Got confused between all the milk options out there ? Don’t be, we’re going to explain just what pasteurized milk is, and how it’s different form raw and homogenized milk. Most of the time the differences lay in some technical terms, but with pasteurized milk it’s actually a bit of a lifesaver ! Don’t know …
Milk is one of this foods that people just grow up with, without really questioning anything about it. Most folks know what milk tastes like, what it looks like, what it smells like, and so on. We’ve always known milk as being white, or off-white. But why is that, why is milk white ? More …
Were you expecting fresh milk from that carton, instead of a stinky, lumpy mess ? Well, curdled milk is really not a pleasant sight or smell, especially when it’s first thing in the morning and you haven’t even had your coffee yet. This is a natural process that happens even when we take the most …
Are in you a spice-related emergency ? Is your mouth on fire ? Reach for the milk, quick ! Did you get it ? Good. Now let’s try and explain just why milk helps with spiciness. After all, there’s no immediately obvious reason. At least, not at face value. And there’s some spicy dishes that …
Have you ever found yourself on a woodsy trail and were surrounded by big, thorny bushes with red fruits, similar to berries ? If so, then you’ve probably wondered what they are and if they’re edible, and also what do they taste like? And most probably someone already told you they’re rosehips, but were unsure …
There’s no shortage of fruits in the world, and when it comes to cherries this is even more accurate. Whenever you feel like you have tried all the berries out there a new one will pop up and challenge your taste buds all over again. And of course some times telling them apart is impossible …
Suppose you are a vegetarian or just do not have sausage on hand but have a favorite recipe that calls for sausage. In that case, you may be left wondering what you could use instead. Do you need to use a vegetarian sausage package that you buy from the store, or can you use something …
Rhubarb (Rheum Rhabarbarum), one of the few perennial vegetables, is full of flavor and a great home garden choice. Today we have the opportunity to enjoy this attractive plant throughout the year. Like everything else, it comes with a price. With beautiful, deep green, textured leaves, this large plant is pretty easy to grow and …
Rutabagas are really a wonder of nature. An ancient mix between cabbage and turnip, rutabagas have baffled and delighted everyone’s taste buds for longer than we can remember. There’s a reason they’re not in the limelight like potatoes, broccoli, or salad. If cut wrong rutabagas can get pretty bitter. But what about their greens, has …
If you’ve ever baked a thing in your life, then you’ve come across different kinds of sugar. While most folks end up using plain white sugar, there’s so many more sugar types out there. Most of them refer to how refined the sugar is, and how fine it is. So what do you do when …
Holiday season ! Cookie time, mulled wine, decorations, roast turkey and of course gingerbread ! Gingerbread is a staple of the holiday season, the same way pumpkin pie is a staple of Thanksgiving. So of course, you want to make the best, most delicious gingerbread out there. You get the perfect recipe and you bake …
Rutabaga is a root vegetable, similar to cabbage and turnips. One of the most commonly asked questions is regarding rutabaga substitutes. While many love the taste of this mild and slightly bitter vegetable, others prefer something sweeter and more savory. So we’ve come up with a list of the best rutabaga substitutes out there. You …
Have you found the perfect dinner recipe and it calls for pomegranate seeds, but you don’t have any ? Worse, they’re just out of season and no store carries them anymore ? Then you’ll need a substitute, quick. Fortunately there are quite a few options when it comes to substituting pomegranates. Most of them are …
Did you get your hands on the best pomegranates ever ? Then you may want to hand onto them, because not every batch is a delicious batch. But how do you store pomegranate seeds for a long period ? Can you freeze them ? Well, it turns out the freezer is everyone’s best friend when …
Wondering if that sharp tang in your pomegranates might make them a citrus fruit ? After all, they smell amazing, like citrus fruits do. They’ve got a delicious flavor, like citrus do. And they have one of the most interesting structures of all the fruits out there, unlike citrus fruits. There are quite a few …
If you absolutely enjoy debating definitions with your friends, this article is for you. This is one of the most interesting and hard to answer questions out there, we think. Are grains vegetables ? If yes, why ? If no, why not ? There are valid point for and against both. Today we’re tackling this …
The gluten-free nature and the grains’ health-packed factor makes millet a widely used pantry element throughout the Unites States of America, Asia and Africa. Some absolutely love it for its chewiness when cooked, while the nutty flavor totally steals the show. However, it still isn’t easily available in all the store shelves out there. If …
Chances are, if you are looking for a tamarind substitute, it is because your recipe is asking for something called tamarind paste. Maybe you never heard of that before, or you just do not feel like going out to get some. If you are part of the first group and googled what tamarind is, you …
If your recipe calls for guava paste and you don’t have any on hand, don’t worry. Lost of folks don’t have easy access to guavas, or guava paste. So we have to make do, and find a suitable substitute. While no substitute on this earth can beta the real guava taste, we can definitely come …
If you’re allergic to ginger you may want to know if gingerbread has actual ginger in it. It could be one of those cases that has a name but no one’s really sure why anymore. It turns out gingerbread has a long history and started out as a practical food item, rather than a decorative …