Author: hu3630

Hollywood Cooking

Ever notice that celebrity cookbooks has become a thing. Seriously, it seems like everyone has their own cookbook now.  I’m curious what some of these actors/actresses actually add to the cookbook experience. Alicia Silverstone is a decent actress but I’m not sure…

Food Tech Connect

Food Tech Connect host events that promote innovative cooking methods for food.  They want to redefine the idea of eating by using creativity and technology combined.  With many dieting trends, there are different levels of restrictions for diets like Gluten-Free for…

Challenge Excepted!

BestFoodChallenges.com is exactly what it sounds like, it is a website dedicated to the best food challenges all over the country.  There is a break down of all the states and where these different challenges can be found.  There are…

Cooking Dirty

Along with the rise in the popularity of canning, growing and catching your own food in the last few years, recipes and cookbooks have been popping up from all over that allow you to bring your cooking into the woods. For…

Microwaves contradictions

During the last few years, the usage of microwaves as a tool for cooking as been questioned for the negative effect that radiation might have on the food. (Here is a brief article that describes these negative effects) Research and…

Are these the messages we send to our children?

Cartoons are a huge influence on kid’s lives these days as they spend so much time in front of the TV. The episodes are made to teach them responsibility, honesty and being a good friend, but did you ever think a cartoon would teach a child how to bake? I apologize in advance for this video, it is pretty agonizing to watch because of its raw cheesy-ness, over enthusiastic facial expressions and puppet people, but I think the topic is worth diving into. It is a Nickelodeon show where the characters of Lazy Town are together in the kitchen baking a cake and singing along. The choices this video and cartoon chose to get the kids attention through song in order to teach them a lesson are valid. They use many goofy characters, so every kid can relate to one of them, and get the message across that this is how you bake a cake. Kids absorb information and “rules” of our world like sponges, so we need to be careful what messages we put in front of them. See what other choices or persuasive strategies you can point out in this energetic video. Is a hyper girl with pink hair the girl you want teaching your child lessons in life?

Note: There is a Lil John remix version that I almost posted by accident…. Close one! 🙂

Buzz word: Food

Blogs are everywhere on any subject you could imagine, the DailyBuzz:Food isn’t that. Nor is it just a base sit for others to post recipes too and categorize like All Recipes, The Daily Buzz: Food is a unique combination of both. While…

A Blog for the Cookbook Timeline

If one is to understand the publishing evolution of cookbooks, starting with a simple Google search may be sufficient.  “Cookbook History, Titles, Technology, Timeline,” offers information on the western cookbook and its evolution.  The blog is only one page long,…