When we think of dried seaweed, or nori, as they are called in Japanese, we immediately think of sushi. Aside from contributing to the classic flavor of sushi, it serves a functional purpose because it helps hold all the other ingredients together, helping sushi maintain its form. But is seaweed necessary for making sushi? What …
The wonderful thing about salads is that, by just changing the dressing, you change your whole eating experience. Even if you use the same salad greens and the same toppings, you can turn it into a completely different dish by just using a different dressing. Salad dressing comes in many different flavors. Some of the …
Shrimp is one of the most popular and beloved seafood in the world and one of the most favored and heavily consumed in the US. With their lovely pink color that adds visual appeal to food, they can be served in a variety of dishes from salads to appetizers to main dishes, and can be …
Sometimes, we buy something delicious, have grand plans to use it in the next few days, store it in the back of the fridge and then magically forget about it, only to discover it weeks later, past its expiration date. With other fresh foods like meat or vegetables or even perishable dairy products, you wouldn’t …
Seeing black spots on your cutting board can be a little distressing, especially if you are a neat freak. It can understandably be frustrating to see this random, rogue kitchen item resisting the established kitchen cleaning system you have so carefully crafted. A clean cutting board with black spots – what happened and can you …
If you’re extra paranoid about properly cooked meat (as we all should be), seeing Italian sausage that is a little pink can be a little disconcerting. Meat that’s properly and safely cooked is usually brown, so seeing a tinge of pink in the meat can lead us to immediately assume that it isn’t safe to …
Paper towels are a wonderful thing.They clean surfaces and floors, drain and dry items and hold and store food. They are thin and light, are all-purpose, and can assist you in multiple tasks in the kitchen, from preparation to cooking, to serving and cleanup. If you can snack on them too, wouldn’t they be the …
As kids, we’ve all probably experienced the anxiety of accidentally eating a fruit seed and then worrying endlessly that a few months later, a tree or a plant will grow out of our stomachs. As horrifying as that sounds, it is a relief to know that the possibility of that ever happening is close to …
In an ideal world, kitchen preparations would always be spill-free and mess-free. The reality is that it is part of life in the kitchen. That doesn’t mean, though, that there is nothing you can do to minimize it. Pouring sauces and liquids from pots is one of these notoriously messy processes, but actually, it doesn’t …
One of the coolest things you can experience as a baker is seeing your bread dough fluff up and rise. It’s pretty awesome to witness a seemingly inanimate piece of dough come alive and double up in size, all because you sprinkled in a few teaspoons of yeast. An appropriate rise in your dough is …