Lorrain Bodger, twentieth century American writer called truffles as the royalty of homemade candy.
Truffles are a delicate and rare type of edible mushroom, which are mostly grown in Croatia, France, Italy and Slovenia. They are also collected in Washington and Oregon states in US. Forming a symbiotic relationship with the environment, truffles grow underground among [...]

Have you ever heard of unbleached tea bags? Is there really such a thing? C’mon, who would bleach tea bags?
Well, I have startling news for you…
I was walking through the super market the other day looking through the aisle that contained tea to see what tea was available when three words caught my attention. I [...]

Let’s transform an all-time favorite food, pizza, into a healthy all-time favorite. This pizza is high in fiber, antioxidants and phytonutrients that fight inflammation, heart disease and cancer, and it just tastes good. It’s a great way to introduce dark leafy green vegetables into your diet. I encourage everyone to have at [...]

Years ago in Sacramento, California, I ran across an old man selling pickles at a swap meet. He made the pickles in his own kitchen in large plastic barrels and sold them on week-ends. I went to this swap meet every Saturday all during the summer and noticed the lines of people gathered in [...]

Gourmet coffee consumers rarely consider the cost of their
daily coffee in terms of the expense to brew premium whole
bean coffee at home (50 cents to 75 cents) with prices of
a pound of gourmet coffee beans versus a two or three cup
a day ($4.50 to $6.00) coffee drinking habit when purchased
at premium coffee houses. A recent [...]

Its midnight and you’ve got the munchies. What do you do? There is a box of cold pizza from two nights ago and a few pieces of leftover sushi, but your taste buds are craving something different, something sweeter, a delectable morsel that will perfectly melt in the mouth. A commercial flashes [...]

Food-Storage is the key to good way to extend food life.
Food-storage is a wise investment for all of us. With the rising cost
of food and the uncertain times we live in, the threat of food
contamination is always present.
Storing your food properly and under the best conditions possible will
extend its life to its maximum potential.
Some [...]

Using ground spices may be quick and convenient, but for that special occasion nothing beats whole spice that you grind yourself. Not only will you get a better flavor, you will save money as well.
Most of us buy our spice these days in those little jars that line up on supermarket shelves in uniformed rows. [...]

Mountain Drive in Santa Barbara in the 1950s was a center of bohemian life, inspired in part, by Jack Kerouac’s ‘On the Road’. Located in, what was then, an isolated area in the mountains above Montecito, a rich enclave then as now, and because of its then isolation, of cheap land - $1,000.- $2,000 an [...]

Fall is a great time to try out some new pumpkin recipes.
There’s nothing like the smell of fresh baked pumpkin bread or
cookies in the kitchen! You have to give this pumpkin cornbread
a try.
Cranberry Pumpkin Bread
2 eggs, beaten slightly
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup chopped cranberries
1 tablespoon pumpkin [...]