The Cereal Report is a column in which PCFG conducts various cereal reviews, of new or limited products, as well as providing brief backgrounds on the cereal. Cereal is delicious and fairly cheap...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2016/10/18/the-cereal-report-kelloggs-pumpkin-spice-special-k/
So, a common theme you see here on PCFG is that a lot of so-called “fancy” foods, aren’t actually all that fancy when you dissect them and figure out just what the hell they are. Paprika is...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2016/05/24/spices-101-what-is-paprika/
A couple months back, we went over the qualities and a general overview of the tiny, hard berries of the peppercorn bush, also known as just “pepper”. As a quick refresher, you can typically ...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2016/05/11/cheat-codes-how-to-make-cracked-black-pepper/
There’s an interesting dynamic when it comes to ramen in the United States. On the one hand there’s the packaged ramen you can buy at any grocery store for like, 25 cents and that’s been ...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2016/03/11/cheat-code-seasoning-ramen-yourself/
Recently we went over the interesting quirks behind black pepper, and how it’s not really a pepper but really more of a berry, and how they start off as these weird little green things, and so ...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2016/02/24/spices-101-what-is-sansho-pepper/
Go to your dining table right now. Go look at your place setting. What are the two things that always must be there. That’s right salt, and pepper. And don’t tell me you don’t have salt and...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2016/01/12/spices-101-what-is-pepper/
We covered some of the history of spiced Christmas cider, known as wassail, in Part 1 of this article. Read up if you missed it, or read on for our recipe! As some of you may know, PCFG will be p...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2015/12/10/christmastime-favorite-how-to-make-wassail-cider-recipe/
About 10 years ago, I found myself at a Christmas party at a local department/craft store with my mother, where they were serving this mystical drink known as “wassail”. It was some sort of m...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2015/12/07/christmastime-favorite-how-to-make-wassail-pt-1/
Recently a ton of supermarkets closed down in the northeast, especially here on Long Island, resulting from their blanket corporation of A&P going out of business. It was really sad, considering ...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2015/11/23/spices-101-what-is-cardamom/
I like to use the word coriander a lot when joking about high-class foods. Though coriander is yet another spice that sounds really complicated and fancy, but in reality isn’t as big a deal as ...
https://poorcouplesfoodguide.com/2015/11/09/spices-101-what-is-coriander-what-is-cilantro/