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Armenians were making these sweet sheets of dried fruit centuries before the Fruit Roll-Up. T’tu lavash (“t’-TOO lah-VAHSH”), a traditional fruit leather found throughout Armenia, resembles a super-sized Fruit Roll-Up. The sight of it will likely delight any child hooked on the popular American snack brand, as vendors often sell t’tu lavash in sheets far too …
A chef and a food writer wouldn’t dare suggest you hit the microwave defrost button. Oh, but they do. First, a short answer to the question about using frozen vegetables. It’s best to use frozen vegetables when the fresh ones aren’t available or in season. Now onto the longer one. Some vegetables freeze better than …
The Royal Wedding Pastry Chef Has a Genius Tip to Save Day-Old Cookies Revive yesterday’s batch of cookies with this brilliant trick. PERRI ORMONT BLUMBERG This weekend, the world will marvel at Meghan Markle’s wedding dress. We’ll also delight at the florals. And of course, we’ll ooh and ahh over the food. Specifically, we can’t wait to see …
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Some cuts can last more than six years without going off. What’s the secret? It made the news in New York: The meat was getting out of hand. Discontent was simmering in Whitestone, Queens, in the fall of 2016, where neighbours had been shocked to come across hanks of pork belly strung on a line …
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‘Cake hack from my chef buddy: store in the microwave,’ Zoë wrote on the image of the half-eaten birthday cake. the former magazine beauty editor explained her reasons for the unusual storage solution. ‘Airtight and doesn’t dry out cake like the fridge does,’ Zoë said.
Don’t put your potatoes in the fridge. While that may be glaringly obvious to most, some of the vegetables and fruit on a new list might come as a surprise. Tomatoes, cucumbers and avocado shouldn’t be in there either. As the weather heats up and food seems to spoil sooner, it’s best to know what’s good on …
There are certain food items that just don’t go so well in the fridge. IT MAY seem practical to keep fruits and veggies from spoiling by storing them in the fridge, but there’s one variety that should stay out on the counter. The New York Times reports on new research out of the University of …
supplied Refrigeration may slow down the ripening process, but it also renders tomatoes tasteless. This week in science news you can use, an international group of horticulturalists has published an extensive study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences looking at the effects of refrigeration on flavour compounds in tomatoes. Now, we at …
I’m a big fan of lactic fermentation, which requires little more than salt and time. I’ve used it most recently to ferment a big pile of assorted charred chiles along with some garlic, to make a pretty sweet hot sauce for a 7 course brunch. Ok, as a bonus, I want to give you two …
I love to rough chop kohlrabi, parsnips, carrots, and other root vegetables and immerse them in a brine. A few weeks later I have amazing, crisp products that make anything taste better. Except maybe for ice cream. I have a fantastic brine that I have been using for a year now and it just keeps …
Lindsay Keats Always use cold water from the tap to thaw out meat. If you’ve been leaving frozen meat and fish in the fridge to defrost overnight, you’ve been doing it all wrong, according to a Swedish food science researcher. In an interview with Science Nordic, Susanne Ekstedt from the SP Technial Research Institute of Sweden in Gothenburg, revealed the correct way to thaw …
Whether you’re dealing with leftovers, or planning your meals ahead of time, there’s a better way to freeze your grains. Save your Tupperware for something else and reach for a plastic freezer bag instead. It might be tempting to scoop your grains into an airtight container, pop it in the freezer, and call it good, …
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There are taste reasons for this. Freezing can rupture cell membranes, which results in tougher, dryer meat when thawed. But the main concern cited by the “don’t refreeze” mob is the increased risk of bacteria – which is true, but only if the meat has been left out at room temperature for any length of …
Store an apple with potatoes to stop them sprouting? An old wives’ tale advised that an apple kept inside a bag of potatoes would stop the green shoots appearing, but it turns out the opposite is true – the ethylene gas released by the ripening apple will promote the sprouting, not hinder it.
Refrigerating anything makes it last longer, right? Actually, no. Bread goes stale at around six times the speed when kept in the coolbox, as it speeds up the process known as retrogradation, in which water separates from the starch and the starch begins to reharden. Toasting stale bread temporarily reverses the process. You should store …
Place a slice of bread on top until you’re ready to frost it.
Microwave it in a baking dish covered with a wet paper towel for 20 seconds or put it in a 300ºF degree oven for 5 minutes. Keep your brown sugar soft from now on by storing it with a slice of bread. thisweekfordinner.com You can also use a large marshmallow. See more here.
Store them with an apple wedge.
Which side of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil should I use, the shiny or the dull side? Actually, it makes no difference which side of the aluminum foil you use both sides do the same fine job of cooking, freezing and storing food. The difference in appearance between dull and shiny is due to the foil …