Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Food Journalist

Sarah is a baker, cook, author, and blogger living in Toronto. She believes that food is the best method of healing and a classic way of bringing people together. In her spare time, Sarah does yoga, reads cookbooks, writes stories, and finds ways to make any type of food in her blender.

You can pickle practically any kind of fruit or vegetable. Of course, the most popular kind is pickled cucumbers, appropriately called pickles. Many people may have also tried pickled cabbage, eggs, fennel, carrots, onions, radishes, and more. Perhaps the most underrated is pickled beets. Made right, they are absolutely delicious and packed with nutrients and...

People on gluten and dairy-free diets often hear the same question: “What can you eat?!” The answer is: quite a lot! In fact, most foods are acceptable on this diet. Yes, you have to avoid the grocery store snack aisle of pretzels, cookies, and granola bars (although gluten-free versions are becoming increasingly available) and think...

This article was originally published on November 12, 2020, and has since been updated. A baby born with no skin has fought through his harrowing odds and he’s still winning. Although his parents had wondered if they should plan his funeral, Ja’bari Gray finally left the hospital to go home eleven months after being born.  Ja’bari was born...

Tom Matthews, lecturer in Climate Sciences in Loughborough University, is an avid researcher on climate change, more particularly, on the hazards from extreme weather and tropical cyclones. His research is frightening, but what’s more frightening is that messages about the dangers of extreme heat are not receiving the airtime it deserves. [1] Matthews has been...

Most people don’t think about their uric acid levels. It’s rare for them to become too low, but high levels could cause gout, kidney disease, inflammation, and other health issues. Uric acid is a natural waste product the body makes while digesting foods with a chemical called purines. Purine-rich foods include red meat, sardines, and...