Is Jimmies Really a Racist Term for Chocolate Sprinkles?
Every summer, when my cousins would visit from the city, we would make at least one trip a week into town to “Magno’s.” Magno’s was iconic for soft serve ice cream. We kids would pile into the back of the wood-paneled Pontiac; squished tighter than sardines. Most of...
This Food Safety Revolution May Mean End to Bacterial Food Contamination
During the last of 2018, I frequently posted on social media news about food recalls. At first, I only focused on recalls in the United States. When ground turkey was recalled in both Canada and the United States, I expanded my search. I discovered food contamination...
In 2018 We Googled Magical Unicorn Cakes and Keto Treats
Purveyor of trending searches, Google’s 2018 top ten was all about food. If you think “local food” was of great interest, you would be mistaken and neither was climate change. Food recalls made a fair showing but not as one of the top 10. Although, within that...
Candy and a Castle, and other Christmas Memories
There is nothing sadder than the disappointment of a child on Christmas morning. Nor is there anything as delightful as the shining eyes of a child who spies his most favored Christmas wish peeking out from under the limbs of a family’s brilliantly lit tree. Over the...