Friday 28 March 2014

Proper Food Storage - Part 2


Just like Mom used to make! Photo source Flickr, used under creative commons.

Welcome to the second installment in our two-part series on proper food storage. If you missed last week's episode, click here! Today we voyage into the freezer, explore the complicated relationship some foods have with your refrigerator, and offer a few tips and tricks for tastier, longer lasting food.

Friday 21 March 2014

Proper Food Storage - Part 1

The refrigerator is a marvelous invention, but how can we get the most out of it? Photo source Flickr, used under creative commons.


Food’s expensive!! It’s disheartening to spend money on good food to feed our families, only to have to throw it out because it spoiled before we had a chance to use it. It’s hard on our pocketbooks and it’s a horrible waste of resources. The United Nations estimates that nearly one-third of all food produced in the world for human consumption – about 1.3 billion tonnes – gets lost or wasted. Much of it ends up in landfill sites where it becomes a major source of the greenhouse gas methane. While much of this wastage is in the supply and distribution chain, households are also major contributors. We couldn’t find statistics for Canada but in the United Kingdom, it’s estimated that 32% of food purchased by households ends up being thrown out.



Here’s the Kitchen Pixies' advice for keeping the taste and making less waste.

Friday 14 March 2014

Pi(e) Day



Someone just reminded the Pixies that today is International Pi Day.—March 14 .. 3.14 … get it? It’s the wonky, nerdy kind o' humour that some of the Pixies just love. In any event, it’s time to stop with the math and get down to the brass tacks of posting a pi(e) recipe. And if this Pixie gets it posted by 3:14 local time, it will be a Pi Day Miracle.