Produce & Pantry

Sweet rice flour has many uses that go beyond baking. This flour made from sticky rice grains gives cooks other options in recipes that call for regular white flour or wheat flour.

You can preserve sweet banana peppers to enjoy them at any time. People choose to cook banana peppers in a variety of ways due to their versatility. These peppers are sautéed, cooked, fried,...

Just because you are watching your diet and trying to eat healthy does not mean that you must sacrifice flavor and enjoyable foods. Often, when you become more health-conscious and try to make...

Though Americans eat more than 4 billion gallons of popcorn every year, most people will only ever have popcorn at the movies or from a microwaved bag. Popcorn is surprisingly varied, extremely...

When a recipe calls for "sugar," it typically means regular, white, granulated sugar. Not all sugars are created equally, though. In addition to there being many types of white sugar, the same...

I already told you folks what i know about avocados... are you kids ready for strawberries! here's a quick little course in varieties and care...

Pick the yummiest most mouth watering sweet delicious watermelons by following the simple steps outlined here.

Crystallized ginger, or candied ginger, is sliced or chopped ginger root boiled in a sweet syrup and then rolled in sugar crystals. Properly stored in an airtight container, crystallized ginger...

Yams are starchy tuber vegetables that grow on tropical vines. They are long and cylinder-shaped with a rough outer skin and firm, textured flesh. Yams are generally sold fresh but must be cooked...

Choosing a Sweet Pineapple can be very difficult sometime. Have you ever tried to buy a though-to-be Sweet Pineapple, and it turned out to be it's not? This is a perfect guide for you! I have...

There are several types of sorghum. Most are grown for the grains they produce, which are eaten by humans and fed to livestock. But one type, known as sweet sorghum, produces small, bitter grains....

Glucose is a simple sugar and natural sweetener that is found naturally in many foods and added to processed foods and other goods. Glucose is the main source of energy used by the human body. In...

Sweet sorghum is a thick syrup made from juice extracted from sorghum cane. Many years ago, sweet sorghum was a popular sweetener used extensively in baking and cooking. With the popularity of...

The quality of a pineapple depends largely on the moment of harvest. To choose a ripe pineapple, keep these tips in mind:

When It comes into season nothing can beat the taste of fresh sweet corn. Its not hard to pick out fresh ears in the farmers market or to harvest it yourself. You can save money by filling your...

Candy sweet potatoes for holidays

Oranges are citrus fruits that are a hybrid of ancient cultivated species, possibly the pomelo and tangerine. Oranges are unknown in the wild. They are technically a type of berry produced by...

Oranges have been cultivated around the world. It is a popular, widely used fruit in many countries. Oranges are used to make many products. This article discusses some of the different varieties,...

In many areas, sweet potatoes are a fall and winter treat. A favorite at the Thanksgiving dinner table, sweet potatoes can be both sweet and savory, and they are high in many nutrients, like...

Autumn has fallen upon us and with it comes a harvest of flavorful sweet potatoes. These tasty orange roots are not only sweet and yummy, but good for you too! Autumn also brings us Thanksgiving...

Papaya is one of those treasured exotic fruits that is sweet, low in calories and helps to aid digestion. Unfortunately, papaya is often quite expensive, and for an untrained eye, buying a...

Smaller yams will have less stringy fibers than larger sweet potatoes. Learn about picking out yams at a grocery store or supermarket in this free video on fresh produce and vegetables.

If you’re trying to cut down on sugar, the last thing you want to do is ignore a sweet craving. Depriving yourself will only increase the chances of going on a sugar binge. Instead, follow...

Bananas are a popular fruit in most parts of the world. Recipes that used cooked bananas are more common in the south and in tropical countries like the Islands and Central/South America. There...

Fresh pineapple is divine, but it seems impossible to choose the right one. Here's how to pick it perfect every time.

We all seem to get confused about what is a Yam and what is a Sweet potato because they look so similar right? Actually they don't look alike at all!

Do you love brussels sprouts? Learn how to choice and freeze this sweet vegetable.

Most people seem to be under the impression that yams and sweet potatoes are the same vegetable; they are just known by two different names in different parts of the world. That is not the case.

There's nothing like eating the season's first crop of fruits and vegetables--biting into sweet, fleshy strawberries in the spring or tasting summer's succulent melons. Choosing the freshest...

With such a bewildering variety of potatoes and sweet potatoes around today, how do you know what to pick?

Sweet potatoes are more perishable than other types of potatoes. So take care - don't let a bad spot spoil the whole potato!