Why Onions Make Your Eyes Water
Are you a food enthusiast? Do you love creating delicious art in the kitchen? I’m a pretty neat chef, if I may say so myself. However, if there’s one thing I simply hate doing, it is cutting onions. Unless you’ve never cooked anything in your life, you probably have had an experience of the burning […]
Continue readingVanilla Paste vs Vanilla Extract
Vanilla is used across the world to flavor and enhance recipes of all types. But in general, we only use vanilla extract, the liquid extraction of vanilla pods. But more and more, other types of vanilla products are entering use, including thicker pastes, and of course the raw bean itself. But what are the differences […]
Continue readingHow Long Does Coconut Water Last?
Mother Nature has a way of providing all the essential elements for a healthy lifestyle. However, we have drifted our ways to unhealthy choices by consuming products filled with artificial flavors and preservatives. Coconut water, a drink packed with amazing benefits, is naturally available in coconut fruits. But how long does coconut water last? This […]
Continue readingRed Curry VS Green Curry
If you are like me, you probably don’t know the differences between red and green curry. You just know it tastes good. But now you’ve got a hankering for knowledge as well as delicious food. So what exactly is a curry? What are the differences between all the types, especially red curry vs green curry? And […]
Continue readingDoes Balsamic Vinegar Go Bad
Balsamic vinegar is expensive, but it is used for so many things and enhances the flavour of pretty much anything you put it on, which is why so many top chefs recommend its use. But when you crack open the bottle that has been sitting in the cupboard unused for a while, it is […]
Continue readingCeramic Knives vs Steel Knives
There’s a lot of choices and even more information out there when it comes to kitchen knives. But one of the biggest choices you have to make, especially when you’re buying a quality set, is whether to go ceramic or steel. There are defined pros and cons for both, and a definite reason why you should […]
Continue readingHow Long Does Fudge Keep?
Everybody loves the delicious, creamy taste and texture of a chunk of fudge. It is one of those guilty pleasures that we all know we shouldn’t have, but can’t stop ourselves from indulging in no matter what. But if you are anything like me, your eyes are bigger than your belly. You will splurge and […]
Continue readingCoconut Cream vs Coconut Butter
Coconut is amazing. Every single part of that big brown nut can be used for something, even coconut water. And it’s becoming a far more regular occurrence in daily life to come across something that’s got coconut in it, whether it’s shampoo or hand crème. But it’s invading our kitchens, too. Once relegated to cakes […]
Continue readingWhy Do You Let Wine Breathe?
Have you ever heard people talk about letting a wine breathe, but don’t really know what that means or what it does? I have and if you are reading this then you were probably like me and wasn’t entirely sure what it meant. Wine is more than just removing the cork and pouring it into […]
Continue readingDoes Lemon Juice Go Bad?
We are not going to underestimate your intelligence. You know what lemon juice is. It is the juice of a lemon. Used all over the world for flavouring food and drinks, it is now regularly sold in those tiny little squeezy bottles that you see at the supermarket. The ones shaped like little lemons. […]
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