Which is it, online or in-store? Where do you usually go for Christmas shopping? Maybe you belong to that segment of the population that prefers to compare prices online but shop in-store. Many Canadians still choose to take in the festive mood in actual brick-and-mortar stores than to shop online, despite the usual aspects that […]

When it comes to nominating the world’s most popular spices, cinnamon is right there, next to peppercorn and cumin. It represents a staple spice in many households all around the world, but it originated in ancient Sri Lanka. Treasured since thousands of years ago, cinnamon was a favorite amongst the Egyptians and the Romans who […]

For thousands of years, people have been using Aloe Vera to treat skin conditions of different kinds. Whether to heal a wound, treat a burn, minimize frostbite damage or neutralize acne, this product of nature was part of ancient cultures medicine and in biblical times, it was rendered the plant of immortality by the Egyptians […]

Is there any other type of cheese that comes to mind when you hear Greek cheeses? Feta is the type of cheese that most people recall before any other. But did you know that although feta is registered as traditionally Greek other countries also produce it? And very well too, as in other countries produce […]

Throughout South-Eastern Europe, in countries like Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania and Greece cheese mongers work fervently every day to produce an array of artisanal cheeses and give the world an abundance of cheese varieties that range from milk’s to goat’s and sheep’s or a combination of milks. Not just in France, but cheese is […]

Philadelphia cream cheese – the original Philadelphia cream cheese dates back to 1872. In 1872, a dairyman by the name of William Lawrence made the first cream cheese in the world, which he branded as Philadelphia, Kraft tells us. Nowadays, Philadelphia cream cheese is most often associated with cheesecake, but it’s very common to eat […]

Many of those on a carbs-up diet eat plenty of rice on a weekly basis, some up to 3x a day. Depending on the type of rice you choose, you could be adding to your health more nutrients than you realize. Nutritionists recommend primarily brown rice, which boosts a generous amount of B-vitamins, fiber and […]

The history of essential oils goes back to many, many moons ago and actually starts with the history of plants used for therapeutic purposes. As such, history tells us that people started using plants and herbal remedies to treat and heal conditions since 18,000 before Common Era. We don’t know exactly when essential oils became […]

Fiddleheads, fiddlehead ferns or fiddlehead greens are wild edibles that come out early spring. The plant is also commercially harvested and has various culinary uses. It has been consumed since the Medieval Age in Northern France and has been a part of Native Americans’ diet for centuries. Fiddleheads are mainly cooked using either the boiling […]

A lot of people are more familiar with the word squid than with calamari, although calamari and squid refer to the same food. Calamari is the Italian name for squid, which is a sea animal with tentacles. It’s these tentacles that make the popular Mediterranean dish named fried calamari. Squid, however, can be prepared in […]