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Finally, A Breath Mint That Does What It’s Supposed To by: Dr. Harold Katz One weekend you get together with friends for dinner at a delectable restaurant that serves cheese fondue, and you have a martini to cap it off. You want to make sure you have fresh breath, so after dinner you pop in [...]
Foods To Avoid That Cause Bad Breath by: Dr. Harold Katz Did you know that there are specific foods that may lead to bad breath? This is because of volatile sulfur compounds – the culprit in causing bad breath! For example, if food sits out too long it will spoil. That spoiling action is due [...]
Back to Basics – Preparing Vegetables by: Hammia Broccoli With broccoli the trick is to have the stems and the florets cook at the same rate. You can do this by removing the tough outer skin of the stalks. Simply peel the skin up from the base of the broccoli stalk. Asparagus The tender tips [...]
Thicken That Sauce! by: Michael Sheridan With most sauces and nearly all types of gravy you will need to use a thickening agent at some stage. This may be one of any number of things. The most commonly used are starches of some kind, because they all have the quality of swelling up in any [...]
Party Appetizer Recipes – So Easy And So Affordable! by: Jonathan Teng These are two of my favorite party appetizer recipes that I used to prepare in parties! They are quick, easy and the ingredients are available in any store. Cocktail Kebabs Ingredients: 8 large Shrimp, cooked 1 Garlic clove, crushed 2 Green onions, trimmed [...]
Great Appetizers for Baby Showers and Other Parties by: Criss White One of the biggest challenges for planning a baby shower or any other party is picking the right food. Appetizers and snacks are great for all types of parties, big and small. Here are some delicious appetizer ideas that you can make yourself or [...]
What Should You Serve If Some Of Your Dinner Party Guests Are Diet-Conscious? by: Joanie Williams You are planning an elegant dinner party, with delicious food and drinks. But you know that two or three of the guests you really want around your table are trying to shed a few pounds. Can you invite them [...]
The Art of the Marinade by: Michael Sheridan It’s a sad fact that these days it has become almost essential to marinade most cuts of meat, unless you intend to casserole them. I’ll go into why that is the case a bit later on, but for the time being let’s just examine why we use [...]
The True History of Chocolate by: Peter Cullen For a food that seems so familiar, most of us know surprisingly little about the real origins and history of chocolate. I counted myself in this group until very recently when I picked up a copy of a book titled ‘The True History of Chocolateâ€, by Sophie [...]
Is Acai The World’s Most Powerful Superfood? by: Todd Levering The acai berry consists usually of a pit, and only 10 per cent of the berry is edible. It is small, round, and dark purple in color. It resembles a grape, but it is usually smaller and darker. It consists of an enormous seed and [...]