Ed. Note: The idea for today’s post was suggested by Bartek Gniado.
Hosting a dinner party, or any kind of party, for that matter, tends to be something that is done by couples. I have hosted parties with girlfriends (past and present), as well as with roommates. Perhaps because there can be a division of labour [...]
Yesterday was a holiday in Canada, but that’s no excuse for not posting an entry. To make up for my absence, I figured I’d better write something for you today . And what better way to apologize than by sharing a very simple pizza recipe with you?
As much as ordering pizza from the local pizzeria [...]
There’s a lot of hype about eating organic food these days, and for good reason. Organic food is better for the environment, and it’s usually better for your health. However, what people often overlook are the benefits of eating locally grown food.
Locally grown food has a number of advantages that organic food sometimes doesn’t. It’s [...]
Of all the kitchen storage items that exist, the one that I had long believed to be the most useless was the banana hanger. Why would I waste money on a device that suspends a bunch of bananas a few centimetres above the counter? Why not save my money and just set the bananas directly [...]
While it’s somewhat cliché to say that bachelors tend to be a bit unadventurous with the food they make at home, it’s very often the truth. It tends to be nothing but burgers, canned soup, hot dogs, tuna sandwiches, and ramen noodles.
I enjoy all of those dishes, but I wouldn’t want to eat them every [...]
When trying to break the habit of frequent eating-out, the most important step—beyond learning how to cook—is making sure that your kitchen is stocked with some staple foods and spices.
If you make sure that your fridge and cupboards are always stocked with these items, you should be able to prepare most of the recipes on [...]
Dusting furniture should be one of the easiest chores to do. But, given how many dusty bachelor pads I’ve seen (my own included), it would seem that it’s a pretty complicated task.
Of course, we know that dusting isn’t really complicated. The main reason that it doesn’t get done is sheer laziness. With that in mind, [...]