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Just the name of candy can make one’s mouth water. Although, candy is considered notorious for many reasons: it is a source of great benefits. Candy also offers certain bodily medical benefits, such as lowering the risk of heart diseases attack. Dark Chocolate products contain antioxidant flavonoid, that is beneficial to your heart. Eating this … Read more
Chocolate Melts are one of the best accessories for baking experts: it’s like the cherry on top that bursts in your mouth and makes chocolate appear quite aesthetic and flavourful. Chocolate Melts are a flavored, colored confectionery component used in baking and decoration. They’re designed to be melted and used as a candy covering for … Read more
Homemade buttermilk is tasty, easy to make, and sooo good for you. It’s not just a refreshing beverage, but also a healthful cultured milk product with all the essential goodness from lacto-fermentation that we humans need. I’m talking about those probiotics that our traditional foods were so rich in, and that the modern diet is … Read more
A couple of years ago, I stayed at a hotel nice enough that there was a cook in the breakfast line, making eggs to order. In fact, he was actually breaking individual eggs, then cooking them just for you. No hotel pans of scrambles here. Want an omelette? No problem. You could ask for anything at all … Read more
The Taino way of charqui – smoking strips of meat over a lattice of green allspice wood, covered with leaves from the allspice tree, and seasoned with crushed allspice berries – gave rise to both Jamaican jerk and to jerky. The Taino barbacoa evolved into barbecue. Today allspice is a kitchen staple, beloved of pie … Read more
OK, so I like to point people to my lower-carb, homemade version of macaroni and cheese using low-carb elbows, if possible, and real cheese. But sometimes I have been known to open a box. So I was preparing Kirkland Signature Macaroni & Cheese (powdered packet, not sauce packet) (that’s the Costco store brand — we’ve become fiends … Read more
If cutting up a chicken is hard, clumsy work, or you find yourself cursing your carrots when you attempt to matchstick them, I have the most likely reason: your knives probably suck. Slicing and dicing should be fun. When you have good knives and you keep them sharp, they are a joy to use. There’s … Read more
The first time I ever tried to make my own cole slaw it was crisp, balanced, fresh – and wrong. What was missing? A certain je ne sais quoi: a refreshing, bracing note that was herbal yet earthy. But what could it be? After some investigation and experimentation, I found out quoi: Celery seed. Just a half-teaspoon of … Read more
Who knew you could make your own corn dogs? It’s easy, fun and delicious. We’ve been serving these at our son’s birthday parties for years. It’s become a tradition. At his sixth, a guest (a grownup guest!) said, on biting into one, “Wow! I had no idea corn dogs could be good! I always thought corn … Read more
How do you feel about your kitchenware? Do you like it? Do you hate it? Do you love it? If you’re not in love with your cookware, throw it out! If you hate your cookware, that’s good. At least you have feelings about it. Figure out what you hate about it, and use that as … Read more
