The paper jacket isn’t just for artisanal aesthetics to emulate a Parisian bakery — The time is 9:00 PM: It is one hour before the grocery store closes. There are just a handful of customers, and employees are starting to perform select closing duties. Granted, I am there at this time to avoid crowds and anxiety as much as possible. And as a creature…

And it’s the perfect way to save on washing up — Sheet pan dinners and slow cooker meals save the day when you need to feed an army of guests. Yet there are times when it’s just yourself for dinner. And you really only want to have one portion of fish, chicken, or vegetables for supper — without the hassle of…

Chemistry never looked, felt, or tasted better — Who can confidently reproduce the monumental periodic table along with all of the common chemical reactions? If you’re still scrambling to conjure up a few, you’re not alone. If there’s yet one truly helpful compound worth remembering — it’s baking soda. But you don’t need to memorize its scientific formula…

Enjoy a warm and fuzzy movie after all the food, drinks, and festivities — St. Patrick’s Day paints North America in shades of green, Irish cultural symbols, and traditional Irish fare for one special day of the year. Awash with green and revelries, March 17 is also a day to reflect on the Irish immigrant experience. What better way to do so than with…

Dublin Mudslide is your pot of gold — Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, Ben & Jerry’s is welcoming back their 2004 fan-favourite flavour: Dublin Mudslide. This time, it’s backed by a renewed corporate social responsibility that’s worth salivating over. Whether for the first or the fiftieth time, you can now enjoy a tub of the special…

The seasonal selection is like a mix of sunshine, showers, and clouds — there are hits and misses — We’re all on the clock. And thanks to Daylight Savings Time, the clock’s hands have just sprung us forward by an hour. Even though said savings haven’t saved us from feeling a tad grumpier and groggier, Mother Nature isn’t hitting the snooze button for what’s in season this month. While…

Travel halfway across the world and celebrate Women’s History Month all from your kitchen — March is Women’s History Month, and it also includes Spring Break, which makes it the perfect opportunity to explore new and exciting recipes in the kitchen to celebrate women, travel, and food — without your boarding pass. If you’re yearning to catch a bit of the travel bug with delicious…

A sauce truly complements and completes the meal — Suffice to say, for many households, “winner, winner chicken dinner” is sitting down at the table with a beautiful oven-roasted chicken. It puts a smile on everyone’s face. And it invites some healthy competition over claiming different parts of the bird. After what has been divvied up, juices that flow…

Not to sugar coat it but the more sweets you eat, the more you’ll want them — I know it all too well — The sweet, sweet determination to fully turn your back on cakes, cookies, and pies — yummy — calls for a tough 180, eliminating almost a happy half of what you already enjoy eating. …