People drink tea to relax. A sizzling cup is refreshing. Yet, excessive tea is not advisable. It is harmful to health. It slowly affects the body systems. The habit of drinking too much tea should be avoided. Why so? Why One Should You Avoid Excessi...

I remember as a child driving into New Mexico when I was old enough to read and noting the A & W signs for Green Chile Cheeseburgers and asking my parents, "What is Green Chile?" Green chile sounded weird to me, because I was used to the reddish brown...

Choosing the right commercial coffee maker can be a daunting task. Here are 5 tips how to help you choose the right coffee maker for commercial use. The choice available today on commercial coffee makers is endless - Coffee urns, plumbed coffee mak...

Would you like to know what makes a plumbed coffee maker different from all the typical coffee makers available in the market today? What makes this type of coffee maker different from the traditional ones? To give you an idea, here are the unique ...

Cruises around the world will give explorers the opportunity to experience some of most delicious cuisine imagined. If you have the palate it could be the experience of a lifetime. * Argentinean Beef * Brazilian Empanada * Scottish Haggis * Gr...

If you have purchased an energy drink lately, you probably have read that it contains taurine. The interesting thing is that taurine is actually a mild sedative, it just so happens that it also aids in the movement of potassium, sodium, calcium and magnes...

I tend to be forgetful in the kitchen and sometimes burn a pot or pan. It's not always my fault because my twin sons are such great conversationalists. They can talk about almost anything and are so engaging that I lose track of time...easily. The othe...

Eating chocolate is a sheer delight in and of itself, but a fountain of it? Oh, that's sure bliss. I think the alomst ultimate experience would be having your favorite type of chocolate flowing out of a 3-tier fountain. The usual for this is Belgian fondu...

As the warm sun and colors of our Indian Summer is upon us and I have a couple of things I want you to think about. There's always that question, when you are out shopping, about which wine best complements certain foods. I suggest that you let the foo...

Fast food restaurants have gotten such a bad rap in the past few decades as a major reason for the obesity epidemic in the US, that many of them have felt compelled to defend their existence. Recently, the head of McDonald's, one of the most often cited ...

Once you have found the wine whose taste thrills you, the thing to do is run, don't walk, to the same store where you got it, and buy a few more bottles from the same lot. This is good advice because if you wait a few months to buy another bottle, it may ...

We've all had this happen to us. Good friends drop by unexpectedly. Of course, you're glad to see them and are really glad they came, but, being the "good hostess", you wonder what kind of refreshments to serve them while they're visiting. You mentally...

Friends stopped by unexpectedly not long ago. We had a good visit with them, reminiscing old times, catching up on events, and discussing politics. As the night passed, I knew I needed to serve refreshments. This would be a challenging task, as I haven...

Jamaican Planters' Punch 1 part lime juice 2 parts sugar 3 parts Jamaica rum 4 parts water and ice A doggerel for this recipe runs: "One of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, and four of weak," thus making it easy to keep the proportions ...

Forschner blades are some of my favorite, inexpensive blades. These knives are not the absolute best blades around, but the utility they provide is almost unbeatable. Forschner Victorinox Cutlery It is common knowledge that Forschner blades ar...