In crafting and creating our food, we might sometimes forget the fascinating processes behind it all. There truly are a lot of forces at work getting our bread to rise, or attaining that perfect crisp to our chicken when we fry it. This is why we also can’t forget about certain ingredients that may seem…
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What is a good substitute for baking soda?
Baking soda is on almost every list of baking ingredients. It is a mysterious and volatile white powder. Many people have no clue how it is made and only a few know it can be mined directly from the earth. You probably still have the packet you bought from a decade ago because recipes only…
Natural laxative food
Next time you feel constipated, you can skip taking a laxative pill and snack on natural laxative food instead. Many have accepted constipation and other digestive problems as part of normal life, but they don’t have to be if you make smarter dietary choices. Your kitchen is filled with lots of foods that act as…
Magnesium rich foods
Billions are spent every year on multivitamin supplements and one of the bestsellers is magnesium. This mineral has record-breaking health benefits and is one of the most frequently prescribed by doctors. Most people believe that taking supplements is the only way to get the amount of magnesium they really need. The truth however is that…
What is Shortening?
If you like baking your own treats at home, you might have stumbled upon some recipes and asked yourself “what is shortening?” The chemical process involved is a nightmare to understand. It’s usually explained in a string of scientific terms. It is basically a type of fat added to dough to make baked goods softer…
What is Scarsdale Diet?
The scarsdale diet is one type of weight loss program that is making a big buzz in the health and fitness world these days. Is this the right diet for you? Before you even venture into doing it just because your friend went through the process or your sister recommended it to you, it is…
Food Lovers Diet – Lose Weight by Eating Your Favorite Foods
It seems so odd that dieting does not have to entail forgetting about the food that you love, right? Yes, this may sound too good to be true. However, that is the basic premise of the food lovers diet. You do not have to starve or even deprive yourself from the foods that you enjoy…
Soup It Up With The Sacred Heart Diet
The sacred heart diet is a 7-day meal plan that is mainly focused on eating soup to be able to lose about 10 to 17 lbs in one cycle. This is a rigid diet which would only allow you to eat specific types of food per day. Aside from becoming slimmer, this should also aid…
Regulate Your Blood Pressure by Eating Potassium Rich Foods
With the rising number of people who are affected by high blood pressure, people have to be more proactive when it comes to finding ways on how this could be avoided. For those who already have high blood pressure, there is a more serious urgency to find ways on how this could be controlled. Yes,…
The Truth About Philippine Mangoes
What is the first thing that comes in your mind when you hear the word “Mango”? If you will ask me that question, the first thing that I think of is the Philippines.
In my opinion, I can say, Without any doubt, that the best mangoes that the world has ever tasted came from the Philippines. I know people from other mango producing countries will question my statement. However, I am confident to say that there is no other mango out there that can beat Philippine mangoes in terms of sweetness, sourness, size, and weight. I tried almost all the imported mango varieties here in the US — including local mangoes. They all taste different from the original Philippine Mango. There are even varieties here that says “Manila Mangoes” in the sticker, but the taste does not say so.
10 Simple Ways to Cook Eggs
There are more than 101 ways to cook an egg. Each method is different from the other. Some of these methods require skill and experience, and even special tools, while a handful can easily be done by anyone.
Cooking an egg is probably the first thing that you learned when you started to learn how to cook. In fact, egg is one of the easiest ingredients to play around in the kitchen.
I got interested in cooking at a young age. Back then, I started to learn basic things; one of them is frying eggs for breakfast. Frying an egg might sound simple, but it can be challenging if you are doing it for the first time. After practicing which resulted to something like a dozen burnt eggs, I got the hang of it. I gained experience and developed some skills. Eventually, my burnt egg days were over.