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It's time to reconsider low-dairy diets, new study suggests
" . . . The researchers found the consumption of any kind of dairy to be associated with a 2 percent lower risk of de...
Stainless Steel v.s. Carbon Steel Pans in terms of oil/fat use
Hello, I've been eyeing a Carbon Steel pan for a while, but in Romania they are quite hard to find, but what I was th...
Minced lamb disaster
Hi everyone, had a massive disaster with making shepherds pie today. I’ve made this a hundred times, always turns out...
Ground Beef Question (solved)
I have a strange question, but let me explain first what I'm trying to do. We are in a small RV and I want to make th...
Xtreme Eating 2016
The annual guide for where to find 2,000+ calorie, high sodium, high sugar meals at the nation's chain restaurants.
FDA new nutrition label requirements
The FDA has overhauled nutrition labeling to require disclosure of "added sugars", among other things. Some additi...
Melting chicken skin/fat
Hi, all, I've been making a lot of recipes with skin-on bone-on chicken thighs simmering in coconut curry and I'm int...
PAHO issues nutrition standards for ultraprocessed foods
Marion Nestle offers kudos to the Pan American Health Association for issuing nutritional profile standards for what ...
Highest fat content in sour cream available in Toronto
In and around Toronto, I have widely seen Western Sour Cream with 30% fat, but has anyone seen anything with a higher...
Calculating Milkfat % in Creams
I'm an American who lives (and cooks) in South Korea. Here, there are no real labeling standards for cream products -...
FDA Finally Bans Trans Fats
OK, it's basically the regulatory equivalence of sentencing a corpse to a life sentence without parole, but . . . .
Can you really use up duck fat?
I live in France and I eat canned duck confit every 2-3 months. I love duck confit and to be honest I like the canned...
High heat cooking with fats
IMO too many cooks use too high a heat when cooking food. I'm no expert but something tells me cooking foods at extr...
what is shortening?
My husband came home with a 42 oz. can of "shortening" to make biscuits. I have always used butter. It says it is pre...
Heads up about Nutella- European vs. US version
I recently noticed that I could pick up a glass jar of imported Nutella at a local specialty store, but it was $8.99,...