There are certain things I'll never understand: the rules of cricket, how fish reproduce, and people who don't like pickles. Because, come on, pickles taste amazing! Here are a few easy tips for making sure your pickles come out great.
My assumption, in ordering a wholesome-looking, berry-studded muffin virtually every day, was that I was making a healthy choice. It turns out, however, that that's not necessarily the case.
When it comes to choosing what to eat, I like to get a lot of nutritional bang for my buck, so to speak. The best deals? "Superfoods" that are far more plentiful in nutrients than they are in calories and that research has shown deliver health benefits.
It's been a big year in food news. Here's a look, in no particular order, at five of the food trends of 2011, the stories that propelled them to the top and what you can learn from them.