Mandarin oranges are delicious in all forms, whether straight from the peel or canned. They add a delightful pop of flavor and color to almost any fresh dish, and they go well in both summer and winter salads. Mandarin oranges are tasty alone or with other fresh foods, and they make an incredible snack. So often, …
I’m sure you’ve been there—cutting up onions in the kitchen, only to have visitors show up. Now what? How do you hide the tell-tale onion whiff that fills your home, leaving it smelling like a demon farted in the kitchen, leaving everyone weeping for no reason? Just what is it that gives onions their distinctive …
I love using garlic in nearly every meal I make for my family. However, I must be honest, I don’t particularly care for the sticky substance it makes while I chop and dice as I do meal prep. This made me wonder why exactly is garlic so sticky? And how can I keep the sticky …
Rice is one of the most regularly eaten grains daily. Nearly fifty percent of the world’s population depends on rice for 20% (approximately) of their daily calories. What is polished rice? Polished rice is white, or “milled”, rice. It is rice that has had its outer husk and its bran layers removed. Rice, polished and …
If you have enjoyed spring rolls from your local Thai market or Japanese take-out, you have eaten rice paper. Rice paper wraps are the almost-translucent wrappers that hold all of the delicious ingredients inside. It is similar to an egg roll wrapper, but thinner and made from rice flour and water and steamed, rather than …
When I traveled around South East Asia, I was amazed at how you can just buy sugar cane from street vendors and the different ways this perennial grass can be eaten and used. You may also have wondered how you can eat sugar cane. Today, you are in luck. I reveal five uses or ways …
The two main kinds of rice cakes in North America are puffed rice cakes made of puffed rice and Korean rice cakes made of sticky rice. Both of these kinds of rice cakes do go off, but Korean rice cakes go off much faster than ones made of puffed rice. Korean rice cakes go off …
In 2013, a new product hit the shelves promising that it looks like basmati rice, is easier to cook than basmati rice, and tastes like basmati rice. It’s called Slim Rice, but is not made with any kind of rice. It’s made of water and konjac root. There have been other rice-substitution products made since. …
I was eating a lovely meal at a corner diner with a dear friend and her young daughter when the child suddenly stared at the salt shaker in her hand. She frowned and asked us what the little brown things in the salt were. I blinked in confusion before realizing it was grains of rice …
Brazil nuts hail from a tree in South America and have found their way into many homes and dishes across American tables. These nuts are the largest nut found widely in nut mixes and snacks- and are very high in fat. The Brazil nut is the fruit of the Brazil nut tree, which is lauded …