Pomegranates contain beautiful ruby red seeds known as arils, the only part of the pomegranate you can eat. Crunchy, fruity, nutty, and nutritious easily characterize those gorgeous ruby red babes. They add color, flavor, nutrients, and texture to salads, appetizers, beverages, sauces, glazes, desserts, and make a wonderful healthy snack. This post highlights two easyContinue reading “How to Remove Pomegranate Seeds (Arils): 2 Easy Methods”
Category Archives: Baking Tips
How to Make Flaky, Foolproof Pie Crusts: Tips & Techniques
Pie crusts can include the simplest of ingredients of only flour, fat, and water to complex blends of flours, fats, and liquids. Regardless of the ingredients, the key to making light and flaky pie crusts is almost always in the technique. Pretty much everyone has a standard go-to pie crust, even if it’s a store-boughtContinue reading “How to Make Flaky, Foolproof Pie Crusts: Tips & Techniques”
How to Use Sourdough Discard in YOUR Favorite Recipes
Sourdough discard! Why throw it out when you can create some AMAZING meal and snack foods for all to enjoy with your favorite mix-ins and toppings. My incredible homemade tried and tested recipes using whole, flavorful ingredients will make you question whether to buy any of their processed store-bought counterparts ever again! You gotta seeContinue reading “How to Use Sourdough Discard in YOUR Favorite Recipes”
7 Tips for a Successful (Potato) Sourdough Starter & Bread
Sourdough bread has probably been the trendiest food over the past year. Beginning your own sourdough can be a little intimidating. A potato sourdough, however, can appear even more so because it doesn’t act the same as regular sourdough. Reality is, both are quite resilient. With so many sourdough recipes available, I believe the worldContinue reading “7 Tips for a Successful (Potato) Sourdough Starter & Bread”
2 Easy Steamer Basket Alternatives for Dumplings and Rice
Do you own a steamer basket for steaming food? Do you wish you owned one? If you have one, does owning one justify its space in your kitchen? For me, it’s a no, no, and no (though I don’t have one). You really don’t need a steamer basket if you only steam once in aContinue reading “2 Easy Steamer Basket Alternatives for Dumplings and Rice”
5+ Simple Buttermilk Substitutions Using Pantry Staples
Buttermilk? Who has THAT sitting in the fridge on a regular basis to be used at one’s disposal? Unless you drink or use it daily, you probably don’t. How many times have you bought buttermilk for a recipe? I think many of us have done so more than we want to admit later to findContinue reading “5+ Simple Buttermilk Substitutions Using Pantry Staples”
Value in Almond Pulp: How to Store and Use it
I have been making almond “milk” for many years now. The first few times I made it I didn’t know what to do with the soggy almond pulp left after straining the liquid. Not knowing what to do and learning that others just threw it away, that’s what I did. As someone who tries toContinue reading “Value in Almond Pulp: How to Store and Use it”
Easy Milk Substitute: 3 Ingredients with lots of Versatility
Have you ever looked at the ingredients listed on a carton of store-bought nut, seed, or oat milk? Technically, I should refer to it as “beverage” since it’s not milk. If you have, then you are familiar with the words Gellan Gum, Sunflower Lecithin, Locust Bean Gum, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin/Mineral Blend and my favorite, NaturalContinue reading “Easy Milk Substitute: 3 Ingredients with lots of Versatility”
Homemade Almond Flour: Why not make your own?
Many of us have almonds hanging out in our pantries or in the freezer. But did you know there are lots of things you can do with those almonds? My kitchen and freezer stay stocked with almonds. I use them to make almond milk, almond butter, roasted almonds, blanched almonds, almond meal using the pulpContinue reading “Homemade Almond Flour: Why not make your own?”
How to Make Evaporated Milk: MUCH Tastier & Healthier
You just found a recipe you want to make and you have everything you need… EXCEPT it calls for evaporated milk and you can’t find it in your pantry! So now what? Do you substitute with regular milk? Well, it depends on how much you need. If your recipe calls for evaporated milk as itsContinue reading “How to Make Evaporated Milk: MUCH Tastier & Healthier”