KIDS IN THE KITCHEN

Baking With Kids Can Be Rewarding, But it Must Be Safe Teaching a child to bake can be awesome for both the teacher and student. Kids love to mimic their parents, and a child who routinely sees their parent cooking and/or baking may ask to join in. If not, encourage them to. Learning their way…

PEEPS. LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM?

Either way, PEEPS have been the number one non-chocolate Easter candy in the US for more than a decade. Although yellow is America’s favorite color for PEEPS chicks and bunnies, they also come in pink, lavender, blue, orange and green.  The fluorescent marshmallow bunnies and chicks were hatched over 50 years ago. They got their…

HOW THE USDA GRADES BEEF

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) meticulously grades beef at the request of a meat packer. Only beef that is USDA inspected may carry the USDA shield of authenticity. The grading system determines the quality rating of beef based upon a very complicated inspection system which measures the amount of marbling (fat specs) in…