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Dark Spices

Dark spices are used to flavor everything from meats to candies, desserts to vegetables, and curries to ragouts. You can find most dark spices in a grocery store and they typically are inexpensive. You should not purchase dark spices in bulk because they lose their potency over time, and you should

The Art of Enjoying Chinese Green Tea

Brewing and enjoying Chinese green tea is an art in and with of itself.In this busy day and age, don't you think we owe it to ourselves to take a few moments and relish in the simpler things in life-- while doing something good for our bodies?

Stainless Steel BBQ Grilling

I have always loved the look of stainless steel bbq grills. The sleek line of the stainless steel bbq door almost reminds me of looking at the aerodynamic lines of my favorite luxury car at ...

What Is Condensed Milk?

Condensed milk has been a popular fresh milk substitute for many years and is also used for cooking and for people who are intolerant of regular fresh cow's milk. Condensed milk can be sweetened or natural. Sweetened condensed milk, purchased in a can, is a popular ingredient for many different reci

Restaurant Dining - A Tip to Avoid

What kind of restaurant diner are you? Do you scan your bill to make sure you are being charged only for the food you ordered? Perhaps you just glance at it under the soft lights then happily proffer your plastic. If you do so then your dessert might leave you with more of a bank ache than a belly a

Vegetarian Meals for One-Year-Olds

Vegetarian meals for 1-year-olds may consist of rice, pasta, bread and other foods. As children at this age are starting to grow a little slower than they did during their first year, they may not have the appetite that they once had. The child should not be forced to eat, as many bad eating habits

Making Percolator Coffee is Not That Difficult

A coffee percolator is a simple device used for making coffee. There are two types of percolators - the stove top and the electric percolator. These brewers used to be very popular until they were supplanted by drip coffee machines, French presses and espresso machines sometime in the 1970s.

Add More Taste in Your Food With Arabic Spices

Middle Eastern platters conjure up an image of exquisitely cooked exotic platters served hot. We all know that dishes are absolutely fantastic, especially the chicken and lamb dishes along with rotis. What we don't know ...

Quick and Easy to Prepare Shrimp Meal

Football period means party time, and nothing is far more fun than tailgating with friends prior to the big game. Joe Cahn, the self-proclaimed "commissioner of tailgating," suggests celebrating in design with Crazy American shrimp, ...

Things to Do With Stone Ground Mustard

Stone ground mustard is nothing more than mustard made with seeds that have been stone ground. This makes the seed more noticeable in the finished product, unlike the more common creamy mustard. Stone ground mustard is more coarse and darker in color than standard mustard, and is known as more of a

How to Lubricate a BP Circulating Pump for an Oil Heating Boiler

Regular maintenance on your boiler will keep it from wearing out or seizing up. One of the keys to keeping your boiler running smoothly is keeping the circulating pump lubricated. While no specific information is available on the BP pump, all circulating pump maintenance is generally the same. By sp

Video: Chocolate Chip Cookie With Whipped Cream Dessert

Video Transcript Hello, and welcome to Baking with Melissa. Today, we are making a chocolate chip cookie dessert with cream. Now to save a little time I went ahead and baked the cookie dough in to the bottom of my nine by 13 pan. Now you can make your own cookie dough if you'd like or...

How to Dehydrate Spice

Dehydrating is drying a food by removing its water content. The hot, dry air flowing through the food inhibits the growth of bacteria. Dehydrating is an inexpensive and effective way to preserve herbs and spices. The terms "spices" and "herbs" are both used to describe parts of plants that are used

How to Eat Raw Ripe Carob Pods

The carob (Ceratonia siliqua) is actually a legume. The rich, flavorful carob seed pod is edible and often is processed and used as a substitute for chocolate. Unlike cacao, carob pods are naturally sweet and are high in vitamins and mineralst. These healthy pods also can be eaten raw, fresh off of

Sugar Flowers As Cupcake Toppers

Cake decorations have come quite a long way, and the thought and artistic talent that goes into making cakes have begun to be pretty popular. With new television shows such as Ace of Cakes beginning to pop up all over, there is a new found interest in cake creations. Sugar flowers have been around s

Rice Of Pakistan Is An Important Product Of The Country

Pakistan is a country of fertile lands and fortunately has all the seasons to grow almost every kind of agricultural product in its fields. Rice of Pakistan is not only enough for the local needs but also exported to different countries. It is a very important crop of the country as it feeds the loc

Video: Mixing Dry Ingredients for English Scones For A Tea Party

Video Transcript Now the first thing we're going to do to make our homemade scones is we're going to blend together the dry ingredients. We¡¯re going to put, level off, two cups of just regular white flour. I often like to bake with different whole wheat or spelt flours but this really...

Chinese Hot and Sour Soup Recipe

Since ancient times, soups have always been an integral part of a Chinese meal. In fact, you would be amazed by the vast variety of Chinese soups which rarely uses cream or milk and instead ...