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Category: What’s Cooking?
What you eat matters. For you and for the environment.
The Environmental Working Group has just released a new report, titled “Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change and Health”, that allows both consumers and experts to easily understand how food choices affect both our health and our environmental footprint. Their conclusion can be summarized as follows: Eating less meat, greener meat and healthier meat is […]
What to Eat to Beat the Heat?
When the weather is hot, special care must be given to what we eat, avoiding heavy foods which are hard to digest and preferring lighter ones that keep us well nourished and hydrated.
Backyard Chickens
Have you ever thought about raising hens in your backyard? It is now perfectly legal to do so in Seattle, New York and in a few Canadian cities, such as Vancouver, Victoria, London, and Niagara Falls. Some rules are imposed on the chicken owners about the maximum number of hens allowed in the backyard coop, […]
No Vacancy in Montreal’s community gardens
If you’d like to grow small plots of vegetables in one of Montreal’s many community gardens, I am afraid you’ll have to wait a while, because the 8,000 individual spaces are all taken up by fellow urban gardeners. I have heard that in some areas of town, the waiting list is so long that a […]
Louis D’Or, Canada’s best cheese
I finally managed to taste the Louis D’or, from Fromagerie du Presbytère in Sainte-Élisabeth-de-Warwick in Quebec. This is the same cheese which was awarded the 2011 Canadian Cheese Grand Prix, organized by Dairy Farmers of Canada, two months ago. Louis d’Or is named for the farm that produces the organic milk used to make it. […]
Fashion show, the Italian way
Elegance. Quality. Simplicity. These are three words that clearly evoke Italian design and Italian fashion in particular. A few weeks ago, the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade invited me to a very nice show at Daylight Café in Old Montreal.
A slow food café in India: meeting with Dr Vandana Shiva
Dr Vandana Shiva, the famous environmental activist, has been inspiring me for many years. Her unrelenting fight for changing the practices of modern agriculture and for protecting the diversity of food resources, led to the creation of Navdanya, a network of seed keepers and organic producers spread across 16 states in India.
Take a break from stress by going on vacation
Common sense tells us exactly what several scientific studies have also confirmed: vacations are undoubtedly the best weapon against stress. And yet, they are often elusive for those people who dedicate their body and soul to their work or who have allowed daily routines to take over their life.
Pasta is Number 1 in the world
It is with a little bit of national pride that I read "How pasta became the world’s favourite food" in the BBC News magazine, a few days ago. Indeed, I do not know anybody who does not like pasta. Do you ?
Fresh herbs for good taste and health
This summer, try your hand at cooking with fresh aromatic herbs that are currently available everywhere and in abundance. They add flavour and fragrance to dishes, thereby allowing you to cut down on your intake of salt. What’s more, they contain vitamins and essential oils. When bought fresh, herbs can stay fresh for a week […]
10 Food Pyramids From Around The World
The US Food Pyramid may be out, having just been replaced by "My Plate", but many countries still use a pyramid as their model for healthful eating. The Huffington Post has checked out 10 of them, and presents them with quite a bit of humor, in the following article: 10 Food Pyramids From Around The […]
In the U.S., the pyramid is out, the plate is in, and Michelle Obama is all for it!
After almost 20 years of preaching good eating with the help of a food pyramid, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has unveiled last week a new symbol for healthful eating, called My Plate. This initiative enjoys the personal endorsement of the First Lady Michelle Obama.
