Ancient Chinese Secret

“I like rice. Rice is great if you’re hungry and want 2,000 of something.” – Mitch Hedberg, American stand-up comedian   For as long as I can remember, my Mom has cooked rice in a rice cooker – not a stovetop pot that the parents of so many of my non-Asian friends seemed to favour. […]

Food Waste

“Hunger never saw bad bread.” – Benjamin Franklin   At the beginning of 2014, my husband Alan and I made a conscious effort to trim the food that ends up in our trash. We aren’t big food wasters to begin with, but we always feel guilty when we throw out any food, however infrequently. As most […]