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Low Fat Fallacy

I guess we all know that obesity is at epidemic levels. It's drummed into us from all angles. Isn't it strange that we have the biggest range of low-fat foods available but we keep getting fatter?
Jim Foster
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Garlic As A Second Language

Garlic As A Second Language... "Three nickels will get you on the subway, but garlic will get you a seat." ~Old New York saying.
Marjorie Dorfman
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The French Paradox

The French, in terms of diet and disease, are a statistical enigma. They relish high fat food, consume alcohol regularly and often smoke - the very picture of the World Health Organisation’s ‘risk group’.
Simon Mitchell
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Alfredo, And Who On Earth Was He?

If you ask for pasta with Alfredo sauce at a restaurant in Italy all you get from your waiter is a stare. Why is one of the most famous “Italian sauces” for pasta unknown in its country of origin? The answer is simple: because in Italy an Alfredo “sauce” doesn’t exist.
Anna Maria Volpi
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"Trading Spouses" Teaches Relationship Building Through Cooking

Reality shows - good or bad? Definitely entertaining and good insight to the inner workings of a family - even how cooking can build family relationships
Laura Bankston
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Why Cheesecakes Make The Perfect Gift

There are guidelines that should be followed when choosing the perfect gift.
Stephen Whiteside
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Facts About Tobacco

Tobacco used to make cigarettes is a tall, leafy annual plant, originally grown in South and Central America, but now cultivated throughout the world, including southern Ontario. There are many species of tobacco; Nicotiana tabacum (or common tobacco) is used to produce cigarettes.
Alina Joseph
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Fall for Outdoor Entertaining This Autumn

Aaaah, autumn! It's the perfect time to entertain outdoors -- most of the bugs are gone, the sun isn't scorching even though it's warm enough to enjoy an afternoon or evening al fresco, and there's a bounty of good things to serve for an outdoor meal.
Debbie Rodgers
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Top 15 Food Quotations

Explore the world of food with this funny compilation of food-related quotations...
Danielle Hollister
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Are Cheap Cigarette The Cause of Flight Attendant's Sinus?

Here’s an unbelievable, but true news story making the rounds of websites on cigarette. Ever wonder what causes sinus? An American Airlines flight attendant thinks it is secondhand tobacco smoke.
Gloria Joseph
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