Cooking & Baking Tips: Healthy Fats, Grain Prep & Substitutes

Mastering the kitchen involves understanding healthy fat profiles, variety-specific grain preparation, and safe food handling techniques.

Tapioca Plants Cassava

What Is the Benefit of Tapioca Starch?

Tapioca starch is made from the root of the cassava plant. Although it can be used as a flour for baking, its mainly used as a thickener. Tapioca is widely used in Asian cuisine, especially in Thai recipes. In India, tapioca starch is sometimes boiled and flavored with spices to eat as a side dish.

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What Can You Cook in a Smoker?

A smoker is a cooking utensil that allows you to cook food using heat and smoke. Think of a smoker as a barbecue grill without flames. Food is placed on the side of the main source of heat, rather than directly over the flames. This allows the food to cook more slowly and to absorb the smoky flavor.

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Rice

How to Prevent Bugs in Rice

Itโ€™s not rare to find bugs or rice weevil inside your rice packet. The bugs can get there in either of two ways. Sometimes they are already inside the packet when you buy it. This is common, as the bugs lay eggs in the crops, and when these are harvested, the eggs end up in the package.

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How to Use Sugar to Heal Wounds

Healing through the use of sugar is an old-time tradition that has been used by both Native Americans and different tribes in Africa. In 2009, a series of tests were conducted in British hospitals to determine whether thereโ€™s any truth behind the idea that sugar can be used to treat wounds and ease pain.

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Oil Pulling / Swisihng

The Best Way to Apply Sesame Oil for Pain

Sesame oil is widely used in China and India to treat a number of health problems, both internally and externally. How sesame oil is applied depends on your problem and where it needs to be used.

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