Crab meat is thick, filled with flavor, and an absolute delicacy that can go into a number of meals. From Japan to Louisiana, the ability to properly shell, cook, and serve crab meat is considered a valuable skill by top tier chefs. Thankfully, as food science has advanced, cooking this delicious meat has only gotten …
Coconut milk and almond milk were the two biggest winners of the schism in the dairy industry. Coconut milk is healthy, tasty, and more importantly safer and more ethically extracted and produced than cow’s milk. But like any milk, it can spoil quickly. So, if you want to keep your coconut milk around for a …
Throughout most of the world the word “cider” actually refers to an alcoholic beverage. In America that is called “Hard Cider”. Non-alcoholic cider served year-round became popular due to refrigeration, which took off in America. Yes, apple cider, whether alcoholic or not, can be frozen. In fact, freezing it extends its shelf life by a …
Buttercream is a rather new invention in the history of the culinary arts. First created in Germany in 1915, it was developed to give texture, flavor, and extended shelf life to cakes and other sweet treats. Yes, you can freeze buttercream frosting in order to preserve it for extended periods. Freezing it consists of two …
Parmesan cheese is ubiquitous. Everyone knows grating the fresh stuff is better, but how do you store it? Can you freeze it? Yes, you can freeze parmesan cheese. It has a low water content, and the water that is there is not as critical to its chemical composition as compared to other cheeses. Grated parmesan …
Chicken salad is a miracle of modern snack foods. It does not even register as a snack food to most people. But when you consider that it is packaged, sold at gas stations, and able to keep for months and months, you realize that it has a few things in common with normal snack foods. …
Egg salad is one of the easiest salads to prepare. With only a few simple ingredients, this salad is a go-to for many lettuce lovers. You can prepare this salad as a standalone dish or put it in a sandwich. Either way, it’s an easy and healthy meal. Because it’s so easy to prepare, you …
Pasta salad is like a salad of pasta, not a pasta of salad. That means that it is mainly made up of ingredients from pastas, such as chicken, the occasional greens, and of course, a pasta like rigatoni or spaghetti. So, if you were expecting there to be primarily greens or whole vegetables, you might …
Potatoes and their many varietals have been a constant companion of humanity. They are hardy, able to grow in many environments and survive for a long time without modern methods of storage. But all the same, modern methods of storage are here. That being the case, you will want to know how to freeze them. …
Freezing is one of the easiest, most convenient ways to prepare foods at home. Freezing food stops the growth of microorganisms and slows the changes that affect their overall quality. Though freezing fruit does not completely destroy bacteria, molds, and yeasts that cause spoilage, it does preserve much of its fresh flavor and nutritional value. …