Are you overcome with a case of sticker shock every time you see the price of a jar of spices? Buying these little guys at your neighborhood grocery store can be super expensive. However, if you shop at ethnic-whether they’re Chinese, Mexican, Vietnamese, or Indian– grocery stores, you can find great deals on spices and many other products that you cook with every day. (more…)

This post is the first in a series of explorations, as we celebrate humanity’s dietary goodness and diversity. Coming from a Hispanic background myself, one of the things I always enjoyed was the food at mi abuela’s house. It was new, it was exciting, it was something I couldn’t pronounce, but boy was it tasty.

Today’s Topic: Breakfast!

Since this is part one, it makes the most sense to begin with breakfast. Across the globe different countries and cultures bring unique sensibilities to the table, when it comes to the staples of morning nutrition. While in Minneapolis we might be saddling up bleary-eyed to bacon strips, hash browns, a bowl of cereal & a tall glass of orange juice, our brothers and sisters halfway across the world are dreaming of a steaming bowl of “congee” and a tasty cruller.

Let’s expand our perspectives regarding this “most important meal of the day,” to open up exciting new tastes to our palette. (more…)