Convenient food doesn’t mean it has to be fast food from the local burger chain or the stir-fry franchise. Convenient food is where you prep your food in advance and freeze it ready for that quick cook-off. Stir fry is a wonderfully simple dish full of nutrition and wholesome food, but why don’t we see…
You must have heard of tamarind, but do you know anything about this versatile fruit? You may not know it, but you have probably eaten tamarind before. It’s used a lot in Indian cuisine and uses a myriad of products to give the sweet, sour unique flavor only tamarind has. But is tamarind a delicate…
Eating mussels is a delight, but why don’t more of you eat fresh mussels at home? There is always trepidation to the uninitiated about how to clean mussels, remove the beard! What’s going on? Do the mussels have beards? If you get past the cleaning part, it’s the amount of mussels sold in net bags,…
This seasonal vegetable really delivers volumes of zucchini from just one plant, and you can find yourself overrun with this gorgeous vegetable, not knowing what to do. If they are store-bought or home-grown, taking advantage of bumper crops of zucchini should be on your priority list. Can zucchini last more than two weeks? Did you…
If you look into the history of a Danish pastry, it’s not actually Danish! Even back in 1850, workers would strike for better pay and working conditions, and the employees of the bakeries in Denmark had other plans. They employed bakers from Austria who created the loved Danish Pastry. Is freezing Danish pastry a real…
If you are not eating okra regularly, you are missing out. Okra has a delicate taste and crunch that adds to most dishes. It is excellent for your health and has lots of health benefits. Okra is abundant and grows in warm climates. One of the most significant areas to grow okra in South America….
Tuna sales in the US are through the roof. According to the National Fisheries Institute, Americans eat a staggering 1 billion pounds of canned and pouched tuna annually. To put this into perspective, only sugar and coffee surpass the tuna sales per foot of shelf space in the grocery store. But the burning question is,…
With the chicken industry in the US is worth approximately 44 billion US dollars, it is fair to assume that most of you are cooking chicken at least once a week, and with super size chickens, you may have leftovers that need to be stored. But when it comes to storing warm chicken, there is…
Cassava is a root that has been widely used throughout the tropics and Africa for millennia. Cassava is an excellent source of energy and is packed with essential nutrients. The cassava tuber is versatile and can make fantastic dishes, from satisfying savory foods to sweet desserts. But as the rest of the world catches on…
It has a hard spiny rind. It grows in abundance in Asian countries. Its smell has been described as rotting flesh, raw sewage, and even old gym socks. You either love it or hate it. It has to be durian fruit. Durian has made its way to the shores of the US, delighting the Asian…