Tag: Food

  • Hovmästarsås (Swedish mustard-dill sauce)

    Hovmästarsås is my favorite accompaniment to gravlax and other fish and seafood. And it is very easy to make. Makes about 3/4 cup Dijon mustard — 1/4 cup White or red wine vinegar — 1 tablespoon Sugar — 1 tablespoon Salt and pepper — a pinch of each Vegetable oil — 1/2 cup Fresh dill,…

  • Swedish Knäckebröd (Crisp Bread)

    More and more people are starting making their own bread, today I will provide you with a recipe for a Swedish style bread, back in Sweden we call it knäckebröd. If you have ever visit IKEA, you might have tried or seen a knäckebröd it is a crispy flatbread and goes well with soups and…

  • Choose plant-based meals

    Okay, this might not be good news for a lot of you turkey-lovers out there, but sometimes the truth hurts: meat, poultry, and seafood production are, in general, bad for the planet. Let’s take beef. Vast amounts of grain must be fed to cattle to produce even a small amount of animal protein for human…

  • Six tips to have healthy kids

    Many parents need to clean up the food and physical activity environment at home to help children be fit and healthy. Here are 6 tips that you can start with. 1. Stock up on good food Fill your house with foods that are both delicious and nutritious (fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts, beans, fish, lean…

  • Allergies: Suffer the Sneezing Worker

    Ah May: the leaves are opening, flowers blooming, your eyes are a watery haze and your nose is running like a faucet. The allergy season is here! In its Spring edition, Allergic Living magazine looks at the hidden toll of spring allergies and finds a lot more than cases of the sniffles. In fact, there…

  • Choose organic, choose local, choose fair trade

    Try to incorporate as much organic food as possible in your holiday meal. Organic food is GE-free and grown without synthetic pesticides and fertilizers. There are a number of third-party certifiers in Canada that certify products as organic. Look for certified organic food at the grocery store, at your local co-op, and at farmer’s markets.…

  • The many uses of Vodka

    *14 things you can do with Vodka besides drink it. To remove a bandage painlessly, saturate the bandage with vodka. The solvent dissolves adhesive. The alcohol in the vodka kills mold and mildew. To clean your eyeglasses, simply wipe the lenses with a soft, clean cloth dampened with vodka. The alcohol in the vodka cleans the…

  • Avoid genetically engineered ingredients

    Genetic engineering (GE) involves inserting genes from one organism into another, unrelated organism. The results are not found in nature and cannot be achieved by traditional cross-breeding techniques. GE crops are usually sold by multinational corporations and are most often designed to survive repeated applications of specific, patented weed or pest killing chemicals. While there…