Olives can be used for more than just adorning cocktails at dinner parties. They can be delicious (and healthy) food on their own, replacing less flavorful things like green beans and peas if you want. But that only matters if you can keep them around for long enough to make them. So, can you freeze …
When it comes to healthy foods, lettuce rules the roost. Not because it is the most healthy, and certainly not because it is the tastiest. No, the ubiquity of lettuce comes from three factors: The fact that it basically requires no preparation, the relative ease of actually eating it, and its distinct lack of flavor. …
Combining ethical growing practices with sustainable production methods, almond milk is one of the newest and most popular revolutions in food science for a number of reasons. It is healthy, made without relying on factory farming, and produced with a minimal carbon footprint. In essence, it is new milk for a new age. But partly …
Can gravy be frozen? It is a mixture of a few odd chemicals, so it is possible that something could go wrong, right? Yes gravy can indeed be frozen. Most people get their impressions of gravy’s storage abilities from their experience with refrigerating it. And indeed, gravy does not last more than two days in …
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. …