Corn Is Not A Vegetable!

Argh!  What a pet peeve!  Corn is NOT a veg.  It's a grain.   Perfect example of people missing the boat is as follows: I ordered my fave salad to go from a local cafe (which I always have to doctor by asking for NO grain, NO feta and dressing on the side), and, much […]

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Roasting A Whole Fish

While eating a nice, clean, deboned filet is far more 'neat' than eating a whole fish (the latter is, indeed, work as one needs to be cautious of avoiding eating pin-bones), the presentation of serving a whole fish is quite lovely. In keeping with using a 'whole' animal, using the whole fish also allows one […]

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Artichokes, Baby!

Or rather, baby artichokes! Quite the opposite of a few recent posts I've done which featured GIANT fruits.. look what I found the other day:  little teeny, tiny baby artichokes! As with many other 'baby' versions of fruits & veg, they were more delicate and almost sweet compared to their larger (and sometimes tougher) counterparts, […]

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Is ‘Gluten-Free’ Going The Way of ‘Low-Fat’?

I've posted about this topic before, but it's a hot topic….No, gluten free does NOT = Paleo, first and foremost. I am thrilled at the fact that gluten-free is becoming more and more easy to come by, which illustrates the fact that at least manufacturers are recognizing that consuming gluten, for ANYONE who happens to be human, […]

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