We did a post last year to make layered drinks to celebrate the July 4th in America. This year, why not try layered red, white & blue ice cubes? Extremely festive and sure to perk up sparkling water or any clearish liquid refreshment of choice.
You’ll need some large silicone ice […]
Even the most experienced bakers and cooks can pick up tips from others, experienced or not. Here are a few baking hacks and cooking tips that we’ve picked up over the years. Just a few ways to either save something, re-use something or in some way sweeten the deal. The baking hacks are […]
Question:
What is Kefir?
Answer:
There’s another new probiotic in town and it’s called Kefir. Kefir is a cultured milk product (basically, fermented milk) that is thicker than milk and thinner than yogurt. Some kefir labels refer to the product as a “cultured milk smoothie”, “probiotic smoothie” and even the “Champagne of milks”. This […]
Dried mushrooms are small and often overlooked, almost hidden on a typical grocery shelf. Packages of dried up little pieces of something brown in a cellophane wrapper may not look too appealing, but they do actually have several advantages over both fresh mushrooms and canned mushrooms. The mushrooms in the back […]
Keep your lemon meringue pie standing tall by preventing what is called "weeping meringue".
Question:
Which ground beef works best?
What is the best meat to fat ratio when purchasing ground
beef?
Answer:
The meat to fat ratio listed for hamburg, ground beef or ground sirloin is usually referred to as the grind. It is listed on the label as a percentage. The percentage of meat is listed […]
So many recipes seem to call for one or two tablespoons of tomato paste. Really… this tiny little can and they can’t even use it all?! Well, it is a highly concentrated product so a little does go a long way, but the question then arises as to what to do with […]