Pour over or filtered is on the list of the easiest ways of making coffee. This process involves the use a mug, ground coffee, a plastic funnel, and a cone-like paper filter. Once you have everything in one place, all you need to do is pour hot water on the […]
India is a land of various traditions and cultures. The diversity is reflected also in Indian food. Each Indian culture has its exclusive and unique cooking style. Over the years every new wave of the settlers in the country has brought with them their individual cooking practices and with time […]
There are so many weird and wonderful fun facts about chocolate, it’s difficult to know which to include and which to omit because of space considerations. First of all, the Mayans used cacao beans as currency as they believed that they were more valuable than gold dust. They controlled the […]
I don’t know about you, but I’m a huge fan of yogurt. My stomach doesn’t tolerate lactose very well, so I tend to purchase Greek yogurt, which is lower in lactose and slightly more expensive. I really wanted to start making my own yogurt, since I eat it for breakfast […]
Foreign chocolate brands such as Dove, Cadbury and Hershey’s have now captured about 70% of the Chinese chocolate market. As Barry Callebaut, the world’s largest chocolate manufacturer with 25% of the global market, recently opened its first chocolate factory in China in Suzhou City, the top 20 chocolate companies in […]
Are you a coffee drinker? Do you have a favorite brand? Many people, all over the world, love the Folgers brand and all that it stands for. If you want to join them, drinking the best of the best, you should do so right away. Here are five benefits of […]
Healthy Meal of the Week: Beef Teriaki w/ Brown Rice Healthy Leftover Idea: Beef Tostadas Here’s a meal that’s easy to make, tastes great, and is low in calories. Best yet, there’s not many ingredients needed to make both of these meals which means not much to purchase from the […]
When a recipe calls for allspice or some spice or flavoring you’ve never heard of, do you immediately run to the store? Or maybe the first thing you do is look in your drawer or shelf full of spices and see if you have it already. Then you question whether […]
Indian desserts enjoy significant popularity among people living in all parts of the globe. This is probably because the majority of the countries have a hefty population of Indians who keep on introducing different varieties of Indian sweets in the foreign cities and towns they live in. In this article […]
As long as there has been a meal on the table, there has also been the need to have an accompanying beverage on hand. While the ins and outs of what is on the menu have changed over the course of time, right now, the hottest beverage around is craft […]
Did you know that eating spicy food provides you with plenty of health benefits? Not only does it improve your appetite but eating dishes that use chilli peppers is beneficial to relieving pain, to weight loss and even to heart health! So the next time you add a little excitement […]
Tea is not only a beverage, it’s an experience for millions around the world. The phrase “my cup of tea” is associated with many aspects of life. Whether it is morning time or sun set hours, the experience gets better only with tea. The term has also deeper connection with […]
This article attempts to provide a description of the many types and varieties of Mamoul available in the Middle East. A differentiation is made between the “Mamoul” which is a rounded nut filled cookie and the “Mamoul Mad” which is a flat nut filled cookie, then a description of the […]
For most people, augmenting their compilation of recipes through the inclusion of gourmet culinary recipes for applying them at home is easier said than done. However, things have changed and this no longer holds good. Today, you can collect every one of the recipes you require and apply them just […]
When one thinks of cooking using a crock pot, he would automatically think of making meats juicy and tender. But slow cookers aren’t only good for meats, they’re ideal for all types of ingredients including fresh fruits and vegetables. So if you’ve recently started a healthy diet, you can count […]
Tea connoisseurs can’t seem to agree on what tastes better – loose or bagged tea. In general, loose blends are considered, by default, to be higher-quality, as they’re made of larger, and thus higher-quality, leaves. But is this necessarily true? Not all tea leaf sizes are created equal, but a […]