Topic: Food and Cooking
Junk food is perceived to have poor nutritional value; and fails to add any health benefits to an individual?s diet. The term was coined in 1972, by Michael Jacobson, director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest. Street food and fast food fall under the category of junk food. Apart from adding empty calories, it spoils the ...
Puff pastry looks and sounds fancy, but preparing it couldn't be easier. Simply thaw, unfold one of the sheets, cut into squares, prick with a fork (so that it doesn't puff up too much), sprinkle with cinnamon-sugar mix, and bake. The one drawback? It's basically butter and flour. For a leaner alternative, swap in slices of Angel ...
A Scottish whisky firm on Thursday unveiled bottles of what it claims is the oldest single malt whisky in the world, having spent the best part of a century inside an oak barrel. Gordon and MacPhail's Mortlach 70-Year-Old Speyside was sampled at a launch party in Edinburgh Castle, where it was escorted through the doors by pipers and a ...
If you are concerned about your health in general, you may want to pour yourself a cup of Joe as you read this information. Recent studies have shown that drinking a minimum of 2 cups of coffee on a daily basis lowers the risk of stroke in women who are non-smokers. The women within this study were generally healthy, and ...
