Have you ever noticed a green paste being served with some Asian foods? The condiment wasabi is notorious for its spiciness and bright green color, but what is wasabi and how do you use it? What Is Wasabi? Have you ever noticed a green paste being served with some Asian foods? The condiment wasabi is …
While you likely heard the term gourmet use in connection with a kind of food, you may not be able to place your finger on what exactly defines gourmet food. What makes a gourmet dish different from a regular one? For some people, it’s the price tag, but that’s not what the definition is all …
When rice is fermented, it can be used to make rice vinegar, or rice wine or rice wine vinegar. All of these can be used for many of the same dishes you cook, but they don’t produce the same flavour. Your food will taste different and have different characteristics depending on which one you use, …
French press coffee, if you have never had it, may sound exotic and fancy. It’s not, though. French press is simply a very flavourful and strong kind of coffee that doesn’t filter out some of the components in coffee that get filtered out by other brewing methods. How do you make French press coffee? It’s …
Red wine is used in a variety of dishes to help marinate food and give it a juicier, more flavourful taste. You might never have cooked with wine before or may have no idea why one wine would be preferable to another in certain dishes. For each kind of dish that when is used for, …
A great way to save some money when you’re grocery shopping is to buy frozen meat in bulk. A box of frozen burgers can last you for a long time, and of course they stay in good condition so long as they are frozen. You can just take one out and cook it up when …
I am always checking through Pinterest to see what new and interesting recipes people are coming up with. Some of them have been kept in the family for generations and are now being shared on social media platforms like Pinterest for the first time. If only my grandmother could see the way we get recipes …
Britain is known for drizzly days and chilly winters, so when it comes to traditional British food and drink, it’s no surprise that many British meals are warm and delicious comfort foods. From homemade shepherd’s pie and big bowls of scouse, to the hearty Full English breakfast, I’ve rounded up the very best meals for …
I absolutely love using my slow cooker. In the cooler months, it makes great, hearty, comforting foods, and in the warmer months it keeps the kitchen from getting ridiculously hot. It’s also a real time saver, because I can just throw the ingredients into the crockpot and leave it all day. Then dinner is ready …
Casseroles are totally one of the easiest things you can make for dinner, because everything is made in one pan, making preparation quick and cleanup a breeze. Not only that, but a casserole can be chock full of foods from all the food groups (from the new food pyramid thingy rather than the four groups …
People who enjoyed a beer in the 70s and 80s get Nostalgic when they remember the good times they had back then. Beers that existed in the 70s and 80s and did not pass the test of time are forgotten. However, the beers that stood the test of time still get consumers today. They seem …