Food and Drink Articles (Sorted by date)

Safe Food Storage - Refrigeration

Storing FoodYour Refrigerator:It is many years since schools stopped teaching cooking and domestic science and the result is that few people in the below 35 age bracket are familiar with risks presented by refrigerators.
David McCarthyFebruary 13, 2006

Beer Bellies A Myth?

Beer bellies, for some beer drinkers, are a prideful symbol of their greatest passion: drinking beer. They proudly display their rounded protuberances as testimony to their excessive consumption of their chosen ambrosia.
Andrea NicholFebruary 13, 2006

How to Choose or Grow the Perfect Tomato

The best part of summer is a fresh, sun-warmed red juicy vine ripened tomato. Depending on where you live this can be a long or short season.So how do you pick a tomato in your local store? One important trait is its smell.
Gary NaveFebruary 13, 2006

Restaurants: How to Get the Best Food and Service in Your Favorite Restaurant

I have been a waitress for many years, working in all different kinds of places. If there is one thing I’ve learned, it is that working with the public is never dull.
Patricia RobbinsFebruary 13, 2006

Cappuccino Machines With An Italian Touch

Cappuccino began in Italy where it is still a delight of the morning routine. The Italians can tell a tourist from a native though because only a tourist will order a cappuccino after noon.
Clinton MaxwellFebruary 08, 2006

History of Coffee: Part III - Colonisation of Coffee

By the 17th Century, with the popularity of coffee ever increasing in Europe, the interest of the then World Superpowers - Britain, France, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain - also grew.
James GriersonFebruary 08, 2006

Market Your Cookbook

Divine recipes, luscious photographs – this is your first cookbookand you look forward to those big royalty checks. So what's yourmarketing plan for this book? What are you doing to increase sales?New writers often think the publisher...
Pamela WhiteFebruary 08, 2006

The Best Ways To Keep Coffee Hot

Keeping our brew fresh and hot is a big deal for some of us coffee drinkers. There is nothing worse than a tepid mouthful of stale coffee. How you keep your coffee hot depends a little on where you are and what you're doing.
Lynne BirchFebruary 08, 2006

What Espresso Machine Should I Buy?

What is Espresso?An espresso machine is used to make traditional italian coffee which is known as espresso. Measurements of espresso are commonly referred to as “pulling” a shot.
Daniel TewkesFebruary 08, 2006

The Benefits Of Family Meal Planning

Are you ready to save some time, feed your family healthier meals and save some money along the way? These are just some of the benefits of family meal planning. Let’s look at all of them in a little more detail.
Christine SteendahlFebruary 08, 2006