Do you feel confused when you see dark soy sauce in a recipe or a bottle of light soy sauce at the Asian grocery store? Let's break down the differences to help you figure out which soy sauce to use.Despite my 3 decades of experience pouring soy sauce, I recently got ...
Ingredients 101
An ingredients-first approach frees you from the limitations of a recipe. After all, who wants another to-do list?
Learning how ingredients work, how to prep them, and how to release their flavors results in faster and more intuitive cooking. Ultimately, this means dinner on your table faster.
Combine techniques with ingredients so you can improvise tasty dishes in less time.
Taste Test: Does Crushing or Toasting Spices Make Better Chai?
Most homemade chai recipes instruct you to crush your spices. Others recommend toasting. Does crushing or toasting your spices make your masala chai taste better? Is it worth the extra effort? ...
What is the difference between loose-leaf tea vs. tea bags?
Are tea bags lower quality than loose-leaf tea? Ever wondered if you should switch to loose-leaf tea? Learn whether loose-leaf tea or bagged tea is right for you.Many people believe that tea merchant Thomas Sullivan accidentally invented the tea bag when he sent his ...
Tea 101: What You Need To Know About Tea
Learn about tea -- how to prep, store, and enjoy it with many ideas on brewing and cooking.What is tea?also known as Cha, Chai, TeTea is a drink brewed from dried tea leaves in hot water. It comes in different flavors, and you can enjoy it at different temperatures, ...
Do you need to press silken tofu?
Does the advice to press, drain, and dehydrate tofu apply to silken tofu? Ever felt like a fool for not knowing? Learn about the dangers of pressing tofu and what to do about it. ...
Taste Test: Can you tell the difference between Parmesan and Parmigiano-Reggiano?
Parmesan is the frugal choice compared to Parmigiano-Reggiano, but is there a difference in taste? Learn the difference between Parmesan vs. Parmigiano-Reggiano, including a cheesemonger pro tip on how to get more value from your Parmigiano-Reggiano wedge.How did a ...
Taste Test: Should you feel guilty about using fresh garlic substitutes?
How does fresh raw garlic compare to its processed cousins, such as peeled garlic, minced garlic, and garlic powder? Using Garlic Bread as a case study, Alex & I test whether you can tell the difference in flavors if you cook with garlic substitutes.Save this chart on ...
How To Squeeze A Lemon: 7 Ways To Extract Lemon Juice
When I hosted my lemonade infusions cooking class, we had a lot of lemons to squeeze. When I handed one of the attendees a lemon and a juicer, she looked at me with an expression of confusion.I ended up teaching her how to squeeze the lemon juice from a fresh lemon with a ...
Does Tofu Melt?
What do you think of if I told you that the following is a description of a type of food?High in protein High in fatPasty white or creamy yellowBeloved by vegetariansComes in a wobbly rectangular block or firm, square slicesSometimes it smells weirdMany bizarre foods ...
What’s the Difference Between Spring Onion and Green Onion?
Where I come from, there's only "Spring Onion Dip".Likewise, you'd find chopped spring onions and chives on top of your scrambled eggs at an unremarkable cafe in Auckland. But never "green onion". What's that?Related: Recipe for King Trumpet Mushrooms and Scrambled ...
Silken Tofu vs. Soft Tofu: What’s the Difference?
With the endless tofu varieties available, the difference between silken vs soft tofu can be confusing. Learn whether silken and soft tofu are the same things and how to make the most out of each tofu type.Growing up, I enjoyed a large selection of tofu, including ...
Exotic Mushrooms You’ve Never Seen (Video)
It's no secret that Alex started a new hobby growing mushrooms.His hobby led us to discover exotic mushrooms that we've never seen before at the 2018 Fungi Fair in Santa Cruz.Have you ever tried any of these mushrooms before?Leave us a comment to tell us which ...
9 Types Of Tofu You’ve Never Heard Of
Alex and I began to eat more tofu as a way to reduce meat in our diet. Since we joined a meat CSA, we’re enjoying much higher-quality meat.Chicken, pork, and beef taste so much better when sustainably raised. But the meat comes at a pretty price, often as much as three to ...
