Foodie's Corner

I was cleaning out our basement recently and found a 9-year-old glue trap. We’ve had one of these for years,...

Salt and sugar, two substances that are not necessarily related in our daily lives, do in fact play a crucial...

Have you ever opened a can of tomatoes and found some strange residue on the surface?  Have you wondered how...

I’ve been interested in parasitic plants for a long time, but I didn’t know anything about their diet. I thought...

We’ve all been there: you’re cooking a dinner, and suddenly all the food gets stuck to the bowl you’re using....

As usual, Paula Deen is the topic of the day, since she announced on the Today show that she is...

If you’ve been reading my blog for some time, you know I have a lot of recurring problems with my...

The Rafflesia arnoldii is a parasitic plant native to central Borneo that has a truly bizarre appearance. With a large,...

Botulism is a rare but potentially deadly disease caused by a bacteria that grows in improperly canned foods. Botulism spores...

Self heating food packaging (also known as personal- or home-heating food packaging) is a packaging technology that uses the heat...