Family traditions are especially important at Christmas. Tourtière is one of them. Vinny just wouldn’t feel right without this savory meat pie for the holidays. More
Adela’s Norwegian meatballs, WHO style
03 Nov 2015 4 Comments
in food, health, Main dishes, recipes Tags: antioxidants, cancer, dairy, meat, meatballs, pork, red meat, turkey, WHO

Traditional cooking, with a healthier outlook
The WHO’s stand on meat
The World Health Organization (WHO) has just sent shock waves through the earth’s stratosphere. What they said was something that anybody who has been following nutrition news in the past few years already knew.
WHO news: Processed meats cause cancer. And red meats probably cause cancer.
But unless you are genetically predisposed to the disease, the increased risk according to most experts is relatively low. Nevertheless, it’s real. More
Food Surprises… A Pocket Full of Rye
05 Dec 2010 2 Comments
in Breads, food, health, Main dishes Tags: blood sugar, carbohydrates, family, French, meat pies, nutrition, pork, poultry, tasting, traditions, wild foods
Remember that song about a pocketful of rye? The king cuts into his pie, and surprise… a blackbird nips off his nose! This nonsense isn’t as silly as it first seems. More