Food For Thought: Learning About Cooking And Nutrition

Penny Jacobsen at your service. As a school tuckshop convenor, I spend my days trying to find simple, nutritious recipes that teenagers will be happy to buy. Believe me, it's a tough task! Over the years, I've learnt many tricks of the trade through cooking for my own children and grandchildren. I really love cooking, so I'm always ready to experiment and my family is usually very supportive of my efforts. I started this blog because I know how difficult it is to research the latest nutritious food ideas when you are busy. There are diet fads, newly discovered superfoods and innovative trends such as slow cooking. I hope that my home cooking experiments and my success in feeding hordes of finicky teenagers give you some inspiration. Enjoy reading!

2017

Keto Friendly Restauranteur

24 March 2017

If you're planning on trying to strip body fat through a ketogenic diet, then you need to ensure that you plan your meals properly and hit the right macronutrient intake, especially if you're going to be eating out at restaurants. Eating away from home doesn't have to be the bane of a ketogenic nutrition programme; however, some careful attention needs to go into choosing the right combination of proteins, fats and carbohydrates.
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Making the most out of the slow season

19 January 2017

Your restaurant business has been booming, your cuisines are selling fast, and you are contented with the way things are unfolding. Now when it's slow season or off peak time, when people aren't jamming your restaurant as much, is when you can pull out a number of good tricks and make the most out of the slow season. Let's see the few areas you may tap. Cut costs The biggest expense you can cut is labour.
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