Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are an excellent source of protein, but their low-fat content makes them prone to being dry and flavorless. You can keep chicken breasts juicy and delicious with careful cooking.
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Glutinous rice, or sticky rice, is a refined short- or long-grained white rice that is a staple food in many cultures, including Laos and Thailand. It is called glutinous or sticky rice because of its glue-like texture, and it can be eaten out of hand or alongside soups and stews.
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Boneless skinless chicken breasts are a convenient and healthy choice for meals. Chicken breasts are an affordable and practical way to add protein to your meals without adding significant amounts of fat.
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Cupcakes with vanilla frosting can be seen on bake-sale tables, in classrooms and in upscale bakeries. While no one expects a cupcake to be healthy, some may be worse than others in terms of total fat, saturated fat and calories.
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Tempura can be vegetables, tofu or seafood, but it's always battered and deep-fried to a pale golden color. Depending on the style and desired result, the tempura coating can be quite light and delicate or much thicker. Tempura is traditionally served with soup, pickles and hot rice, as well as a daikon dipping sauce.
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Wings are a favorite, whether you're planning a party or just dinner for the family. You can use your slow cooker to cook wings through after you brown them in the oven, or you may opt to keep them hot in a slow cooker after they're baked in the oven.
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While shortening is a typical ingredient in most biscuit recipes, you can whip up a batch of fluffy and delicious biscuits without shortening. Depending upon your needs, you can create delicious flaky biscuits, perfect for honey or jam, or cut the fat and calories for biscuits without the guilt to pair with soup.
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Accurate oven temperature is essential when baking bread, cakes or cookies. If your oven is set too low or does not heat to the correct temperature, it can alter the cooking time, texture and color of your cakes and other baked goods.
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Whether you bake the old-fashioned way or use a bread machine, many of your favorite bread recipes likely require butter. Melted butter is a common ingredient in yeast breads, including white and wheat breads, as well as sweet rolls.
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Baking pans and sheets come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Most recipes call for a specific type of pan, but understanding the difference between a cookie sheet, a jelly roll pan and a cookie pan can be confusing, especially since you may bake the same treats in all of them.
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Saffron is the world's most expensive spice, so when you use it, you want to use it correctly. You'll find saffron in two forms, threads and powder. Saffron threads are the whole stigma from the saffron crocus, while saffron powder has been gently dried and ground.
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Meringue, made from whipped egg whites and sugar, is light, fluffy and delicious. Many traditional meringue recipes rely upon uncooked egg whites in the final product, posing a safety risk. You can make or purchase safe meringues, ranging from meringue cookies to meringue-topped pies.
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Pound cake is a dense and rich cake, traditionally baked in a loaf pan. The cake takes its name from the original recipe, which called for a pound each of butter, eggs, sugar and flour. Today, most pound cakes include chemical leavening like baking powder to help them rise.
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Chocolate truffles are a rich and luxurious treat. These candies are easy to make at home. Most recipes require good-quality chocolate, heavy cream and sometimes butter. If you don't have cream on hand, you can make a replacement for heavy whipping cream with milk and butter.
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Coffee shops across the country offer cold, creamy frappes, while the local ice cream parlor serves up old-fashioned milkshakes. Both treats are milk based and served with a straw. Milkshakes typically come in classic flavors like vanilla, chocolate and strawberry. Frappes are typically coffee or tea flavored.
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The heat and burn of chili peppers can make salsa, curry, and many other dishes delicious. Unfortunately, the burning heat of chilies is much less appealing on your hands or face. Wearing gloves can keep you from getting the volatile chili oil on your hands, but if you've forgotten your gloves, clean up is essential.
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Soaking chicken in buttermilk produces moist, tender meat with a flavorful tang. Buttermilk is traditionally used as a marinade for bone-in fried chicken, but it can also improve your pan-fried chicken breasts.
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Large Asian pearl tapioca is used in desserts, like old-fashioned tapioca pudding and in Taiwanese bubble, or boba, tea. Cooking methods vary, but cooking completely is essential to achieve a desirable texture, rather than a starchy and unappealing dish.
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Bento boxes are Japanese style packed lunches containing protein, rice and vegetables. The size of the bento box determines the portion size and can impact the total calorie count, as can the food choices you make for your bento.
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Stability balls are large, inflatable balls used to strengthen and tone the body, particularly the core muscles of the pelvis, abdomen and back. Stability balls range in size from 30 cm for petite individuals or children to a generous 75 cm for much taller people.
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