Honey hardens naturally over time because the liquid changes into crystals of sugar. Though you cannot permanently halt honey from crystallizing, there are ways on how you can slow down the process. Luckily, it’s really simple to melt those crystals away, here’s a great tip. Always store honey at room temperature to slow down crystallization….
Often confused with bacon, pancetta is another pork product, which is cured. Just like bacon, it is made from pork belly that is usually cured in salt and a few spices. Pancetta can be sliced thinly, cubed, or in one large block, but you can still prepare these like bacon. Due to certain reasons, many…
Almost every beer lover has gone through the heartache of stashing beer cans or bottles in the freezer for the enjoyment of an ice-cold beverage later and then forgetting about them altogether. It’s safe to consume frozen beer for as long as the can or bottle isn’t shattered. However, it might not taste the same,…
Who doesn’t love milk? I tend always to have skimmed milk in the refrigerator and only buy other kinds of milk for recipes that need it. On the other hand, for a quick fix and to save me a trip to the store, I do substitution and have gotten quite good at it, if I…
Cakes. Candies. Brownies. Cookies. ‘Tis the season for lots of sweets; however, lots of sweets mean a lot of sugar and calories that can cause weight gain and other diseases. So, what should you do during the holidays? Will you just let go of all the sweet things and feel deprived at the end of…
Those who love popcorn will understand when I say that I go to great lengths to make popcorn, especially on movie night. I have cooked microwave popcorn with a microwave and without. The thing is, I do a lot of traveling on the road and staying in bed and breakfast hotels that sometimes provide you…
Every Sunday my family takes turns cooking and last Sunday was my turn. I decided to bake a couple of dozen eggs they can dip into a homemade curry dip. The strange thing that happened was that after the baking time, not all of the eggs turned out the same way. Some were firmer and…
The other day I was busy multitasking as always and removed my hard-boiled eggs from the stove too early. I ended up with runny yolks and a solid egg white. I usually like my hard-boiled eggs solid throughout, but tasted the half-cooked egg and it tasted delicious. I was wondering, however, whether it was safe…
Chicken is a diet staple for many families. Nonetheless, like other poultry items, chicken can have an undesirable smell and taste. Things being what they are, the reason does chicken have an aftertaste like fish? There can be many explanations behind the off-putting taste of chicken. The clearest one is fishmeal. A few ranchers feed…
Noodles and pasta are both essentially made with flour and water. The two of them can be cooked in boiling water. You can find them served in a wide assortment of dishes. They have plenty of similarities—yet would they say they are the same thing? According to the National Pasta Association noodles must contain 5.5…