News — COVID

I have never done so much online shopping in my entire life than in the last two months, no thanks to the protracted pandemic and never-ending lockdown in our country.  When the supermarket in our hood was recently closed for two weeks due to a cluster detected, I had to switch to online mode for the purchase of most of my essentials. Online shopping is convenient but can be a tad time consuming as I sometimes need to wait for the prices of certain items (non urgent ones) to be reduced or wait for free shipping and cashback vouchers before...

Your Next Quarantine Baking Project You don’t have to visit the corner bakery for a good loaf of sourdough. It’s easier to make at home than you’d expect, especially when you use this Test Kitchen trick for simpler sourdough. The secret? Having the sourdough rise two different ways.Traditional sourdough bread uses only sourdough starter culture, a natural yeast. It yields a rich flavour. But natural leavening is much fussier than commercial yeast. It takes more time. The temperature has to be just right, and so does your starter culture. Any glitches along the way and sourdough can turn out more...

How to get a good workout at home Celebrity trainers Amanda Kloots and Tal Cohen know a thing or two about staying in shape no matter where or how busy you are. When she’s not training clients at Studio B in New York City or filming workout videos, Kloots is travelling the globe for special events, working out as she goes. And Cohen picked up his stay-in-shape-anywhere skills when he served as a combat soldier in the Israeli army.Here, the two personal and group fitness trainers show us how to use everyday household items to do a full-body workout at...