How to Get Started Brewing Your Own Beer at Home
Whether you’re a beer connoisseur or you simply love entertaining guests, beer brewing is an incredible hobby to get into. It also offers a unique way to connect with the growing craft beer scene, and potentially monetize your skills at some point down the road. Are you dreaming of the day when you can savor […]
Our Guide to the Best Tea Tools and Accessories
The world consumed nearly 14 billion pounds of tea last year alone. The popular notion is that –save for water – people drink tea more than any other beverage on earth. In fact, tea is so popular that an entire industry of gadgets and styles has prospered around its consumption. Here’s a look at some of the best.
UK to Impose Ban on Junk Food Ads Starting 2023
The government of the United Kingdom is about to announce an embargo on junk food advertising online and before 9pm on TV. Will it work?
Backyard Brawl: Traeger Ironwood 650 vs Weber SmokeFire EX6 (2nd Gen)
Who doesn’t enjoy a smoky whiff of lovingly seasoned, slow-cooked Southern-style BBQ? Try cooking meat and fish in a first-rate smoker and you’ll get all that savory goodness in your backyard. Pellet grills and smokers are no longer just for nerds, and – despite their new-found popularity – they aren’t new, either. They were invented […]
3 Rugged French Press Coffee Makers for Your Next Camping Trip
A well-built, classic French press is a perfect camping companion. It’s tough, durable, and portable – and it makes a great cup of Joe. Here are three rugged French press coffeemakers you can bring on your next camping trip.
The Ultimate Essential Picnic Gear Guide
A few essential items can make the difference between a great picnic and just another picnic. Here are some of the best picnic accessories to pack for your next alfresco meal in the park.
It’s official… Microplastics Are Now a Part of Your Diet!
OK – so we’ve all seen the horror images of whale, fish and bird stomachs blocked with plastic. Now it’s your turn. You’re ingesting microplastics but they are not lodging in your stomach… they’re in your organs! “IN A FEW SHORT DECADES, WE’VE GONE FROM SEEING PLASTIC AS A WONDERFUL BENEFIT TO CONSIDERING IT A […]
Pork Without Meat? It’s Possible With Impossible!
Silicon Valley-based company Impossible Foods is making plant-based ‘meat’ and it’s been gathering a lot of attention. Pork Without Meat: How Impossible Is Changing the Game Fast-food giant Burger King started selling burgers made with Impossible Beef – aptly named Impossible Whopper – in Missouri as what some believed to be an April Fools’ joke […]
UK Teen Goes Blind on Junk Food
By the time the boy was 15, he had begun to lose both his hearing and his eyesight. He was not over or underweight, but was gravely malnourished.
APP- etites: Downsizing the Fat Continent
The US Census Bureau conducted its first National Health Survey in the early 1960s. The results of the survey indicated that 23 percent of American adults were overweight. The number increased steadily over the course of two more national surveys over the years. By the late 1970s, the proportion of overweight American adults had swollen to […]