Monthly Archives: April 2012

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How To Make Croutons

Bread dries out with time. If your bread was purchased fresh from the bakery (or homemade) and left in a paper bag, it will become hard and dry fairly quickly. If your bread was pre-packaged in plastic it probably has enough preservatives that it will dry out before getting moldy (mouldy). If your […]

By | April 20th, 2012|Blog|

Fresh, Tasty, Beautiful Water on Display All Day

Eight glasses – that’s how much we’re all told to drink every day. Some people drink water bottles (an easy way to keep track but a lot of plastic for the dump), some people use the tap for water (easy and economical but often not very tasty), some use a filtered container […]

By | April 18th, 2012|Blog|

Milk Alternatives – Which One Does Your Body Good?

Regular whole milk “does a body good”, but what if you just can’t tolerate cow’s milk? Maybe you’re lactose intolerant, have chosen to be vegetarian, want to lose weight or whatever your reason there are now multiple options to choose from.

There are, of course, pros and cons with both different […]

By | April 10th, 2012|Blog|

Seared Ahi Tuna Salad

This colorful presentation is actually harder to shop for than to create. You must start with sashimi grade (#1) fresh ahi tuna – buy it from a reputable place that keeps sashimi grade separate from their grill grade (#2) of tuna, which must be cooked. Many people wonder what is ahi, a very […]

By | April 5th, 2012|Blog|

Yogurt Cultures

There have been a lot of questions about yogurt (yoghurt) lately, mostly about eating it even after the eat by date, questions about how long yogurt (yoghurt) really and truly lasts. Yes, most yogurts can be eaten for slightly longer than the eat by date chart.

But, yes there is a but, … […]

By | April 5th, 2012|Blog|

Easter Leftovers – What To Do With Leftover Ham?

Easter ham… If you’re like my extended family , we make a ham once a year and there always seems to be as much left over as we started with! But, over the years we have found that we actually enjoy and use leftover ham more than the original dinner. Ham is one […]

By | April 3rd, 2012|Blog|