Mamey Sapote
Mamey Sapote is a not a commonly found fruit in the UK or indeed the USA. It is one of those fruits however which is […]
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The Best Coffee Pods
Coffee drinking is as much an art as it is a necessity for busy work mornings and languorous Saturdays and Sundays. One of the revolutionary […]
The National Bread Of Iran: Sangak
Travel to Iran and you will taste the national bread of this country, sangak. (Persian: سنگک, Azerbaijani: Səngək; or nan-e sangak نان سنگک). It is […]
New Year Diets For 2019: A Look At Intermittent Fasting
Having seen Christmas out of the way, the New Year soon beckons. New Year resolutions will often feature a desire to lose weight and improve […]
Your Choice: The Electric Rice Cooker
Rice is one of the world’s great staples. Without it much of the population throughout the world would be food poor because it is one […]
Date Nectar
Date nectar is possible the newest trending grocery product for 2019. Why ? It is a vegan alternative to honey. Date syrups are 100% natural […]
Preparing Kefir
Kefir is a fascinatingly complex fermented product which appears like a slightly fizzy yogurt. The beverage has a strong following with those seeking a healthier […]
Health Benefits Of Watermelon And Its Seeds
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is possibly one of the biggest fruit and vegetables you will find in the marketplace. It’s a firm favourite of anyone looking […]
Konjac Glucomannan
Konjac glucomannan (KGM) is a highly polymerized fibre obtained from the roots and tubers of the plant Amorphophallus konjac C. Koch. The chemical structure is β‐(1,4)‐linked D‐mannose […]
Peony Seed Oil
The genus Paeonia does not just provide us with horticultural specimens of some merit but also products with health benefits. There are over 30 species […]
Aqueous Extraction Processing
Aqueous extraction processing (AEP) is a relatively benign and ecologically friendly method for the simultaneous recovery of both proteins and oils from oily food residues. […]
Producing Crackers
Crackers are a type of biscuit which have long been valued for their diversity and versatility. They were produced to sustain travelers such as seafarers […]
Shortbread
Shortbread is an old Scottish baked biscuit which is traditionally made with one part white sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour which was […]
Shortening
The use of shortening in baking is a long-standing term for the function that an oil or fat performs in baking. These fats contributed a […]
Boeuf Bourguignon
Boeuf Bourguignon is an easy dish which makes fantastic use of beef. One of the French classic dishes and a casserole indeed, for a cold […]
Warm Honey Roasted Parsnip, Pear And Stilton Salad
A fantastic winter salad which uses the classic combinations of pear with blue cheese overlaying the sweet, slightly earthy notes of parsnip. It is ideal […]
How To Prepare Bread Sauce
Back in medieval times, bread was one of the only secure methods for thickening sauces and gravies and in it’s own right was the basis […]
Why Mince Pies ?
As a child, I often wondered why my grandmother’s minced beef issuing forth from the grinder, wasn’t to be found in any of the mince […]