Reader Tip: The Quick & Simple Way to Banish Fruit Flies
Fruit flies are the scourge of the summer kitchen. With plenty of ripe fruit sitting out on the counters, my kitchen has been attracting these little flies for the past couple weeks, so I decided to search this site for a solution. A trick recommended again and again by readers in the comments ended up being the quickest, easiest way to rid my kitchen of these pesky flies.
Aug 9, 2011
Fruits & Veggies Are Not as Nutritious as 60 Years Ago
Did you know tomatoes had 55 percent more calcium and 25 percent more iron in 1950 than they did in 1999?Grist wrote about a study that compared the nutrients found in fruits and vegetables grown in 1999 to those grown almost 50 years before. Breeding high-yielding crops, it seems, has led to a loss of nutrients in our produce.The loss is not just because of depleted nutrients in the soil.
Aug 9, 2011
A Guide to the Pros and Cons of Countertop Materials
(Image credit: Liz Vidyarthi) If you’ve ever undergone a big kitchen renovation, you know about the dizzying array of options for kitchen countertops. With new materials being developed all the time, how do you sift through the marketing folderol and make an informed decision? Here is a roundup of several popular options, with pros and
Aug 9, 2011