part of most of our lives. Some of us enjoy it
while others do it out of necessity. Whether we enjoy cooking or
not, for most of us, deciding what to make for dinner can be the
hardest part of preparing the meal.
When I was a young mother, I remember dreading the four o’clock
hour […]

Iced Gingerbread Coffee is a wonderful addition to our Christmas Celebrations. We’ve added several new traditions this year, but I have to admit, I’m enjoying this one more than any other and I wanted to share it with my friends online. So, here it is.
I know Christmas is over in a day - but […]

As the warm lazy days of summer give way to the cool crisper
days of autumn, a Northern Minnesota specialty finds its way to
the dining room table once again. Whether tossed into a
casserole, whipped into a hearty soup, baked into warm bread, or
simply missed with gourmet spices and seasonings, wild rice has
long been a Minnesota Favorite. […]

As food writers we’re always looking for ways to expand our market coverage. We may do restaurant reviews, write a food-related column or contribute to one, maybe we’re compiling a focused, specialized cookbook or submitting food-related stories and recipes. One technique which has worked well for me is writing interesting anecdotes or short clips to […]

What if you could actually slow your rate of aging, and live healthier longer, simply by eating certain foods? U.S. Government scientists now say it's possible.Floyd P. Horn, then Administrator of the scientific research arm of the USDA, broke the exciting news in February 1999.“Young and middle-aged people,” said Horn, “may be able to reduce […]

1-Oxygen
Wine begins to spoil the moment it is opened. While short term exposure to oxygen or “breathing the wine” can open the aromas and flavours of various red wines, any contact with oxygen before opening a bottle and its all over, down the sink.
2-Strorage
When the wine is in an upright position as many are at […]

Open an old Italian cookbook, browse through the index and… surprise! No Tiramisu’. My first encounter with Tiramisu’ was in 1985. I was in Italy at that time: A friend of mine told me about this new recipe she got. She was so enthusiastic about it that I felt compelled to try it immediately. The […]