Did you know that onions are among the most commonly used pantry staple? According to the National Onion Association, the average American eats 20 pounds of onions a year. Always buy onions that are heavy in weight which means they are a fresher onion. Did you ever wonder which kind of onion is best to add to each recipe? SHALLOT: […]
Do you know what it means when the food labels give the reference of FAT, SODIUM and FIBER? You may be surprised by the numbers below. FAT FREE: Less than 0.5 g of fat per serving. SATURATED FAT FREE: Less than 0.5 g per serving and the level of saturated fatty acids does not exceed 1% of total fat. LOW […]
Don’t freeze food in their original packaging from the grocery store. With the food prices soaring, why waste your food because of freezer burn. If you want your meat, fish, or poultry to last as long as possible in the freezer, read what is the best way to freeze them below. Those plastic wrapped trays contain excess air that draws […]
How do you make sure you have kneaded dough long enough? Kneading dough for 10-12 minutes by hand or 8-10 minutes in a mixer are the general standards. Check out these five other ways to tell. Here are a few other things to look for: 1. SMOOTH DOUGH TEST: The dough will start out looking like a lumpy mass […]
Pre-washed Produce Fresh produce is high on the list of things we really should wash before eating, especially if it will be eaten raw without cooking. Cooking is the stage that kills bacteria, which is why vegetables such as lettuce and sprouts so often cause foodborne illness. While the USDA endorses washing or rinsing most produce before you eat or […]
It’s been a little over a year since we remodeled our kitchen and bought all new Bosch appliances. The gas range was the first gas range I have ever owned, I used electric my entire adult life. My new range has a convection oven included with the regular oven. After all these years of baking in an electric oven […]
The history of silverware tracks the evolution of eating utensils from prehistoric stone and bone tools to sophisticated metal implements, eventually becoming a symbol of wealth and status before mass production made them commonplace. Spoons: The earliest eating utensils, spoons, were made from shells, animal horns, and wood chips before the advent of metal. Knives: Knives, used for hunting, defense, […]
Oreo Cookies are vegan, this iconic cookie can be dipped in oat, soy or almond milk. Oreo’s do not have any milk or egg products in them. Spam is short for “Spiced Ham” which is funny because there isn’t any spice in it. There are six ingredients in Spam which are pork, salt, water, potato starch, sugar and sodium nitrate. […]
Black Pepper Black pepper is produced from the still green, unripe drupe of the pepper plant. The drupes are cooked briefly in hot water, both to clean them and to prepare them for drying. The heat ruptures cell walls in the pepper, accelerating enzymes that cause browning during drying. The pepper drupes can also be dried in the sun or […]
Learn how to prepare your vegetables, how to cook them and for how long. Fresh vegetables are plentiful this time of the year in Ohio. If we don’t grow it we stop to support the local farm stands. VEGETABLES WAYS TO PREPARE SIMPLE COOKING METHOD TIME CELERY Scrub thoroughly. Cut off leaves and root end. Cut the celery […]