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Weekly Tip: The Role of Fats in Baking.
“Miss Child is never bashful with butter.” ~ Phil Donahue How Fats Are Used In Baking I love butter, the liquid gold of desserts. Everything tastes better with butter. However, every health professional tells us to limit our fat … Continue reading
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Weekly Tip: The Role of Eggs in Baking
“Love and eggs are best when they are fresh.” ~ Russian Proverb Eggs 101 The “incredible edible egg” that we know and love has a big job when it comes to baking. Eggs provide: Structure – think of a … Continue reading
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Weekly Tip: Sugar Basics
“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.” ~ La Rochefoucauld Sugar 101 This week is all about sugar, that crystal that is prevalent in our food. At one point in history, this crystal was so … Continue reading
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Weekly Tip: Flour Basics
“Baking cookies is comforting, and cookies are the sweetest little bit of comfort food. They are very bite-sized and personal.” ~ Sandra Lee Flour 101 The stores are already stocked with holiday decorations; and before you know it we … Continue reading
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Weekly Tip: A Fruit and Vegetable Wash
“Nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.” ~Julia Child A Homemade Fruit and Vegetable Wash After last week’s tip, I received a question from Tracy, a co-worker of my husband. She asked about the … Continue reading
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Weekly Tip: How Damaging is Baking Soda to Vegetable Nutrients
“We all eat & it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.” ~ Anna Thomas How Baking Soda Damages Vegetable Nutrients Preparing for this post involved an at home science experiment. My husband, who helped me, even gave me … Continue reading
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Weekly Tip: The Grocery List
”A person buying ordinary products in a supermarket is in touch with his deepest emotions.” ~ John Kenneth Galbraith, Canadian-American Economist Help for your Grocery List The grocery list – that piece of paper where you scribble down the items you … Continue reading
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Weekly Tip: How to Restock Your Pantry and Save Money
“A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned” ~ Benjamin Franklin Four Ways To Save Money When Restocking Your Pantry Fall has definitely arrived in upstate New York. The temperatures have dipped; and although we have not had a killing frost … Continue reading
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Weekly Tip: Help When Buying Extra Virgin Olive Oil
“You gotta have good olive oil. You should have a cooking olive oil and you should have a finishing olive oil, like an extra-virgin olive oil.” ~Emeril Lagasse, Chef Extra Virgin Olive Oil Quality Issues In Tom Mueller’s book … Continue reading
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