Thanks for posting that Candy. I now feel almost normal and justified in adding more cookbooks to my already huge collection! God knows where I’m going to put them all though. Two big shelves in the downstairs sitting room...

I love Perl’s gefilte fish, but that option’s gone now (I’ve heard that they may not be re-opening). We’re going to Montreal for the seders this year, so I guess I’ll shlep some back from there, or...

generic brands. Problem is, you wont know until you crack the can or box open. 7.) (Same as 6, but with cold cereals in boxes.) - WRONG! I’ve had difference experiences between BRAND names for that matter. Again, some...

Ooooohhh...drool... I hadn’t opened the link! That looks so good!

case, you will be getting a much better yogurt than a lot of what you find on supermarket shelves.

Jacques Pepin made a comment on his show once about how he used to chase down chickens to make his dinners. He said most Americans open a package of chicken breasts, a pack of spinach and call that cooking. Everyone has a...

fried pineapple during the decision-making process. But…swoon…the store. The shelves, the goods, the smells, the tastes. This, boys and girls, is what heaven looks like. We took our oversized bag across the street to the very...

is in like 40% of the stuff on grocery shelves. HFC is everywhere — you have to buy drinks that are specifically formulated with cane sugar (like at Whole Foods) in order to avoid it in non-diet soft drinks. It’s a...

for what is arguably ONE prototype of a certain kind of Mexican cuisine (Tex-Mex etc) as it is understood in this country. This is one of the great street food places in the world and is a destination in its own right. As it is...

Look on your grocery store shelves in the Mexican/Latin section. You should be able to find small cans of Nestle Crema. It will give you the flavor you are looking for.

Yes, some of us actually do read labels for basic foods and it can be an eye-opening experience. One day this summer I just got curious and read the Land O’Lakes butter package. The ingredients were: sweet cream, natural...

the local asian and mexican markets, but I realize I need to work that into my schedule. The deals I hear about are worth the extra hour of travel and shopping. I just need to make sure they are open when I get off work at 7pm or...

on to S. Asian shelves. I own a box of the famed Pakistani Shaan Masala brand Curry spice mix and use it in a tomato based gravy dish that I casually call chicken curry, but it should probably really be called masala chicken or...

This has been on my mind for several months now as prices started going up in Japan 5 months ago (a bit earlier than the big pinch in the U.S.). Now, we also have a severe butter shortage (no butter on the shelves at all at any...

Isn’t it amazing how different the stuff on the grocery store shelves can be between the US and Canada??? Other things I’ve noted that are not the same: 1) yogurt – aside from FAGE, I couldn’t get yogurt in...