We've all done it: you diligently keep your kitchen cupboard full and well stocked and then, promptly forgot that a can or two is there. You may have placed it in the back and covered it up with other cans but sadly, it may ...

Are you confused about food that have "best before" or "expiry" dates? Do you throw out food that have expiry dates beyond today? You're not alone. Many people believe that these dates mean that the food is no longer edible and should be thrown out. ...

Canned food is one of those ingredients that has proven itself super useful and versatile. Need more vegetables in your dish? Open some canned corn, canned mushrooms, and maybe even some canned beans to add to the dish. You can even sub ...

One of the great advantages of canned food is that it can be added to dishes almost immediately and straight from the can! This makes it super easy to make dishes more hearty and appetizing with the addition of more ingredients. The best kind of ...

Corned beef is the canned beef that can save you when you're strapped for time. It's ready-to-eat and since it's super tasty, it can make any meal more delicious with its addition. It's also very easy to use. Add a small to ground meat to ...

Not having a stove to cook your meals is not an ideal situation but when an emergency or a crisis places you in such a situation, you have to make do with what you have. If you have stocked up your kitchen with packaged and ...

Do you have a can of Reno Liver Spread in your pantry? Don't despair about not being able to use it for your caldereta recipe! Liver spread is commonly used in the local beef stew and while it's the ingredient that makes ...

The pandemic does not have to dampen your holiday spirit! Why not start as early as now, gathering non-perishable ingredients for your intended Christmas menu? Starting to grocery shop early for non-perishable items is a great idea because once the holiday nears, you know ...

Sweet, sticky, and creamy, sweetened condensed milk is one of our favorite kitchen staples. This is not just an ingredient for leche flan. This is also the ingredient that gives your sweet-style spaghetti and your Vietnamese coffee its sweetness and the essential ingredient in pastillas, ...

Hormel's world-famous canned meat SPAM just celebrated its 83rd birthday and we recently rounded up some cool facts about the canned pork that you might not have known, including that it's available in 22 varieties. Though not all flavors and variants of SPAM ...

Hormel's famous canned meatloaf SPAM first rolled off the factory line on July 5, 1937, which makes the versatile canned meat 83 years old this year. What was initially thought of as a kind of "poor man’s meat" isn’t exactly cheap by canned ...

The sushi bake trend is here and it looks like it may be here to stay. While there are some scratching their heads why it is even called "sushi" when it's neither rolled nor bite-sized, this Japanese fusion dish is undeniably delicious and easy ...

Evaporated milk is a Pinoy kitchen staple. This is an essential ingredient in many local recipes! It's the milk you reach for when making a creamy and milky chicken sopas. It's the can you turn to when you want your champorado recipe to be just ...

There is no need to plan too extravagantly for every meal you set out to make. The simplest meal can be the most satisfying after all. When the ingredients are as handy as being a kitchen staple, such as canned goods, it becomes ...

These are many brands and variants of canned tuna in the stores. An entire shelf can be full of all the different kinds of canned tuna, so it can be overwhelming to see all that variety and not know the differences. Learn ...

Not everyone likes a can of pork and beans. This meat-and-bean combo is a staple in many kitchens but few know more to do with it than opening the can, dumping it into a bowl, and serving it with toasted bread. There have ...

When the enhanced community quarantine started, we discovered that food shopping isn't quite how it used to be. When it's time to go on major supply runs to the major supermarkets and groceries, many of us discover that some of our favorite brands ...