Bitter orange juice is the bane of anyone’s morning, and really not what you’re looking forward to when you sit down for a nice brunch. So why is orange juice bitter? Is there anything you can do about it? Does it matter if it’s fresh or from a carton? Does it matter what oranges you’re …

The cold season is upon us, and so are the Thanksgiving recipes. Yes we all need to start early, especially if you want to test something before the big family dinner. And with this cold, spiced season come the many questions regarding storage, how long soemthing lasts, and whether it freezes well. Today we’re talking …

Tomatoes are a key ingredient in many dishes, and they’re available in many forms, including tomato paste and tomato sauce. You may be wondering how they’re any different, and which you should use in your cooking. The thing is, they are quite different but both are extremely versatile. Let’s take a look at tomato paste …

A good pot of stew is always welcome, and if that’s what you’re craving for dinner then you’re likely incredibly disappointed when and if it turns out bitter. Luckily this is an opportunity to learn why this can happen in the first place, and how to fix it if it happened. So let’s take a …

Trying to figure out if your stock should be clear or not ? You’re not alone, plenty of people ask themselves the same thing each time they make a pot of delicious, nutritious stock that just happens to be cloudy. Is it okay if stock is cloudy ? Should it be clear ? How do …

Wondering if you’ve overcooked your dinner ? Sometimes you get it right, sometimes you get it wrong. Some of the best cooks out there have had their occasional fail, and that’s okay. But can you actually overcook soups ? Aren’t they supposed to be simmered for eternity anyway ? What is an overcooked soup in …

Broccoli, it’s become one of the staples of healthy eating, and for good reason. But it’s also notoriously hard to get right, in terms of texture. For some people it may be a good idea to cook their healthy meals in large batches, and portion them for later in the week (meal prep). And if …

Wondering if you should peel those carrots ? After all, they look mostly clean, wouldn’t a quick scrub get them ready for cooking ? Let’s take a look at whether you really need to peel carrots or not, whether there’s any point to keeping the skin on, and why we peel carrots in the first …

If you’re baking and your recipe calls for cacao nibs but you don’t have any, don’t worry, there are a couple of easy options you can try. They might not work the exact same way as cacao nibs, but they will get you a result that is close enough. If you’re unsure what cacao nibs …

Baking instructions can sound overwhelming when you’re not very familiar with each ingredient, and it certainly doesn’t help that you’re supposed to measure them very carefully. This is necessary, since baking walks a fine line between art and exact chemistry, and while there is room for error, there is very little. So measuring what you …

The bay leaf – many recipes call for at least one, most call for 2-3 pieces. You add them, not exactly sure why they’re supposed to go into the soup, but they must be doing something. Are they though ? What do they taste like ? Is dried bay more potent than fresh ? How …

Basil is one of the most fragrant herbs you could have in your kitchen (or garden) but it’s a very fickle plant, very sensitive and it’s quite tricky to keep alive and healthy. So you’ll often find yourself wondering if that brown spot on basil is fine to eat, or if that slightly wilted leaf …

Got a fresh mint plant at home, just waiting to be used for a drink of a fresh ingredient in food ? Then you’re going to need to pick some mint leaves ! Are some of them brown ? Are they entirely brown or just brown spots ? Are the stems dried up ?  There …

Chicken nuggets are delicious but can you eat cold chicken nuggets? We all know that most of the time, they are storebought, which means that they are already premade and frozen, so all you have to do is just heat them up. The thing that you have food that was already stored and kept frozen …

We all know and love halloumi, especially grilled ones, but do you know how long halloumi last? I don’t know why, but my fridge is always full of different kinds of cheese and a lot of dairy products, so I always have this question of how long this or that cheese lasts. The thing is …

Cooking more halloumi than you can eat is quite often because it is a very dense and strong-tasting cheese, so you won’t eat as much as you think. So, this leads us to the next question, can you reheat halloumi? And what are the best ways of doing it without changing the texture and taste that …

The first time when we had halloumi was in Cyprus. “Of Course”, halloumi is the most popular cheese in Cyprus since it is one of their signature food. But we never had it raw, so it’s ok if you ask yourself if you can eat raw halloumi without cooking it. Since then, we have had …

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 …

Broccoli rabe(Rapini) is not as common as regular broccoli, but many people that tried it said that it tastes bitter, so in this article, we will talk about why broccoli rabe is bitter. It is always annoying when you want to eat vegetables that are not supposed to be bitter, and you find out that …