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  • Alternative to Almond Extract

    Almond extract adds a strong almond flavor to baked goods. Since it is a highly concentrated liquid, only small amounts of extract are needed, and, unlike solid almond paste, the extract does not...

  • How to Use Marinades When Cooking

    Marinades are a nice way to put a personal touch on regular food. The same food can be made with two different marinades and the dinners will have completely different tastes. Here is a glance at...

  • How to Tell if a Nectarine is Ripe

    The nectarine is a basically a peach that has a smooth skin. Though fuzzy peaches and nectarines are regarded commercially as different fruits, they actually belong to the same species as peaches....

  • How to Lose Weight with Spices

    If you are like most of us out there, you don't stick to diets and you don't eat healthy because most "health foods" taste bad. It is the truth. We love to slather our foods in sauces,...

  • How to make Star Anise Infused/Flavored Simple Syrup

    Simple syrup is an easy to make solution used for drink recipes and cooking. It is simply sugar infused into water. As granulated sugar doesn't dissolve well into cold drinks, people use simple...

  • How to Preserve Bay Leaves

    Bay leaves are used often to season soups and other dishes. Whole or crumbled bay leaves added to a dish will provide a slightly bitter taste. If using a whole leaf, it will need to be removed...

  • How to Cook With Bay Leaves

    Bay leaves are used alone or with other spices in sauces, stews, meat dishes and pickling recipes. The leaves can be used fresh but have more aroma and flavor if dried. Bay can be grown in home...

  • How to Keep Brown Sugar From Drying up

    It's an annoying thing that seems to happen all the time--your brown sugar dries up into one big clump. This happens due to a lack of moisture. Alas, don't be alarmed. There is a very easy...

  • How to Make Mulling Spices

    Mulling spices are useful for making a variety of beverages. When you add mulling spices to hot or cold beverages, they instantly have a spicy aroma and delicious taste that will set the beverage...

  • Difference Between Pickling Salt and Table Salt

    Pickling salt and table salt are only two of a variety of different types of salt available today. There are similarities and differences between the two, which help define how best to use each.

  • The Best Way to Store Indian Spices

    Indian spices are general or specific to each region and state. Common Indian spices include red chili powder, cumin seeds and tamarind. Other spices and blends are used when cooking dishes...

  • Curry Powder Vs. Curry Paste

    Curry refers to a number of Indian and Asian dishes, as well as to the herb and spice blends used to make them. These complex blends vary from region to region--but are usually made from freshly...

  • Types of Curry Powder

  • What Spices are in Poultry Seasoning?

  • Ingredients in Italian Seasoning

  • Ground Spices Vs. Whole Spices

    Both ground and whole spices have a place in every kitchen. Following appropriate storage and use procedures will ensure that you have fresh spices whenever they are called for in a recipe.

  • How to Convert Fresh Spices to Dry Spices

    Many recipes in cookbooks call for the use of fresh spices. Often it is the wrong time of year for fresh spices, or you just don't have the particular spice available and do not want to run to the...

  • How to Counteract Burning From Hot Peppers

    Hot peppers contain an active component called capsaicin. Capsaicin actually damages nerve cells, which is what makes exposure to it extremely painful. The burning from the capsaicin in hot...

  • What Spices Are in Cajun Seasoning?

  • How to Make Barbeque Chicken Rub

    The culinary definition of a rub is a combination of spices and herbs that are applied to meat, poultry or other items before cooking. Rubs are applied in a thick layer to cover the entire surface...

  • Difference Between Curry Paste & Powder

    Curry paste and curry powder both are frequently used in Asian and Indian cooking and can be substituted for each other without changing the amount used. However, there are differences between the...

  • Can Kosher Salt Be Used Instead of Pickling Salt?

    Pickling salt doesn't turn brine cloudy because it doesn't contain certain additives, and as a result, it also won't affect the color of the pickles. The same is true of kosher salt, which makes...

  • How to Heat Curry Powder

    Heating curry powder before using it in a recipe will refresh the flavor of this blend of spices. The essential oils contained in this mix of ground spices is what gives curry powder its flavor....

  • How to Make Lebkuchen Bars

    Every Christmas is not complete without tasting my grandmother's special cookies and bars, preferably lebkuchen! So what is lebkuchen, you ask? It's a type of sweet food that Germans cook around...

  • What Herbs Are in Italian Seasoning?

  • Spices & How to Use Them

    History records the use of herbs and spices as far back as 5,000 B.C. They continue to be the subject of studies and research attempting to unlock the secrets of their healing properties. Spices...

  • Difference Between Dark Corn Syrup & Molasses

    Molasses and dark corn syrup are ingredients you'll find in many baked goods. Often used interchangeably, these syrups have several differences, including their origins and nutrients.

  • What Is Barley Malt Sweetener?

    Barley malt is a natural sweetener that can be used in place of refined sugar, corn syrup or molasses in cooking and baking. The most common type of barley malt sweetener is 60 percent barley and...

  • How to Supply Organic Herbs to Restaurants

    As interest in healthy living continues to grow, people are increasingly curious about products and produce that haven't been sprayed or chemically treated. This carries over to consumers'...

  • Black vs. Yellow Mustard Seeds

    The mustard plant is a vegetable related to broccoli, cabbage, and Brussels sprouts. The seeds of the mustard plant have a warm, spicy flavor and make a welcome addition to any kitchen. Yet yellow...

  • How to Turn a Pepper Mill

    A pepper mill and a pepper grinder are the same product. Their function is to offer the cook freshly ground peppercorns, typically black, although white pepper or a pepper blend may be used. Fresh...

  • The Best Spices for Cooking Beans

    Beans are a nutritional powerhouse, they're filling, and they're cheap. But they're also bland. To get the most out of your beans, you need to give them flavor, which requires adding herbs and...

  • Italian Seasoning Ingredients

  • Difference Between Regular Paprika & Hungarian Sweet Paprika

    Paprika comes from the pods of Capsicum annuum peppers that are crushed to form a powdery spice. According to Thekitchn.com, paprika is the fourth most popular spice in the world. One of the major...

  • How to Make Seafood Seasoning

    A popular store-bought spice blend for seafood, such as crab and shrimp, is Old Bay seasoning, which is known for its zesty flavor. Mimicking this flavor is fairly simple, however. In order to...

  • How to Make a Homemade Herb Grinder

    Almost every imaginable herb is easily available today, either in a supermarket, a health food store or ethnic food shop. These herbs are usually dried. Many recipes call for fresh herbs and...

  • Definition of Cajun Seasoning

    Cajun cooking is a blend of French and Southern cuisine known for its bold flavor and zesty spices. Cajun seasoning is what gives the cooking its unique flavor, with the seasoning often sprinkled...

  • How to Use a Garlic Peeler

    Fresh garlic is becoming increasingly popular because of its robust flavor and health benefits. Many cooks like to use fresh garlic, but peeling the cloves can be frustrating because they have to...

  • What Are Green Peppercorns?

    Peppercorns have been used to add spice to food for centuries. They have been mentioned since the 1st Century A.D., when Pliny the Elder complained about how much they cost. True peppercorns come...

  • How to Use Lemon Verbena in Cooking

    Lemon verbena is an herb that is native to Chile and Peru, and it can grow as much as five feet in one growing season, up to almost 15 feet tall. It will retain its scent for years when dried, so...

  • How to Crush Hot Peppers

    When you're cooking, it's best to only crush as many hot peppers as you need. You'll get the best flavor from the spice if you grind the peppers fresh instead of using precrushed peppers kept in...

  • How to Use Vanilla Beans in Baking

    Vanilla comes from the a variety of orchid grown in Mexico, Tahiti and Madegascar, which give their names to the types of vanilla beans available. Madagascar vanilla contains the highest amount of...

  • Dry Alternative to Vanilla Extract

    Vanilla flavoring is a household staple, primarily in extract form. Artificial vanilla is used so often that it is easy to forget what pure, natural vanilla tastes like: rich, pungent and...

  • Dry Spices Vs. Fresh Spices

    Whether to use fresh or dried herbs and spices is a question for each cook to decide. There are advantages to both.

  • Origins of Sugar Cane

    Sugar obtained from the sugarcane plant probably originated in New Guinea about 6,000 years ago, according to PlantCulture.com. Human migration routes spread sugar cane throughout the world. Arabs...

  • How to Dry Out a Container of Damp Salt

    Dry out a container of damp salt to make the seasoning useful again. Storing salt in an unsealed container in a humid environment may cause its granules to attract moisture from the air. Damp salt...

  • How to Substitute for Citric Acid in a Recipe

    Citric acid once came from lemons, but modern manufacturers create it from the fermentation of sugar with bacteria. As an additive to foods, citric acid acts as a preservative, activates baking...

  • How to Use Fourteen Antioxidants in Your Home

    What is are antioxidants and what do they do for our body. Antioxidants help protect our body from free radicals. They interact with the oxygen in our bodies to find of dieases, illness and...

  • Difference Between Beet Sugar and Cane Sugar

    Sugar extracted from either sugarcane or sugarbeets is comprised of 95% to 99% sucrose. Differences in the way the plants are grown and the process of extraction may account for some anecdotal...

  • How to Make Your Own Italian Spice Blend

    An Italian spice blend, also referred to as Italian seasoning, is a mixture of dried herbs that are commonly used in Italian cuisine. It is typically made primarily of dried rosemary, thyme, basil...

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