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Since I’ve been in England, everyone has asked me if I have tried the typical British Sunday roast. Without any idea what the Sunday roast could be, I was taken by a friend to Toby Carvery restaurant, where a simple but very tasty meal taught me what a roast should be.
The British Sunday roast is basically […]

Spicy Mexican cuisine, a plethora of dips, and the classic baked potato all seem to taste better crowned with a dollop of sterling white sour cream.
With its generally mild flavor and consistently rich, thick texture, sour cream is made when pasteurized light cream is introduced to certain bacteria cultures.
Despite its tastiness and compatibility with many […]

A lot of drinks seem on the lighter side, but have hidden calories like you wouldn’t believe, and that you wouldn’t notice until a month of Venti White Hot Chocolates later…
While it may taste good on your lips, your hips won’t be thanking you if you constantly down drinks with half of your daily-recommended caloric intake. […]

If the Muffin Man really does live on Drury Lane, he has some stiff competition just around the corner.  I recently discovered this rivalry as I was strolling through trendy Covent Garden, London in search of a quaint British café for High Tea. What I found, however, was a much more American-style venue and an updated […]

Tapas are a hip, growing trend spreading across different restaurants, cafés, bars, and clubs across the country. Suddenly, even coffee shops have ‘tapa sandwiches’, mini cucumber sandwiches pressed between foccaccia bread with basil aioli, or tuna tar-tar salads to go with your cappuccino. But not only are they light and a great party dish, these […]

I can remember very well my first beer experience in the United States. It wasn’t the first time I had contact with alcoholic beverages, since in Brazil the drinking age is not as enforced as in the United States. The chance to try an American beer came sooner than I thought.
It was on my freshmen […]

Starting yesterday, California restaurants are strictly banned from cooking with trans fat oils. The bill, which was signed in 2008 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, gave restaurants in California a year’s notice to phase out any usage of trans fat oils. Bakeries do not have to comply until 2011. Although cities all over America advocate the […]

Christmas time is often a period when we all feel a little bit more stressed- the weight of college exams, buying gifts in a struggling economy, and the extra pressure that tends to hit relationships during the holidays can leave any Chickspeak girl feeling a little down. So what better way to remember what’s so […]

This is certainly the most wonderful time of the year. Houses, businesses, and trees are all glowing with glittering lights reflecting the warmth felt deep within the soul of many people around the globe.
Triumphant carols are echoes of holidays past, but still have a way to lift the spirit of the listener and the holiday […]

When we are little, we recognize dessert as the reward that comes after a meal. For as long as history can date back, humans have craved sweet, sugary treats that follow their main meal course. In fact, the actual meaning of the word “dessert” comes from the French name “desservir” which means “to clear the […]