Food & Nutrition

Why Shop at a Bulk Food Store

I used to find it a hassle to go out of my way to stop at the bulk food store. Why make another stop, when everything I can get at the bulk store I can get pre-packaged at the grocery store. Well, I have changed my opinion about that.

Making a Beautiful Valentine’s Chocolate Cake

Every Valentine’s I never know what to do for my husband. It is easy for men; they just need to get us Chocolates, Flowers or Jewelry. They have is easy. Women on the other hand, what do we get men? This year I am going to make my husband (and of course I get to benefit from it as well….) a beautiful chocolate cake.

What are the benefits of Organic Food

The benefits of organic foods become apparent to anyone concerned with the downside of the highly processed food. When we refer to the difference between conventional and organic food, we don't necessarily imply the one between an apple grown organically and another regular one.

How To Make Guacamole

My boyfriend and I need to be banned from buying avocados. We can never manage to eat them all in the 5 seconds after the avocados ripen and become soft, and before they get overripe and go bad. Seriously, I have wasted so many avocados by missing the window.

Guacamole Recipe

 

Ingredients:

2 perfectly ripe avocados

Tzatziki Sauce

1 1/2 cups plain yogurt (all the recipes I found asked for special thick, Greek yogurt, but I used the regular stuff in the grocery store. It came out fine)

1/2 cup grated cucumber (it's hard to measure because it's so squishy, grate a couple inches of cucumber, and err on the side of too-much, rather than not-enough)

2 tablespoons lemon juice

garlic salt

chopped mint leaves

Most recipes I found called for 1 -2 tablespoons of olive oil as well, but I skipped that because it seemed like needless fat. The sauce was very smooth anyway. Maybe it's because I used the wrong yogurt!

I was a bit worried about experimenting with tzatziki sauce, as yogurt and lemon juice could easily make a curdled mess. But I love Greek food so I had to give it a go. I avoiding my curdling worries by grating the cuke into a tupperware container, and coating it in lemon juice, then garlic salt. Then I added the yogurt + mint.

Gelatin Dessert Tips: Using Gelatin Properly

Gelatin is derived from partially hydrolyzed collagen, which is a protein that is found in animal skin and bones. It is used as a thickening agent in many different desserts that are normally served cold. These desserts include jellies, mousses, and other such popular delights. This article gives you the basic tips and techniques that you will need to know when using gelatin in making gelatin desserts.

Seized Chocolate - Bringing It Back to Life

Running into the problem of seized chocolate is something that happens quite often in the kitchen. Especially if you are rushing to prepare a delicious chocolate dessert for your guests, and do not take enough care to handle your chocolate well. This article explains about the seizing process, and how you can bring your seized chocolate back to life.

Things to Look Out for when Using Egg Whites in Baking

Eggs are a very commonly used ingredient in baking, and some recipes use a combination of both egg yolks and egg whites. However, there are also recipes which use only the egg whites or only the egg yolks as well. Comparing these two components of the egg used as separate ingredients during baking, the egg white is known to be the far more tedious to handle and many people make costly mistakes in their endeavours with this ingredient.

This article contains some key points that you should consider when baking with egg whites, and these points mainly cover the area of preparation. This includes preparation of the baking components required, as well as preparation of the egg whites themselves.

Preparation of baking items

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