Here’s a good article on saving the food in your fridge and freezer when a power outage occurs.  The warning they have on the site makes so much sense, but I highly doubt many people have the same frame of mind:
“And remember the most basic rule: When in doubt, throw it out. Any cost savings you may gain by keeping questionable food will cost you much more in terms of doctor and hospital bills if someone gets sick.”
Yep, we’re not responsible if you come down with a bout of explosive …

I spray the inside of my kitchen trashcan with Lysol disinfectant spray every time the garbage bag is replaced. As clean as my trashcan is (or so it seems), there are certain foods that can turn my recently sanitized trashcan into a harbinger of noxious odors, and I always end up throwing away a new garbage bag with barely anything in it.
For me, the culprits are disposed apple peels, apple cores, raw chicken parts, and the foam tray the chicken meat is placed in.  The disposed apple parts, especially the …

With 5 grams of protein and a good dose of fiber in every 1/2 cup…oatmeal is a righteous power food on it’s own.  But I don’t think I can eat more than a cup of cooked oatmeal as it’s filling, and I need more than10 grams of protein in the morning.  I tried adding protein powder in the past, but I just didn’t like the grittiness of it. So I added one of those incredible, edible, eggs while the oatmeal was cooking.  It didn’t affect the texture too much and …

While New York City has mandated chain restaurants to post their calorie information, this website also gives those outside of the city an opportunity to check out the menus and calories of the food items before you even decide to step into the premises. However, caloric data isn’t only limited to restaurant data. The website contains caloric data of 70,000 foods and 500 restaurants. There is also data on the amount of protein, carbs, and fat on certain items. The website categorizes the information by generic …

Looks like I’ll be writing mobile posts until I get a replacement laptop.
There’s always one thing that nags me, and that’s public microwave etiquitte When it comes to using a microwave at a common area, certain manners have to be followed.
First of all, if you make a mess no matter how large or small inside the microwave, clean it up.
Second, before you open the microwave door to put in your food, make sure it is not in use.
And finally, never walk away from the microwave while your food is …

Once in a while, we encounter a jar that seems impossible to twist open. And guys, even with all the strength training, sometimes the end result is futility and humiliation…especially when you fail to open it in front of a girl. Weak.  But it’s alright, some times using your noggin is more effective then brute strength alone. YumSugar has a neat post on using a spoon to open a stubborn jar.

Hold the spoon in one hand and the jar firmly in the other.
Nestle the spoon …

I strive hard to include at least three servings of vegetables in my daily diet.  And often, I fail to meet that goal. So last week, I started to do what most Chinese parents do, make healthy soup.  I never really liked drinking soup when I was young.  Most of the time when I go to visit my parents back in South Jersey, they would tell me there’s soup waiting for me.  They would tell me how the soup would get rid of the hot air and cleanse the toxins …

Over the July 4th Weekend, I learned that kiwi is a great tenderizer for beef.  It was the first time I had heard of this, but the kalbi (Korean beef short ribs) I had were out of this world, and the secret was using kiwi in the marinade.  Kiwis contain an enzyme called actinidin, and what it does is that it breaks down the gelatin and muscle fibers in the beef.
Last night, I decided to do a little experimentation of my own.  I would make two batches of beef bulgogi …

I’m no stranger to kitchen knife wounds, but burns, they’re few and far between. I managed to burn my finger yesterday while I was melting a few ingredients in a large metal mixing bowl over a pot of simmering water. I must have slept through science class where the teacher mentioned metal conducts heat extremely fast, or maybe I just don’t have any common sense. I wasn’t familiar with treating burns, so I went to the Internet for some online assistance.
Here’s some info I found from FamilyDoctor.org
You can get burned …

Let’s face it, cookware is expensive and it takes up valuable kitchen space. I tend to hold off on buying certain types of cookware because I either can’t afford it, or I have no more storage space in the apartment. I’m a big proponent of steaming food, but I don’t have a steamer. Rather than spend money, I use whatever I have in the kitchen to get the job done. Who says I need to buy a steamer in order to steam food? I have …