If your fridge looks more like a science experiment from your Grade 9 chemistry class than a safe and happy haven for your food, it’s probably way overdue for a clean up.
At the very least you need to give your fridge the once-over every four months but a weekly wipe down and a food inspection will give you a gold star.
Read more: Spring clean your fridge
Did you know that the human body also needs a spring cleaning? The goal of a detox diet is to give your body a rest and to eliminate toxins such as pesticides, synthetic products and atmospheric pollutants. After the cleansing program, your organs such as the kidneys, intestines, and lungs emerge as new to better perform their jobs and to make your body healthier.
Read more here: Spring Detox Tips
Kitchen gizmos are usually created and marketed with a sole purpose that’s obvious from the name – vegetable peeler, garlic press, potato masher.
But as chefs and food experts know, most tools can be put to use in a multitude of ways that make your cooking easier, faster or more impressive.
Take the vegetable peeler – a kitchen essential for getting to the heart of carrots and potatoes.
Ann Taylor Pittman, food editor of Cooking Light magazine, uses the peeler to shave hard cheeses like Parmigiano- Reggiano, pecorino Romano and Asiago.
“The beautiful shavings have a bigger flavour impact than grated. Nice for topping salads, pasta, pizza or flatbread,” says Pittman.
Read more here: New ways to use the tools you have: Rethinking the vegetable peeler
