No longer just a favorite ingredient in Mexican and Tex Mex dishes, chipotle is now a popular ingredient in many other recipes, both savory and sweet. Perfect for adding smoky heat to marinades and barbeque sauces, chipotle also gives flavor to a range of foods such as stews, soups, pickled vegetables, eggs and can even be …
Top Chipotle Powder Substitutes for Tex Mex And More Read More
Often seen growing in gardens, the versatility of thyme and the aroma and flavors that it brings to recipes should never be underestimated. In this post, I look in more detail at this ancient and flavorful herb and not only consider how it was used in ancient times, but also look at how some of …
Deglazing is the technical term for creating a pan sauce from those brown bits of meat and fat residues left in the bottom of the pan after sautéing or frying meat. You can also deglaze your roasting pan in the same way after roasting a piece of meat. Many of us probably deglaze a pan regularly …
How to Deglaze A Pan to Make A Quick and Easy Mushroom Pan Sauce Read More
When garlic, or its more apt name, the stinking rose, is stored properly, it can keep as long as six months. For me, this is great, as it means I always have some to hand. Although I do grow a little garlic in the garden, I do occasionally need to buy a bunch for batch …
A Step by Step on How to Store Garlic Safely for Up to Six Months Read More
It’s very normal to panic a bit when you see truffle on the menu. The expensive ingredient can be a bit of mystery to many. A common myth is that it is used by 5-star hotel chefs just to hike up the price. Well, guess what? The money is totally worth it! Truffles can be …
What Do Truffles Taste Like? Let’s Solve the Mystery Read More