By Vonnai Phair From The Seattle Times Heavy metals naturally contaminate a lot of the foods we regularly enjoy—including dark chocolate. While there are tips to minimize exposure, including knowing which bars have lower levels of heavy metals, chocolate lovers may want to know how heavy metals get into these treats in the first place….
Superior Sips
There’s much more to looking sophisticated with a glass in hand than “Swirl, Sniff, and Sip”—or in other words, to release the aromatic scents, identify fruits and flavors, and taste. Before you raise your glass, you’ll want to … Wine tastings can be both fun and educational. (Jack Frog/Shutterstock) Know Your Grapes Even if you…
Eggs Florentine
View the print-ready version of this recipe. Anytime we go out to eat for breakfast, if Traditional Eggs Benedict is on the menu, I order it! I started making it at home long ago, and it’s just as good, especially for a special brunch! Eggs Florentine is a little bit of a healthier twist to traditional Eggs…
Heavy Metals Found in 28 Chocolate Bars
By Vonnai Phair From The Seattle Times Feb. 10—Dark chocolate has a reputation as a relatively healthy treat, but research showing some popular bars might have potentially unsafe levels of heavy metals has many questioning how safe these treats really are. Consumer Reports tested 28 popular dark chocolate bars from Seattle’s Theo Chocolate to Trader…
Are Fruits and Vegetables Really the Best Way to Fight Cancer?
Modern nutritional science recognizes fruits and vegetables as healthy foods that can reduce the risk of cancer, and most people agree with the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away.” But can we fight cancer effectively by eating only fruits and vegetables? Is it healthy to eat only fruits and vegetables? Well, not…
Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper Add Sweet and Spicy Flavor to Pork Recipe
Pork is known as the other white meat. For this easy dinner, I added a sweet and spicy flavor to pork tenderloin slices using the sweet flavor of cinnamon with a touch of cayenne pepper for spice. I love the flavor and texture of butternut squash, but not the effort of peeling and cutting the…
Anatomy of a Classic Cocktail: The Vieux Carré
February 16, 2023
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A New Orleans original, the Vieux Carré (pronounced vyoo kah-RAY) takes a French name, meaning “old square,” and in this context, that’s the oldest part of the city: the French Quarter. While there’s no precise date of its creation, the recipe first takes the light of print in 1937 in Stanley Clisby Arthur’s “Famous New…
Cheesy Ham and Potato Casserole
Why You’ll Love This Ham And Potatoes Casserole It’s the best way to use up and repurpose leftovers in a brand new meal everyone will look forward to digging into. A crowd-pleasing dish, it’s great for potlucks, holiday breakfasts or brunches, and everything in between. You can mix and match your favorite add-ins to satisfy all your tastebuds. Easily prepared ahead…
You’ll Want These Jewels of Sweet Heat on Everything You Eat
Making these candied jalapeños is as easy as heating the sliced fresh chiles in a seasoned simple syrup and then letting them cool. Yet for such a seemingly basic recipe with so few ingredients and steps, the end product is extraordinarily versatile. The key to their versatility (and to the success of this recipe) proved…
Fermentation 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Fermenting Vegetables at Home
In the old days, before you could hop in a car and head to the supermarket, winter meant hunger. Everything you needed to survive the cold, dark days of winter when fields lay fallow had to be harvested in the fall and preserved. There was no takeout, no frozen food section, no meal kits delivered…
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