First time when I noticed that olive oil could be bitter shocked me. I was adding it to my salad as I regularly do, and the taste was way too bitter, and I couldn’t find what makes it that way. Later I found out that my olive oil was bitter, but the thing is that …
We have an entire article about why basil can taste bitter, but why pesto tastes bitter is different since there are more ingredients to it, not only pesto. Yea, the basil having a bitter taste can be one of the reasons for it, but it is not the most common reason for the bitter taste in …
Out of butter while making macaroni and cheese? Don’t be sad, in this article we are sharing some 100% working butter substitute in mac and cheese! Mac and cheese is undoubtedly the most favorite comfort food of the Americans. You can have it as a snack, lunch, dinner, or basically any time of the day. …
Have you ever woke up in the morning and craved a good peanut butter for your breakfast, only to find out that your jar of peanut butter is watery? This can be off-putting because you need an extra effort to stir it back, or it is actually its texture and will not thicken anything you …
In the cooking world butter has a very special place in everyone’s heart. It’s delicious, rich, and make everything better. But it burns so easily ! Fortunately, there are ways to improve upon this, and two of those ways are clarified butter and ghee. But exactly how different are clarified butter and ghee ? Are …
If you use butter, you know just how much it can help improve flavor, texture, and smell in anything it touches. And even something as simple as toast is immediately made better with some delicious butter. So for something everyone uses too extensively, why is butter so expensive ? After all, the more people use …
Butter is widely known for being a beautiful, creamy yellow kind of color. It’s what we associate with the words ‘rich’, ‘delicious’, ‘decadent’ because it simply brings that much more flavor and richness to anything you’re making (sweet or savory). But when you think about it, butter is essentially made from milk, well actually cream. …
Butter has this amazing ability to make everything that much better tasting, and it makes for a delicious smell, too ! One thing you always have to remember though, is to take the butter out of the fridge so it softens enough. Even so, room temperature butter is more solid than you’d initially think. But …
If you’re in love with olive oil and use it extensively you’re definitely well acquainted with its price. Depending on the grade it can be reasonable or it can sting your pocket, especially if you go through a lot. And then there are different brands selling the same grade of olive oil, at significantly different …
Olive oil is a prized item in many kitchens, heavily used by many cooks. It has great flavor, a beautiful color, and a host of health benefits. You often see olive oil used to lightly fry something in a skillet, or as a salad dressing, or mixed into a vinaigrette or used as a dip. …
It’s been drilled into our heads that olive oil is THE oil to have in your kitchen. And for the most part, it’s very true. Superior taste, beautiful color, and has a host of health benefits when compared to other vegetable oils. So naturally, you go and get yourself a bottle of this delicious, beautiful …
Bacon grease is absolutely amazing ! You can cook your food in it, you can mix it onto other foods to give it a bacony taste, and it lasts for such a long time. But does bacon grease ever go bad ? How long does it last, and how should you store it ? If …
Containing no cholesterol and very little saturated fats, soybean oil a vegetable based oil that’s widely used for cooking and baking. But some people need to avoid soybeans due to certain health concerns or allergic reasons. If you are looking to replace soybean oil with an equally good or better alternative, here are some amazing …
Are you running out of oil and there’s no point in keeping two nearly-empty bottles ? You’re probably wondering if you can mix the two oils. Well, the thing is you’re not the only one in this situation, so there’s info to help you out. If you’ve got peanut oil and vegetable oil – two …
Want that beautiful, sizzling bacon with eggs in the morning ? Then you may be wondering if you should use oil with the bacon, as well as the eggs. Worry not, today we’re going to talk about whether there’s any point to using oil with bacon, and how to get the best results. Do you …
Are you in love with chocolate ? Then you might just be in love with cocoa butter as well ! Yes, one of the most amazing sweets on this earth lends half its flavor to cocoa butter. It’s the butter that makes chocolate so melty and creamy and oh so delicious. But the process of …
Cocoa butter has a variety of uses but many people are concerned that they may not be storing it properly to maximize its shelf life and usability. Seeing as this precious butter isn’t that easy to get a hold of, it’s best to preserve as much as possible. Thankfully, this butter keeps very well and …
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. …
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 …