Food & Drink
Finance3 Cancer Fighting Foods in the Kitchen
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009It is possible to prevent thousands of breast and colon cancer cases. All it takes is you making smart lifestyle choices, according to the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research. It’s all in what you choose in the kitchen. Here are some tips. Calcium-According to a study from the National Institutes [...]
Epicurean Cutting Surfaces
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008It seems kind of silly to get excited about something like a cutting board but I am currently experiencing at least some form of mild elation with my new Epicurean cutting board. I picked up a Epicurean pizza peel recently while on vacation and I’ve waited to write about it until I got a chance [...]
Pizza Stone is Worth the Dough
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008I picked up a pizza stone on an impulse while on vacation recently. I’ve been wanting one for a while because my pizza is a bit lackluster and I was hoping a pizza stone would elevate my crust to restaurant quality. I tried it out immediately when I returned home and I was very pleased [...]
The Ikan is a New Way to Get the Groceries
Wednesday, June 25th, 2008I have a love-hate relationship with grocery shopping. I like to cook but I don’t really enjoy fighting the other shoppers in the cramped aisles at the grocery store. The Ikan is a device that might assist you with or even replace your grocery shopping altogether. The Ikan allows you to scan the bar code [...]
50 Helpful Tips for the Kitchen
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008lifehackery.com has compiled an amazing list of 50 helpful tips for the kitchen. The list included a few tips that I knew about, but the majority of them were new to me. In fact, I’m going to make some popcorn tonight and give #15 a try. I’m sure it won’t be long before I burn [...]
Cast Iron Dutch Oven is Kitchen Workhorse
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008I never thought I could get excited about cast iron cookware until I picked up a new Dutch oven from Williams Sonoma. I choose Le Creuset because they are well-known for their quality and tradition of making cast iron cookware. My previous Dutch oven was a cheap non-stick, non-cast-iron model. The biggest problem I had [...]
Biodegradable Cutlery
Sunday, October 21st, 2007These biodegradable utensils are durable enough to cut a steak and soft enough to biodegrade. Known as Taterware and Spudware, these eco-friendly cutlery options are made from renewable resources such as potato starch, corn starch, and wheat. The cutlery can safely be composted, with some products even breaking down completely in 3-6 weeks. The biodegradable [...]
ROLLERtoaster – A New Way to Toast Bread
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006One might think that all innovation has been squashed from the toaster market. Enter the ROLLERtoaster – to burn new life into an appliance we all take for granted. Resembling a paper shredder, the ROLLERtoaster was designed by Jaren Goh of Singapore and won a 2006 Red Dot Design Award for innovation. According to Jaren’s [...]
Healthy Kitchen with Timestrips Disposable Smart-Labels
Tuesday, December 5th, 2006Like many people, my food labeling system is non-existent. At best, it involves simply writing the date on the spaghetti jar with a marker before I stick it back in the fridge. When food doesn’t get labeled correctly it can become difficult to remember when something was first opened or put in the refrigerator. To [...]
