http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Michael+Sheridan Cooking Michael Sheridan Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=244857&ca=Cooking Walk into any store specializing in barbecues for sale and one is immediately faced with an astonishing and bewildering display of different models at widely differing prices. How do you choose the one that is right for you? It helps to know the principal difference between them. The truth is, for a... Food and Drinks Michael Sheridan Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=242642&ca=Food+and+Drinks One of the more shady practices of unscrupulous butchers, including those to be found in many supermarkets, is to present hoggett as 'prime lamb'. It's not just that there is a difference in flavor, succulence and tenderness, there is also a considerable price difference at market as any struggling... Cooking Michael Sheridan Fri, 04 May 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=148243&ca=Cooking Balsamic vinegar is the 'wine' of Modena, Italy. It is rich, thick, expensive and marries up beautifully with food such as steak to produce an unusual finish that greatly enhances the look and flavor of the meat. But be warned. Not all vinegars labelled 'balsamic' are the real thing. In fact, most a... Advice Michael Sheridan Sat, 10 Feb 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=124568&ca=Advice Collecting recipes from all over the world wide web can be fun and very rewarding in terms of the food you eat. It can also be a nightmare to organize. It doesn't have to be. A little work early on will pay rich rewards as your recipe collection grows. There's no need to buy expensive software, ever... Computers and Technology Michael Sheridan Wed, 24 Jan 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=119810&ca=Computers+and+Technology This is a piece of advice for those people intent on making a living from the internet who have been conned into buying, or are thinking of buying, software that automatically places comments in blogs. This is called spamming, and you have wasted your money. The people who sold you the software have... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Michael Sheridan Sat, 09 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=108114&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Do you ever get so hungry that you no longer feel hungry? Or feel so full that all you want to do is lie down and take a nap? Then beware. These are sensations at either end of the Hunger Scale and they signal a need for caution. The Hunger Scale is simply a notional way to describe your level of hu... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Michael Sheridan Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=103627&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Eating a good lunch is vital, especially for people who skip, or eat a very small, breakfast. Lunch should replenish the body and provide enough energy to get you through the afternoon. Just that, and no more. Choosing the wrong sorts of food for lunch can make us tired, irritable and hungry later i... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Michael Sheridan Wed, 29 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=104842&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Heart disease is the western world's biggest killer. It is closely followed by stroke. In fact overall around 90% of westerners have at least one modifiable risk factor for heart, stroke and vascular diseases and 25% have three or more risk factors. In Australia, for example, a country where sport i... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Michael Sheridan Fri, 17 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=102175&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet A healthy diet is not about how much you eat, it's about what you eat. Get that right and your daily intake of food can be whatever you want it to be. If you are heavily into takeaway foods, saturated fats and sugary drinks, reducing the amount you consume will have some effect. Unfortunately it wil... Food and Drinks Michael Sheridan Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=101410&ca=Food+and+Drinks It may be true that obesity is caused by a number of different things, but it is correspondingly true that eating superfluous fat contributes to the condition. This is something parents of young children in particular have to watch carefully. It's generally true that children like fried food, becaus...