If you haven’t used food coloring until now because you didn’t know which type to choose, it’s time to unravel the mystery. It’s quite simple, actually! Macarons, rainbow cakes, candies, cupcakes with frostings, glazed gingerbread – what if about all these magnificent desserts had no food coloring added? Would it be enough to see […]
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When you’re looking to expand your cooking repertoire, you don’t have to get too far out of your comfort zone. How about just incorporating one new ingredient? Our first idea: learn about cooking with horseradish. It has a strong, prickly flavor, and it will give a lot of character to your classic meals. Horseradish is
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Do you want to cook with alcohol, but you don’t know how to use wine, brandy, or beer? You’re usually supposed to follow the recipe, but you should also know which liquid goes well with your other ingredients. Sometimes – just sometimes – I like to have a glass of red wine while cooking. I
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What’s the difference between chopping and dicing? What on Earth does julienne mean, except the slightly misspelled name of a woman? If you’re a beginner in the kitchen, there are some basic cutting techniques you should learn, especially since they appear in a lot of online recipes. The internet is indeed full of instructions like
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Crock-pot cooking is definitely in right now, and it’s efficient and easy way to get dinner going. You start in the morning, and by the time you get home from work, dinner is done! But how do you get started if you’ve never had one? Allow us to give you a hand in this endeavor.
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Roasted garlic is very versatile. Easy to make and a smart choice for many dishes, if you want to impress your guests. Use it to the max during the autumn and winter because it boosts your immunity, but don’t ignore it the rest of the year! I have an aunt who eats raw garlic. She
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You won’t believe how easy and cost-efficient is to make your own mayo. For a burger, for sauces, for all kinds of sandwiches and tasty dishes. You have to learn how to make mayonnaise at home, to just experience for yourself how the flavors pop! I know, I know, ketchup is king, but I’m going to
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If you want to boil eggs and make them perfectly hard, medium, or soft, you have to pay attention to a few things. Among them, the amount of water you use, the intensity of the flame, and, most importantly – the boiling time! Every beginner claims to know how to boil eggs and make French
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Guacamole seems to be an easy-to-make dip. But things can become tricky if you don’t know exactly what to do. Find out which are the most common guacamole mistakes and how to avoid them to enjoy this amazing dip at its maximum. The first time I’ve made guacamole I was 22 years old. I remember
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You can use pumpkin for every meal of the day, from a lovely soup for your lunch to roasted seeds as a snack. There are plenty of ways to cook pumpkin this autumn that will take you back to childhood. Sometimes I have this overwhelming feeling of wanting to go back to my childhood and just get stuck there. And this
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Whenever we have company, we pay a lot more attention to the visual aspect of the food. If you learn how to chiffonade leafy greens like basil, kale, or spinach, then this technique will add a bit of oomph to your dishes. What is to chiffonade, you ask? I only recently found out, even though
These days, we have access to a wide variety of cooking oils, from more common types like olive oil and sunflower oil, to more exotic, like grapeseed oil and coconut oil. But, as with any ingredient in your kitchen, they’re not all appropriate for every dish your imagination or cookbook might conceive. When it comes
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