Don’t use wooden cutting boards. Cutting into the wood opens up its pores. This is a trap for bacteria (salmonella, streptococculoccus ek ek ek…), especially if you use it to chop raw (worse, bloody) meat. The meat’s blood and raw pieces can seep into the wood and contaminate the other food you’ll be chopping. It […] Read more…

Do you have a theme song, like Ally McBeal? The type of song you sing over and over in your head to make you feel better, to put a bounce in your step, to get you back on track? I don’t. I do have a mantra though, and it’s worked for me. Warrior’s stance, shield […] Read more…