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One of my all-time favorite "hobbies" is cooking at home! I especially enjoy experimenting with new ingredients ...and different types of cookware. My specialties are foods that are diabetic-friendly, keto-friendly, and low-carb. I share my favorite recipes and cooking tips here at The Fun Times Guide to Food.

Everyday Uses For Kitchen Shears & Reasons To Use ‘Em Instead Of Knives

Why risk using large ultra-sharp knives when a good pair of kitchen shears are better, easier, faster, cleaner, and safer?! What's YOUR favorite way to use kitchen shears?

Tips For Ordering From The Secret Dining Menu At Popular Restaurants – All You Have To Do Is Ask

Many restaurants offer a secret dining menu for popular items or substitutions not listed on their main menu. For example, this video decodes In-N-Out Burger's secret menu, plus tips for ordering other items not on the menu.

Yes, Quick Healthy Meals Are Possible Even When You Have No Time To Cook

With these tips, quick healthy meals can be served up at home -- even when you have no time at all! Plus, there's a video that demonstrates some products that can make it even easier.

VIDEO: Proof That Bottled Drinking Water Is No Better Than Tap Water

As seen in this video, it's a proven fact that bottled drinking water is no better than tap water. Here are all the reasons you need to stop wasting money on bottled water.

How To Get Rid Of Fruit Flies Using Homemade Fruit Fly Traps

Fermenting fruits, fruit juices, and similar sweet things attract fruit flies to your kitchen. To get rid of fruit flies, you need to eliminate their food source: moist garbage combined with fruity foods. Try these homemade fruit fly traps!

How Restaurant Menu Design Affects What You Order & How Much You Spend

See how restaurants use fancy techniques to trick you into ordering what they want you to order -- the highest-priced, highest-profit items on the menu. Here's how to turn the tables on the restaurants by understanding the basics of restaurant menu design before you order!

Nutrition Labels Hide Bad Facts Behind Confusing Numbers

It's hard to trust nutrition labels when they hide bad facts with confusing numbers. Serving sizes can be ridiculously small just to make it look good in the percentages. Making your own nutritional labels for food that you prepare at home is the best way to get a handle on what you're eating and the foods' nutritional values.

How To Plant Your First Organic Vegetable Garden

Whether you pick a small spot in the backyard for a vegetable garden or you try container gardening, here are some tips for getting a successful harvest from your very first organic vegetable garden.