About four years ago, long before the Husband-Elect and I started sucking face, I went on a series of interweb dates. Overall, it was a good experience. Sure, a few nights out were painful, but most of the guys were relatively harmless – nothing to see a psychiatrist over. (P.S. If a dude answers the [...]

Here’s another “Around the World” menu inspired by the cuisine of Italy: Grilled Vegetable Stromboli, Balsamic Strawberries, and a green salad with Italian dressing.
Stromboli is usually made by rolling meats and cheeses up into an Italian bread dough before it’s baked. After the loaf is cooked and cooled it’s cut into slices and served. [...]

OK I finally figured out what I wanted to make for the saucy mama recipe contest!! The wing sauce was calling my name from the moment I pulled it out of the box, so I knew I had to use it. Plus with my new fancy grill John bought me, I knew it had to [...]

Good old Onion.
Today’s Funny Friday is an ONN report on a “study” that revealed that children are very much against publically funded healthcare.
Have a great weekend!
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Senator Edward Kennedy passed away on Tuesday. He played a pivotal role in the baby milk campaign, calling Senate Hearings in 1978 and putting company executives on the spot about their aggressive marketing practices. The added calls for a marketing code was taken up by WHO and UNICEF and led to the International Code of [...]

Penned by the effervescent Leigh, Veggie Might is a weekly Thursday column about the wide world of Vegetarianism.
It’s been a highly politicized year for corn: High-fructose corn syrup wars have been raging, and Food, Inc reminded us that American farmers mostly produce corn that feeds livestock and the agri-industrial complex.
But let’s forget all about politics [...]

So this was my first attempt at pizza on the grill! As I mentioned before, John got me a kick butt gas grill for my birthday!!! How cool is that??
My mom laughed at me when I told her what she got me… she thought I was kidding…
“Steph don’t you want some nice jewelry or something?? [...]

So blearly eyed I woke up, rolled out of bed and as per my last few months’ Thursday morning ritual, logged onto the Ottawa Citizen’s Digital Edition to review the Food section’s recipes.
I’m absolutely delighted to report that this morning’s fare included not only the recipes but also their nutritional breakdowns!
A huge thank you to [...]

This lunch showcases some of the traditional foods of the southwestern region of the United States, which includes Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado: Corncob Cornbread, Anasazi Beans with roasted chiles, Prickly Pear Pudding, Fried Nopales, and a Baby Squash Medley topped with sunflower and pumpkin seeds.
Just for fun I used scissors to cut corn [...]

Diet Pills Can Cause Liver Damage!
News broke today of a new report on diet pills such as ALLI (the fat busting pill in the windows of almost every chemist and pharmacy in the UK) that suggests these miracle cure super magic bullet diet pills can increase the risk of liver damage.
The FDA (Food and Drug [...]