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26/03/2018

President’s Choice has always been about discovery. We’re always travelling to taste new cuisines and flavours and bring them back to share with our consumers. No one has been able to do that the way we do.

Our editor-in-chief, travelled to Italy for a behind-the-scenes look at how Parmigiano-Reggiano is crafted and how it finds. Mind blown: That was the state I was in after biting into a piece of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese while on a farm-to-fork tour in Italy last year. I could barely speak, but I ma...

26/03/2018

Think of the time listed as a suggestion, not the Gospel. After cooking more than a thousand pots of pasta, I’d say the box is accurate only about 50% of the time.

Pasta's a weeknight no-brainer, sure, but cooking it just right isn't. Here are the biggest mistakes that are keeping you from noodle nirvana. 1. Not choosing the right shape Pasta doesn't come in 101 shapes and sizes just for fun. There's a purpose for nearly all of them (okay, maybe not this one),...

24/03/2018

Saffron is pricey, but you need only a tiny bit for big flavour. Its pretty red-orange colour also enhances dishes:

Not only do spices boast many health benefits, they also kick up the flavour in any dish. Try these meal ideas to make the most of healthy spices Brighten rice Saffron is pricey, but you need only a tiny bit for big flavour. Its pretty red-orange colour also enhances dishes: Try it in paella, risott...

24/03/2018

Now, our inner caveman may love campfire cooking, but the prep-work? Not so much. For the prep, we prefer to dwell back in the modern world, doing as much chopping and prepping as possible in the comfort and convenience of the home kitchen.

Eat more than hot dogs and roasted marshmallows on your next camping trip with this dinner menu from Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Munday.If you ask me, the best part about camping is the food. There's almost nothing better than gooey s'mores straight from the campfire, but s'mores aren't the only camping-...

21/03/2018

Draymond Green has played an important part in the Warriors dynasty, helping push Golden State to 70 wins almost every season. That hasn't stopped quibbling over his place in NBA ranks, though. While he has been considered a top-10 player in recent years, Green's play may have dipped a bit this season.

20/03/2018

I look at photography as something gratifying rather then work, a way to express myself. I love using my camera to the point that I see it as an extension of myself, but more importantly,

Before you seek some advice, random quotes or mundane deliberations on the source of inspiration from our everyday life, things that inspire us to keep shooting, answer this simple, but important question – how many times per day do we pull out our camera and practice taking images? OK, how about ...

20/03/2018

This refreshing strawberry yogurt smoothie takes only a few minutes to prepare, making it one of the easiest healthy strawberry recipes ever! It’s also ideal as a nourishing start to the day.

July is strawberry season! Make the most of this delicious fruit by incorporating it into your diet with these healthy strawberry recipes. Strawberry Yogurt Smoothie This refreshing strawberry yogurt smoothie takes only a few minutes to prepare, making it one of the easiest healthy strawberry recipe...

15/03/2018

The Rangers traded six-time All-Star Rick Nash to the Bruins, the team announced Sunday.
In exchange for Nash, New York will receive forwards Ryan Spooner and Matt Beleskey, the rights to defensive prospect Ryan Lindgren, a first-round pick in the 2018 draft and a seventh-round pick in 2019. The Bruins retain 50% of Beleskey's salary through the 2020-21 season, while the Rangers will pay half of Nash's cap hit for the remainder of the season before he became a UFA on July 1.

14/03/2018

It’s difficult to describe the awesome magnetic vivacity of the downtown area. It’s colourful; hectic, but rarely threatening; rough around the edges yet homely.

The streets are still quiet in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, and the market stalls still bare. The many churches along the street have their doors open wide with suited men and women popping in and out before work. As I raise my lens towards the yellow-orange paintwork of the neoclassical Cour...

14/03/2018

To be fair, wedding photography goes beyond just the camera and the lens, but you cannot take either of them lightly. When you shoot with the wrong lens you limit your creative options.

Coming from a social background where weddings are considered as much a union of two souls as of two families, I have been brought up in an environment where people see weddings as the cultural extravaganza of the season. To be honest they are just that, at least in my culture, with lots of singing,...

10/03/2018

Dogs never bite me. Only cat does...!!!

10/03/2018

You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him...!!!