In The Refrigerator
Foods stored in the refrigerator or freezer should be in excellently wrapped packaging such as cellophane and tin foil or in sealed containers such as zip lock bags and plastic bowls with lids and locking mechanisms. A pad lock is suggested to keep kids and spouses out...
Traditional Balsamic Vinegar For Oil And Vinegar Recipes And Gifts
Traditionally, balsamic vinegar originates from Modena, Italy.
Even today, the most renown balsamic vinegar is only produced in Modena and Reggio, Italy. The first documented reference to balsamic vinegar was...
The holidays are never far away and it’s the perfect opportunity to learn how to entertain well with a great selection of food and wine. Both food and wine play an important role in our society, and if we want to be successful hosts and hostesses we must learn to serve our guests...
Mushrooms. Earthy, elegant, rich, meaty.. Extraordinary.
Mushrooms fall into the love/hate category. You either love em or not so much. Kinda like George W, Eminem, country music, and Jim Carey. No middle ground. Regardless of which group you inhabit, mushrooms have long been the...
When it is time to bake cookies, we usually think that it is complicated, that it takes a lot of time. In one word : that it is not worthwhile ! We will show you hereunder that it is simply not true. Baking cookies is easy, fast and, most important, fun. Come and join all our readers who decided...
For the person whos constantly going back and forth between one diet or another, there never seems to be much fun in their lives. I should know as Ive been yo-yo dieting for most of my adult life now. I would go from one diet plan to another and stick with it only long enough for it to work a...
A couple of years ago, I visited an organic vegetable farm in southeast Minnesota, not far from the Mississippi River. Nestled in a valley that sloped down from rolling pasture and cropland sat Featherstone Fruits and Vegetables, a 40-acre farm.
Featherstone was part of a local food web...
One of the most reliable of the kitchen appliances is the toaster oven. With a toaster oven you can prepare anything from a piece of toast to a full meal.
A toaster oven works on the same principle as a standard toaster except that the heating elements are horizontal and the appliance...
FRUIT MATURITY AT HARVEST
In tropical and subtropical countries, the development of the fruit is affected by the temperature. Maturity of the rind and maturity of the flesh of the fruit are not synchronized. The fruit is edible even when the rind still remains green .
Mature fruit...
Organic restaurants are almost as difficult to find as organic foods were once upon a time (ten years ago!), to find. But not to worry, if you like eating out once in a while and enjoy a fine dining experience, you will still be able to find one or two organic restaurants in your nearby vicinity...
Aquavit
Aquavit, genever, gin, and whiskey (or whisky as the Canadians and Scots spell it), as well as vodka and the unflavored German schnapps called korn, are all part of the extended family of grain-based spirits. Except for whiskey and korn, whose compositions are strictly controlled...
Wine is a perfect way to enjoy your favorite dinner. It makes the dinner even more enjoyable. The taste and the experience one enjoys via teaming up a perfect wine is awesome.
However, pairing the right wine with your meal can be a nightmare. Most people are so confused about the rules...