Both outdoor, indoor, and in-between cats will occasionally eat plants. Grass tends to be a favorite, but as cat people will tell you, they will nibble on all sorts of plants, including house plants. The prevailing wisdom is that “cats eat plants because they’re sick.” Many cats seem to prefer grass, so they may also […]
The Best Way to Clean a Cheese Grater
My dishwasher recently broke and I haven’t bothered repairing it or replacing it. I don’t mind washing dishes. In fact, I like it. It’s therapeutic. But that darn cheese grater! Whether you have a box grater of a flat grater, it’s such a pain to clean! Since most of us use the large or medium […]
Basic Home Canning Supplies
Water Bath Home Canning Supplies Basic home canning supplies are cheap. You do not need to spend a lot of money on equipment to get started on home canning right away. In fact, for around $95 or less you can buy all the supplies you need, including the jars and a recipe/instruction book, to do […]
Can You Re-Use Classico Pasta Sauce Jars?
Classico pasta sauce is one of the most popular jarred Italian sauces on the market and for good reason. However, it’s not just the taste that attracts people to this brand, it’s the jar. Classico uses mason jars, famed for home canning. Thus, Classico pasta sauce jars seem perfect for re-use. So, can you reuse […]
Why Does Eating Chile Peppers Make You Feel Warm?
Have you ever eaten a spicy dish, laden with hot chile peppers, and experienced an all-over warming sensation in your body? Perhaps you even felt over-heated and begin to sweat. Maybe, this happens to you any time you eat hot peppers, or only when you eat an extremely hot variety or a large amount. What […]
Measuring Calories from Food: Protein, Fats, and Carbohydrates
The term we use to describe the energy derived from foods is Calorie. In other words, the terms energy and Calorie, when applied to foods, are synonymous. One calorie is defined as the quantity of heat necessary to raise one kg (1 liter) of water 1°C. What we call a calorie, therefore, is actually a kilogram calorie or kilocalorie, which is abbreviated kcal. […]