Category: Buying Local

The Mystery Of Polish Sausage – What Is Kielbasa?

Without a doubt the word Kielbasa has worldwide recognition, yet it is also often misunderstood. Kielbasa is the general Polish name for sausage. You cannot walk into a Polish store and say: please give me…

Health Benefits of Eating Eel

Eels may not appeal to you visually as they do look rather like black snakes, but they are nutritious, healthy, and taste very good – and you don’t have to take my word for that!…

Feeding Your Pet Fresh Foods

Okay, I admit it. I am fascinated, overly curious, not quite obsessed with the idea of “you are what you eat.” If you could see me, you’d say I need to lose more than a…

Carnival 2010 in Cyprus

Carnival time in Cyprus is nearly here! From the 1st until the 4th of February the town crier will be announcing the Carnival’s arrival all around Limassol. Carnival was celebrated in ancient Greece and organized…

Dave and Lillian Brummet – Author Interview

Q: What is the significance of your book/the cover? What do you hope readers will feel when they have read/seen it? D: The significance of the book is to guide others on how to cook…

Tips on Processed Meat Products Or Processed Foods

By definition, processed foods are those that are altered from its natural state by applying a certain step to be able to produce a variant out of that natural food. With meat for example, the…

How to Coupon While Taking Down a Full-Time Job and Family

How to Coupon When you first learn how to coupon, you may feel overwhelmed. How can I find time to learn? When am I going to clip and organize all those coupons? Is it worth…

The Jolly Green Revolution – A Take on Present Day ‘Green’ Consumption Phenomena

The “Green” phenomenon if I may call it that, seems to have sprouted recently. In reality, it’s been an ongoing cycle, rather a wheel with spokes that represent different avenues of ‘green’ resources connected to…

Ozarka Water Exposed

Before we get into the meat of it all. When we do simple water tests, we usually just focus a few matrices. One of them is the TDS reading. TDS stands for totally dissolved substances.…

The Vientiane Baguette – A Culinary Journey of Laos

The baguette, a delightful culinary legacy of the French is unavoidable in Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia. Especially in Laos, baguettes are everywhere; sold at stalls, off of bicycles, bakeries, and vegetable markets. Baked in brick…