One of the most underrated and perhaps even ignored ingredients in making great soups and stews is the broth. Vegetable broth has an advantage over most other broth options as the vegetable flavour blends well with meat such as chicken, beef and pork while also working well in vegetable recipes and of course being friendly …
There’s a joke that goes around that you will never see an advert for vinegar yet it sells billions of litres a year worldwide. The salty and sometimes bitter liquid is so important it doesn’t need any pushing. Vinegar comes in many varieties including white, malt, balsamic and many other varieties. These kinds of vinegar …
Ylang ylang is a powerful yet underrated aromatic scent that is derived from the flower of a tree. It is used in perfume manufacturing and has also gained popularity in aromatherapy. Ylang ylang is appreciated for its ability to reduce feelings of stress, alleviate feelings of anxiety, lower blood pressure, lower heart rate and even …
Ziti is one of the prime pasta al forno. The long thick ziti noodles make for an enjoyable dish for those who love their pasta baked and thick. Although ziti is a very popular pasta noodle you’re not always going to find it everywhere in the world. Or maybe you just don’t have ziti in …
Smoothies got a quite a boost in popularity with the healthy eating craze and didn’t stop there. Aside from being packed with fresh fruit and vegetables, smoothies also genuinely taste good. Many different elements go into making a good smoothie including, fruit, vegetable, nuts, protein powder and milk. The most important ingredient in the smoothie …
Perhaps it’s just me but the first thing that comes to mind when I come across the word Martini is James Bond and his signature drink; vodka Martini, shaken not stirred. Fictional spy movies aside the Martini is a very popular cocktail. So popular in the late 1990s a trend developed where almost anything put …
Bread is the gift that keeps on giving. If you allow yourself to go down the metaphorical rabbit hole that is bread, you will find many wonderful varieties of bread to suit every taste palate in the world. One such creation is zucchini bread which is a sweet beard made with flour, eggs, sugar, vegetable …
Brownies are one of the most popular baked items in the world, especially with chocolate lovers. Very few things can match the moist, chocolatey sweetness that brownies have. Revered for the soft quality with an extra heavy dose of chocolate, that moistness is largely aided by vegetable oil. Half a cup of vegetable oil goes …
Most recipes for making frosting require the use of cream cheese as one of the core ingredients but the problem about cream cheese is that it is not found in some grocery stores so you might have to resort to finding substitutes. However, the tricky part about cream cheese substitutes is that you will find …
Dry mustard is a wonderful spice to use especially if you want to make a dry rub for your meat. It gives the meat a pungent flavour because it is kind of spicy. There are also other spices that can be used to substitute dry mustard when making a dry rub and the thrust of …