Mastering the kitchen involves understanding healthy fat profiles, variety-specific grain preparation, and safe food handling techniques.
Steel-cut oats, sometimes called Irish oats or Scottish oats, are made by running whole oat groats through a steel mill to chop them into pieces. This variety of oats imparts a slightly nuttier taste than regular oats, and it has a chewy texture.
Read more →
Red kidney beans, a common addition to bean chili and other dishes, is a nutritious vegetable, full of protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals. Despite this, there are health risks associated with eating them.
Read more →
Sake is an alcoholic Japanese beverage made from rice wine. The benefits of sake are due to the fermentation process and ingredients used; it can improve sleep and reduce inflammation.
Read more →
Brown sugar, or white sugar combined with molasses, comes in light and dark varieties. It adds flavor and calories to a variety of dessert recipes and can serve as a sweet accompaniment to coffee or tea.
Read more →
Manuka honey is a type of honey produced when bees feed on flowers from the Manuka Tea Tree, a native plant of New Zealand. This sweetener, which allegedly has medicinal properties, can add calories to foods.
Read more →
When choosing pasta, size often matters -- your recipe may call for pasta for use as a broad base for thick sauces or melted cheese, or it may call for smaller pasta for use in soups. One such small pasta known as orzo resembles large grains of rice. You can find orzo for sale in your local grocery store.
Read more →
Sugar beets are a type of root vegetable used to produce sugar. These deep crimson-red root vegetables are rich in nutrients, but low in fat and calories. You can eat sugar beets raw or cooked. When choosing sugar beets, look for beets with firm skins and non-wilted leaves. Smaller beets are typically sweeter.
Read more →
Roasting vegetables in olive oil enriches the flavor, lending a smoky sweetness or tender texture. While the use of olive oil bumps up the fat content of vegetables, it is mostly good fat -- and the nutritional value of this dish makes it a wise choice for many meal plans.
Read more →