I’m going to a Food Expo today here in BC to check out some of the latest, the good and the ugly. But before I run off, I thought I’d outline some food trends.

My interests and concerns are green/environmentally-friendly/sustainable choices. I’m not a food scientist or an industry insider – just a consumer who wants to make good choices based on reliable information. There are both positive and negative/alarming trends. Read the rest of this entry »

A week after Kentucky Fried Chicken introduced us to what must be the most disgusting sandwich in the world (the Double Down with bacon, cheese and sauce inside two pieces of fried chicken), we celebrate the bread – and other carbohydrates. Read the rest of this entry »

Many vegetarians and vegans will roll their eyeballs at the thought of someone having to wean off meat. But before passing judgement, lets consider the benefits to the environment if a lot of people were to cut down on their meat consumption. Agriculture and meat production have a huge impact on the environment (one-fifth of greenhouse emissions come from meat production). Factory farms and production plants are polluters of the land and water environments (not to mention animal welfare, or lack of it). Read the rest of this entry »

Last week, I talked about little condiments and sauces to make going vegetarian a bit nicer.
This week, I wanted to share my top 5 substantial ingredients or the things a veggie kitchen can’t be without. Read the rest of this entry »

Contemplating a roast ham this Easter?  Then you’re not going to appreciate the anti-meat preaching diatribes commonly found in green circles.  This article is about ethical meat eating and eating the entire animal. Read the rest of this entry »

I’ve cut my meat and fish consumption by a significant amount since the start of this year.  This didn’t come about as some great seeing the light or by a desire to feel smug.  I just got sick of eating meat.  But I do hope that my contribution – or lack of it – to the meat-eating universe is doing the earth and oceans some good. Read the rest of this entry »

For most of my adult life, I’ve been baffled as to why people parade tofu as meat.  I wondered how many careers have been devoted to designing recognised and loved meat items made of tofu. You don’t have to look too hard around a supermarket to find tofu steaks, sausages and even chicken wings. I just found a picture online of a tofu pie shaped like a pig’s head – that one gets the prize for creativity. Read the rest of this entry »

I love the convenience of tuna out of the can.  It’s tasty and versatile so with very little imagination and time, great culinary masterpieces can be created.  The canned tuna has provided sustenance on many busy lunches, late evenings and I’ve even turned to it for dinner parties because really, you just can’t go wrong with the stuff.

The tuna is a big seller.  The global business in tuna is worth $5.5 billion and millions of people rely on the tuna industry for their livelihood.  But should we be concerned as responsible seafood consumers? Read the rest of this entry »

We’re well into the festive season and no holiday occasion is complete without beer.  It’s the much-loved accompaniment to our good times.  And we do love the brown brew.  The per capita beer consumption in the UK was 87 litres in 2007.  The US was close with 85 litres (translating to about 50 billion pints).  In Canada, drinkers spent $1.8 billion on beer last Christmas season. Read the rest of this entry »

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