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Photo Twenty percent of seafood samples tested worldwide are different species from what their labels say. Credit Jenn Hueting/Oceana Seafood lovers, are you getting “catfished” at the dinner table? It’s very possible. One in five seafood samples tested worldwide turns out to be completely different from what the menu or packaging says, according to a report on …
A Quest for an All-American Burger… Without Meat Tristan Lutze news.com.au WE SHOULD have known the revolution would start with a burger. In an effort to fight the growing impact of our diets on the environment, a company called ‘Impossible Foods’ has set out to do the impossible: create a meat-free burger so delicious, so juicy, …
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Hey, you, what’s your favorite fish? Oh, salmon, that’s cool. Except that “salmon” may not have been what you think it was at all. So what was it? A new study put out by Oceana deals exactly with that question, and finds that at least 43 percent of the time, the label on your …
Easily make whipped cream without a stand mixer by shaking it in a Mason jar.
Just lightly grate the charred bottoms off of them and they’re basically perfect. You can also use a box grater to grate frozen butter for delicious pie crusts and pastries.
Sweetening the breakfast oats or baking banana bread used to be simple – just use a little sugar or honey. But sweeteners have become more complicated as more sugar alternatives appear on the shelves of health food stores and supermarkets. Along with sweet syrups like agave and brown rice syrup, there’s now xylitol, dextrose, coconut …
Peanut butter and jam. Strawberries and chocolate. Bacon and anything. Some food combinations are just meant to be. Esteemed chef Thomas Keller offers six tips for food synergy, including adding sourness to “bowl foods”. Since food that’s made in a big pot and served in bowls (such as stews and soups) tends to be rich, …
In recipes that call for milk or water, try substituting more flavourful liquids. Try adding some stock instead of water, or even the water your cooked veggies in. Sour cream, buttermilk and yoghurt make good milk substitutes. Changing up the liquids in your recipes can add nutrition, while livening up a standby dish.
The fundamental difference between the two is the nature of the sauce to be thickened. Cornstarch (or corn flour) usually works best with water-based sauces, reduced stock, jus from meats, wine sauces, wine-soy-vinegar Chinese sauces, etc. Make a thin paste of cornstarch and water, and stir that into the very warm liquids in the pot …
Cook fish on baking paper to reduce oil use.
I bought an adapter and use 20 oz. paintball gas bottles that I get refilled at a sporting goods store for $4 instead of the $15 refills in a tiny canister. One 20 oz. bottle lasts a month to 6 weeks, vs. a week to 10 days with the little one from SodaStream. I rotate …
Using sherry vinegar instead of balsamic vinegar, which he recommends to all of his noncook friends for general use: “Most vinegar sold as ‘balsamic’ isn’t even ‘balsamic.’ It’s sweet, fake BS
For a makeshift spatula, and delicious infused taste, put a clove of garlic on the end of a fork. This is perfect for moving around anything you’re sautéing, like spinach. Dan Kluger at Union Square Cafe.
To make 1 cup of cake flour measure 2 tbsp of corn starch into a 1 cup measuring cup. Level it off the rest of the way with the bleached all purpose flour. Just make sure to whisk it thoroughly before adding it to the wet ingredients. From: http://hotpolkadot.com
Ingredients 1 cup cooked rice (I prefer to use brown organic for a more nutritious option.) 4 cups water (filtered) Dash salt 1 Tablespoon sweetener (optional) Additional flavouring (optional: vanilla for vanilla-flavoured milk) Method 1. Place all ingredients in blender. 2. Blend for four minutes in a regular blender, or two minutes in high-speed blender. …
Sucanat, turbinado or coconut sugar are the healthiest of the granulated sweeteners. Add either cornstarch or arrowroot into your blender and mix well. Ratio approx. 11/2 cups sweetener and 1 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot. This sweetener will work great in anything you would typically use powdered sugar for.
You can make your own grain-free baking powder using baking soda and cream of tartar.
If you need heavy cream for a recipe, make your own by combining mix 2/3 cup whole milk with 1/3 cup melted unsalted butter. This will give you 1 cup of heavy cream.
