myTakes: Food & Beverage

Most of these dishes I've had since childhood, but others are newer. I'll start off with childhood dishes and go from there. Sausage & Potatoes I loved it when my mom made this simple dish for dinner. Sausage, potatoes,...

This week we visit the cuisine of the south west and examine stargazy pie. WHAT IS IT? It's a pie made with whole pilchards, white fish potatoes and boiled egg as the main ingredients. What makes it instantly...

In this week's edition of why the UK has the world's best food, we look at a modern classic, the deep-fried mars bar. WHAT IS IT? Exactly what the name says, a Mars bar dipped in batter and deep fried in oil or beef fat....

This is number three of a series on great British dishes. This week we examine the Parmo. WHAT IS IT? A flattened chicken breast deep fried in bread crumbs covered in bechamel sauce and cheddar cheese then grilled until...

Welcome to the first of a short light hearted look at British food. I'll be doing classic dishes from around the UK that people actually do eat. I won't be posting recipes because you can easily google them. This week we...

Eating only healthy foods isn't enough to ensure you eat healthy. While most doctors and dieticians swear by eating balanced meals as part of a healthy diet, you need to ensure that the combinations of food that you eat...

1) sweet potato hummus where sweet potato replaces chickpeas..... to begin with hummus means chickpeas (facepalm). It is an Arabic word... so no chickpeas means no hummus. Secondly, you are just eating CARBS with CARBS......

So. There is a difference between # 1) eating beef meat because you simply like the experience. And # 2) a) eating rare meat because your teeth are weak leading you to assume that all cooked beef aren't easily chewed by...

​This is baklava, or paklawa as its known in most Kurdish households. This nutty, buttery, sticky, sweet, spiced pastry exists in some form in most of the Middle East, but to me this version is the ‘classic’ as its Mum’s...

This is my first MyTake so I decided to talk about how waffles really are better than pancakes. Well that’s it for the intro so now let me tell you why. 1. Syrup pockets You can literally save time and have the pockets...

This is my favorite dish my mother makes. It is an old Kurdish dish. ingredients: 200 g minded meat, 1onion, 1egg, salt, black pepper, 800ml water, 1-2 pinch parsley, 1tablespoon butter, 2.5 tablespoons rice, 2...

Somewhere around 2020, there was a snowball effect among some well known food brands which were known to tout racist characters as part of their logos. In many a public tweet, these companies announced that they magically...

If this is your first Thanksgiving or your 15th, prepping the big feast to welcome over friends and family can seem overwhelming and stressful, but you can do it! The way to "survive" Thanksgiving is to PREPARE!!! No one...

About four days ago, Hooters, which describes itself as a place where "you'll find craveable food and wings, cold beer, sports, and of course, Hooters Girls," and actually describes itself as "family friendly," redesigned...