Food and Entertainment 2024, November

Hemp seeds are rich in protein, fiber and fatty acids, making them on par with other healthy grains such as pumpkin seeds and flaxseeds. Store your hemp seeds in an airtight container in the refrigerator before you are ready to use them. Hemp seeds are suitable as an addition to salads, baked pastries, snacks and yogurt.

Cherries are a delicious and healthy food. Unfortunately, cherries happen to contain large, inedible seeds. The drupe is the last thing you want to bite into when eating a fruit salad or a slice of homemade cherry pie. The three main methods for preparing cherries include cutting, picking, or pushing the seeds out.

Whether you want to keep dishes warm while serving or are concerned about food safety, maintaining a temperature to keep food hot is important. Fortunately, there are many easy ways to do it yourself at home. You can use kitchen utensils or airtight containers to keep them warm, use coolers and make them portable heating containers, or serve food on hot plates to keep dishes from chilling.

Broccoli is a delicious, healthy vegetable that can be added or made into a main ingredient in a variety of dishes, such as stir-fried broccoli, capcai or vegetable soups. However, it can be difficult to prepare broccoli if you don't know how to cut it.

Tomatoes are used in a variety of recipes that often have to be diced. Dicing tomatoes is quick and easy, which anyone can master with a little practice. Roma tomatoes (small tomatoes) and regular tomatoes can be diced and added to soups, salads, casseroles, or other dishes.

If you have a lot of plums this summer, by freezing them, you can store them for up to twelve months, until you can enjoy them until the next harvest. Cool, sweet plums straight out of the freezer are delicious, or you can use them to make pies or plum cakes.

Lentil sprouts are a good choice for enjoying lentils and are grown as easily as other sprouts. The taste is similar to the taste of fresh peas. You can add lentil sprouts to salads that are usually topped with sprouts and also put on sandwiches with a dressing, such as hummus.

Have you ever wondered whether potatoes actually need to be peeled or not, before they are processed? In fact, potatoes don't always have to be peeled, and one of the determining factors is the type of food you'll be making. In particular, some types of potato-based foods have a soft texture and require peeled potatoes, especially since potato skins can make the texture of the food feel crunchier when eaten.

Love to make cakes? If so, of course you already know that baking powder is one of the ingredients that are often mixed into various types of cake batter, cookies, ice cream, to meatballs! Unfortunately, the freshness of baking powder doesn't last forever, and when it's expired, the chemical reactions that should have occurred won't be optimal.

Peach season often passes before you even know it. But if you freeze your peaches, then you can enjoy the sweet warmth of summer all winter long. To preserve and maintain the peach's aroma and flavor, pick the peaches at their peak of ripeness.

Yeast is a single-celled organism that is vital to most bakers and brewers around the world because of its ability to convert sugar into carbon dioxide and alcohol. You can make a yeast-filled bread starter, or sourdough starter, using only flour, water, and regular maintenance.

Foie gras means "fatty liver" in French, usually referring to duck and goose liver. You might be a little scared the first time you serve it, but it's actually quite an easy process. All you have to do is cook the foie gras to the right temperature and slice it into small pieces.

In glass bottles, you can store dry and wet food cleanly in a cool and dry place to keep it durable. This boiling method for preserving food in glass bottles is probably the most common way to seal mason jars. However, you can also purchase an airtight seal or use an aesthetically pleasing wax sealing method for bottle craft projects.

Coriander is an herb that is perfect for use in a variety of Asian, Mexican, Indian and Middle Eastern cuisines. The cilantro has a bright color with a crunchy taste, and can make a dish interesting. Unfortunately, these leaves tend to wilt easily when you don't need them, and don't dry out well, unlike other leaves.

Preparing tomatoes for recipes sometimes requires you to remove the center or seeds, as well as slice or peel them. Removing the center of the tomato is very useful when you want to chop or thinly slice a fresh tomato. This is best if you want the tomato moisture to be absorbed into the food.

Melted chocolate is great for a variety of desserts, but sometimes it turns out to be too thick and makes it difficult to get the smooth coating you want. Luckily, diluting this melted chocolate is so easy that you can be perfectly dipping cake pops, making glossy chocolate splashes, or delicious toppings for ice cream in no time!

Unlike other types of animal protein, cleaning and processing shrimp does require perseverance and special tricks. Because the process is more complicated, some people prefer not to clean the shrimp before cooking it (especially if the shrimp used are small).

Fresh chickpeas are widely available in local gardens and farmers markets during the summer, but in the short term. If your family loves the taste of vegetables this summer, you can preserve chickpeas by freezing them for later use. Freezing is easy to make at home, and it allows you to control the quality of the food your family eats.

From the Caprese salad (a salad made in the style of Capri, an Italian island), to the BLT sandwich (Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato), to the deep-fried green tomatoes, the perfectly sliced tomatoes help to elevate the level from a simple dish to a masterpiece.