Walnuts, their amazing crunch and delicate flavor goes great with pretty much everything. Roasts, stuffings, sundaes, cookies, cakes, anything. For a nut we adore so much, we don’t know all that much about it. Today we’re taking a look at walnuts – where they grow, where they’re from, and a few common, related questions. So …
Scallops are a delicious seafood that somehow looks both fancy and alien. But these delicious seafaring creatures are very often fount at the fish counter, and catch the eye of many customers. Some shy away from the high price tag, and some pick them up for an event or simply because they like them. Whatever …
Shrimp is a great source of protein, and it’s always great at a dinner party, but there’s a bit of a conundrum going on. Folks aren’t really sure what shrimp actually is. Is it a type of fish? Is it seafood? Is it shellfish? None of the above? This is especially important for those who …
Seafood isn’t for everyone’s tastes, but when it’s cooked properly, it’s one of the best things you’ll ever experience. So you sit down, pull up the menu, and gasp a little. It’s a bit much for the lobster, and the mussel pasta is a bit extreme. Why is that? Why is seafood so expensive? After …
Are you a pepperoni fan ? Then you may have some at home right now, or may have had a few slices of pepperoni lately. No worries, we’re in love with the stuff too ! Crispy, salty, slightly spicy slices on top of a nicely done pizza is on of our favorite sights. And since …
Salami and pepperoni have always been a confusing topic. Is quite hard to know the differences between them. Which was first, and which is better ? Does it matter which you put on pizza ? How can you tell them apart, and is there really a difference ? Well, this is what we’re going to …
Salami is part of our everyday lives, whether it’ on pizza, in baked goods, or just in a sandwich. We bet you’ve got some form of salami in your fridge right now. As food lovers we try to understand everything that’s in our fridge, pantry, freezer and counter. Today we’re tackling the salami – what …
Salami is an amazing deli meat. So amazing we can’t get enough of it sometimes, so we end up with way too much of it. What do you do with leftover salami, then ? Well, you freeze it. But can you freeze salami ? And if yes, how do you do it so you don’t …
Salami is a pretty important food item for many folks, especially in Europe and the U.S. and there’s just so many different types to choose from. But despite our love for salami we can’t help but wonder sometimes if this meat is safe to eat – is it raw ? For some folks the possibility …
Soy sauce is such a common ingredient in dishes that more and more folks have some at home. And this is great, because a dash of soy sauce can really take your food to the next level ! However keeping soy sauce around all the time may make you wonder if it ever goes bad. …
Soy sauce is an amazing food item. It’s a dip, a condiment, a sauce, a dressing, it can be whatever you want it to be, but why is it black, though? And we all know how food with soy sauce looks: dark, with a rich reddish brown tinge and it’s absolutely delicious. But as much …
Cocoa butter is amazing on its own and it’s really the soul behind any bit of chocolate. You may be a fan of cocoa butter even if you don’t care for chocolate, since it’s also used in some skincare products and other nut butters. A very common question is if cocoa butter is actually vegan. …
Do you have a whole lot of peanut butter just laying around and don’t know if you can freeze it ? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. Freezing surplus food items is very common and peanut butter is in everyone’s pantry. So this is what we’re going to be talking about today, how to freeze …
Carrots are in everyone’s kitchen and part of pretty much ever food possible, along with onions, tomatoes, potatoes and fragrant herbs. And if you’ve ever handled a carrot you may have wondered why carrots are always so consistently orange, at all times, in all their forms. That’s a lot of pigment. You may have also …
It’s pretty safe to say peanut butter is everyone’s best friend and one of the two most important ingredients in a sandwich, the other being jelly. Because of this we tend to have peanut butter just laying around the kitchen, and sometimes we may have a jar or two extra. Those jars may be tucked …
Cocoa butter and cocoa powder are part of our everyday lives, whether we notice them or not. Either in sweets or skincare products, both items are around us and we thoroughly enjoy their delicious aroma. But how much do we really know about cocoa butter and cocoa powder ? exactly how are they different, and …
Soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce are two very common sauces that give dishes a lot of flavor. They can even be substituted for one another, although there are some important differences between the soy sauce and the Worcestershire sauce. To begin understanding them and their differences, we need to look at what each sauce really …
Peaches, apricots, and nectarines are three great fruits but we often mistake them for one another. They look and taste very similar and it’s no wonder folks get them confused all the time. Today we’re going to talk about the differences between these 3 fruits, and hopefully you’ll have an easier time telling them apart. …
Peanut butter is one of those spreads that ends up in everyone’s pantry and we kind of fall in love with it. But is peanut butter dairy free ? It’s got the word ‘butter’ in it, after all. And maybe not all peanut butter is made the same. This is what we’re going to find …
Cocoa butter is found in every bar of chocolate on earth, but does is have caffeine ? All chocolate has at least some measure of caffeine in it, so doesn’t cocoa butter have some too ? The truth is that cocoa butter has no caffeine, despite a chocolate bar having caffeine. Today we’re going to …