Very few things are more important in life than the health of your children. Childhood obesity is rising in many countries, and in some places like the United States, the childhood obesity rates are reaching near epidemic levels. Exercise is limited among children, junk food is ever present in these kid’s diets, and foods are [...] Read more »
Heart Healthy Cooking: Tips and Advice
If you have a heart condition or you just want to be healthier in general, the best thing that you can do is start preparing heart healthy cooking recipes. This way you know that you are using only ingredients that are good for your heart, and this is just as good for adults as it [...] Read more »
The Basics Of Making Olive Oil Hasn't Changed Over The Years
Extracting oils from olives using a press is one of the oldest ways to make olive oil, dating back over hundreds of years to the ancient Greeks. A simple process that is undergone using an olive press. But before the press is used there are certain processes that must be undergone first. Once pressed the liquid is put into a decanter so that the liquids can be separated. Let us take a closer look at the complete process: Read more »
Wine Snobs…Pay Attention
Do you take the glass and swish the contents around after the Sommelier pours a small amount of wine in your glass, and then set your nose over the glass rim acting as if you know what the heck you are checking for? Read more »
Get To Know Sherry Wine
Did you know that there are several types of Sherry available? Sherry is a fortified wine of the Jerez region of Spain. Being fortified means grape spirits are added to the wine either during the fermentation process to stop all the sugars from being converted to alcohol or after fermentation is complete. With Sherry, the spirits are added during fermentation. After fermentation Sherry is divided into two groups and from those two groups it is divided into even more types of Sherry. Read more »
Why Use Healthy Cooking Oils?
You probably use cooking oils more than you realize. Whether you are cooking eggs, grilled cheese sandwiches, or just stir frying vegetables, you are probably using at least a teaspoon or two of cooking oil. This adds up pretty quickly, and this is why you want to make sure that you are using healthy cooking [...] Read more »
A Guide to Healthy Cooking for Two
In most cases it is the woman who is constantly dieting and trying to lose weight. Men are just lucky in this area, at least for the most part, because it is typically much easier for a man to lose weight and get in shape, while a woman may struggle with it all her life [...] Read more »
Gourmet Dog Food from Home
Your beloved dog is not immune to potential risks from food purchased in the store. Just as many human foods are recalled due to bacteria and other dangers, so are dog foods. You might want to consider making homemade dog food for your dog. You will not need to worry about harmful substances being found in your dogs food if you make it from home. Read more »
A Guide to Healthy Cooking
Whether you are healthy cooking for two or just for yourself, understanding the guide to healthy cooking will be very important, and ensure that you get in and stay in the best possible health. There are lots of different things that you can do to change your diet and start eating healthier, but to get [...] Read more »
Healthy Italian Cooking: Looking Beyond Pastas And Pizzas
It is not difficult understanding the tricks that can help you succeed in learning about what it takes to master healthy Italian cooking methods. The fact of the matter is that not all Italian dishes are unhealthy and there is in fact a lot more to Italian cooking than cooking boring pastas and pizzas. In [...] Read more »