Food

Herbs are some of the best things you can grow around your house and garden. They are easier to grow than many kinds of vegetables and fruits and yet they can be just as healthy and tasty to eat. The following list is comprised of 10 of the easiest, healthiest …

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t have to survive on a diet of celery, salad, and boiled chicken breast, feeling “hangry” all the time if you intend to lose weight. As a matter of fact, being full and enjoying nutritious, filling meals will really help you combat all those junk …

The next time you’re craving some food for thought, don’t reach for a book. Instead, open the fridge, peek into the pantry, or walk into the garden. How come? Why, because the foods in your kitchen and garden have countless interesting stories to tell. Here are 20 mind-boggling factoids about …

Whether sweet or savory, bite-sized or fit for for a banquet, who doesn’t love a good pie? While any decent pie needs to undoubtedly be delicious, artist and cook, Karin Pfeiff Boschek, also firmly believes that any pie needs to be as pleasing to your eyes as it is to …

Did you know that the common and inexpensive cabbage is practically a miracle-worker? When I first found out, I was quite surprised, but in fact, cabbage can prevent or cure a whole range of conditions, such as stomach ulcers, Alzheimer’s disease, eczema, jaundice, gout, and arthritis. Read on to find …

The vast majority of recipes of baked goods call for baking powder as a leavening agent. The baking powder you buy in stores consists of 1 part baking soda and 2 parts acid (usually cream of tartar). When combined with liquids, the baking powder fizzes up and creates bubbles that …

A sweltering hot day may have you longing for ice cream or a cold drink, but we’re here to tell you that there is a more effective and healthy way to beat the summer heat from the inside out – cooling herbs. Many medicinal herbs are known for their cooling …

Cornstarch is a key ingredient in a variety of recipes – from shortbread cookies to meatloaf. It is essentially a pure, fine starch powder extracted from corn kernels. When heated, cornstarch is very good at absorbing water. For that reason, it’s most commonly used as a thickening agent for soups, …

If you’ve just been diagnosed with high blood pressure, this is one clear sign that you may be overdoing it on the salt. Yet, while salt may be the culprit of such a disease, it turns out that having too much salt in your meal may leave you feeling uncomfortable. …

Lack of sleep can ruin a lot of things: our mood, our patience, our focus and our sense of enjoyment in life. We’ve all had those sleepless nights. But taking sleeping pills is usually a problematic strategy, because they don’t give you the same natural sleep that revitalizes you, and …