Monthly Archives: April 2018

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What is Ghee?

Question:

What is Ghee?

What is clarified butter?

Answer:

Ghee is actually pure butter fat. Butter consists of water, milk solids and milk fat (about 80% of butter is fat – it’s the same fat as in milk, but the fats are far more concentrated in butter). Removing everything but the fat, along with the specific […]

By | April 30th, 2018|Blog, FAQ|

Get Garlic Smell Off Hands

Remove the garlic smell from hands - before it ends up somewhere else!

By | April 26th, 2018|Blog|

Earth Day

Earth Day is Sunday April 22, 2018. Although reduce, reuse and recycle is constantly on the minds of most of our readers; this is a day to possibly dig even deeper into individual habits that may affect the stability of this beautiful earth.

Here are some ways to recycle common kitchen waste products […]

By | April 21st, 2018|Blog|

Monday’s Lunch – Soup with “Expired” Rice Noodles

This is a quick Thai inspired soup that we decided to try when we discovered some very old, way beyond their best by date and therefore by some peoples definition “expired”, bean thread rice noodles in the back of a drawer.

Here’s the package of bean […]

By | April 17th, 2018|Blog|

How to Marinate

First off, what is a marinade?
Most people think of a marinade as a flavored liquid used to soak, flavor and tenderize meats. It is… but surprisingly, it can also be anything that is rubbed on or injected into meats or vegetables before cooking or grilling. This means that dry rubs and […]

By | April 12th, 2018|Blog|

K-Cup Waste

K-Cupยฎs have become super popular. Not surprising, since they’re quick and easy to use in our rushed society. With over 10 million pods sold each year, this non-recyclable #7 plastic is also quickly becoming a large scale waste problem.

Green Mountain introduced a coffee pod last fall using […]

By | April 7th, 2018|Blog|

How to Soften Butter

There are three ways that should be mentioned on the process of how to soften butter. There is fast, faster and fastest.

So, for those with varying levels of patience, we will mention all three ways to soften butter. After all, sometimes you need a warm chocolate chip cookie and you need […]
By | April 2nd, 2018|Blog|