Archive for July 2014
United States Restaurant Traffic Still Down from 2008
According to an article on businessfinder.com: U.S. restaurant traffic has failed to recover from the slowdown of the recession. Consumers made 61 billion visits to restaurants in the year ending May 2014, which is roughly 2 billion fewer visits than in 2008, according to data from The NPD Group, an industry ... more
Read moreThe $2 Artificial Frozen Pizza
It takes over 30 ingredients, excluding vitamin and minerals, to make “America’s Best Selling Frozen Pizza.” The ingredients include mozzarella cheese substitute made with rennet casein, sodium aluminum phosphate, artificial color and 14 other ingredients. Real mozzarella cheese is made from milk…. The package photo shows a “supreme” pizza loaded ... more
Read moreCheap Frozen Pizza Versus Real Food
Americans have been duped into believing the only way to lose weight is to cut calories and in some cases severely cut calories and portion size. It is a lie! American’s who do not how how to cook are dependent on large multinational corporations and weight loss programs producing mini meals ... more
Read moreCalphalon Nonstick 11-inch Square Griddle
If you love making French Toast, pancakes, grilled sandwiches, quesadillas, toasted buns and more a good quality griddle is an ideal times saver. The the United States, single burner stove top griddles are generally 10 to 11 inches square. This provides about 90 to 110 inches of cooking surface. You’d ... more
Read moreIf You Love Junk Email – Sign Up at America’s Test Kitchen
If you watch America’s Test Kitchen (ATC) on PBS, you’re told you can find lots of useful information on their website. But there’s a catch. Recipes and ratings from the current season is free. Older recipes, ratings and online cooking school requires a paid membership. To view free recipes from their ... more
Read moreWhat You See Isn’t What You Get
Welcome to a new series of posts comparing food photography used by the restaurant and food manufactures versus what you are actually served or buy. Is It Real or Is It Photoshop The food industry gets away with murder when it comes to their product photographs versus what you actually get ... more
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