Posts related to nutritional, cultural or other interesting aspects of food .
Let me be honest, I am not above using canned coconut milk. With every passing year the canned milk seems to get better with less and less additives and more creamy coconut taste. But nothing compares to the taste of freshly extracted coconut milk. Food tastes heavenly when slow cooked in thin coconutRead more
I do not use canned pumpkin or the canned pie fillings. When we make a pumpkin filled baked goodies , which happens quite a lot during the season, it starts of with the roasted mashed pumpkins. The difference in flavor is absolutely amazing. Making the puree or mashed pumpkins is an easy task. Read more
Many home bakers , even the experienced ones , find the idea of making sourdough bread a little intimidating . It is rather simple though , mix water , flour within certain proportions and give it time for the magic to happen . Starters can be made in a variety of waysRead more
I first fell in love with the the pillowy soft breads of the Asian bakeries years back . But never did I attempt to recreate them in my own kitchen. I was convinced that this kind of softness is not achievable without chemicals . Only years laterRead more