There is no arguing that fresh herbs are the best things to use for your best dishes. Summertime gives us the opportunity to grow all of our favorite herbs in abundance. So, how do you save these flavors of summer for use in the fall, winter and beyond? Buying fresh herbs at the supermarket is ...
This time of year, they are on sale at nearly every grocery store. Cranberries, those little, red orbs of tastefully tart fruit waiting for the creative cook to rescue them from the store shelves or worse, the impending garbage dump. There are so many fabulous things to do with cranberries that the mind can boggle ...
Blanched tomatoes can be used in a number of tomato-based recipes such as Bolognese and Ragu sauces. Picking out the right tomatoes and getting the technique just right will ensure that the tomatoes keep their shape and texture without turning to mush. Pick Out Firm Tomatoes Overripe tomatoes will not work for blanching, as they ...
Green beans from your garden (or a local farmer’s market) are one of the garden vegetables that can be blanched, frozen and enjoyed all winter long. Since they are so easy to put up, green beans are one of the vegetables that you don’t have to worry about planting too many in the spring. Whatever ...
There are basically two ways you can store fresh vegetables for an extended period of time: can or freeze them. You can virtually can any type of vegetable, fruit, or meat. You can freeze all meats and most fruits. When it comes to freezing vegetables, however, you’ll need to choose the best candidates. For example, ...
The produce section of the supermarket is an ever-growing entity, as demand for new and unique fruits and vegetables continues to increase. Many supermarkets have seen an influx of exotic or previously unheard fruits and vegetables as the popularity of such items rises with the changing mood of the food market, and the advent of ...
What is Blanching? Blanching is a method of ingredient preparation that shocks the fresh food, usually a fruit or vegetable, by first submerging it in boiling water, then moving it directly to ice water. Blanching is used for many things in cooking. It brightens and locks in color for foods like fresh green beans, sterilizes ...
I love hot sauce. I mean I really love it. I’ll have hot sauce on just about any kind of food there is. My girlfriend and I go through bottles of the stuff every week, and I think our joint passion for hot sauce has enabled our relationship to travel to new heights we would ...