Author: discover_save
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Black pepper: good with just about every dish
Black pepper sprays on! If there is a spice where it virtually fits on every dish, black pepper would come very close probably next to salt and that is why we have salt and pepper on every restaurant table. Pepper that hints but not burn One of the popularity of the black pepper may come…
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Cinnamon: old but plays sweet in role: cinnamon rolls
Cinnamon is the oldest spice that plays as a commodity Have you ever had cinnamon rolls? They are made from cinnamon, the oldest spice with a sweet role in your desert and also in many of your breakfast cereals. The oldest and the most popular spice Cinnamon is ancient! It has been traded around the…
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Rosemary: spice herb that Thanksgiving dinner can not do without
Turkey stuffing Cooking your thanksgiving dinner in the coming weeks?, rosemary may be that one spice to be filled up in your kitchen since you would find them in many turkey stuffing recipes. The rosemary has that aroma and taste that signatures dishes, especially when it comes to Thanksgiving. Benefit beyond cooking Besides being a…
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Olive oil: versatile for cooking, bread and salad
Versatile for cooking, low to medium heat Versatility is the middle name for olive oil, it can cook, dress and use it for bread. Multi-purpose in cooking oil Olive oil can be used for cooking due to its high smoke point and relative stable iodine level (medium). from stir fried to sear Salad dressing oil…
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Canola, soybean and vegetable oil, high iodine value oils
Using them with a different cooking with a different approach Since high iodine value oil such as canola, soybean and vegetable oil, these oils can oxidize very easily under heat, we can use them as we finish up the dishes. Let’s say cooking with little low iodine value oil such as coconut oil, heating the…
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Grocery Shopping, starting point of a meal plan
Meal plan and things you get from grocery, a habit building goes hand in hand Planning your meal day in and day out could be a pretty daunting task and time consuming: thinking and planning in one setting, but it doesn’t have to be! Grocery habits When one goes out in grocery shopping, mostly shopping…
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Rotisserie chicken sandwich with spring mix
Quick snack on the go Nowadays many grocery stores serve ready cooked rotisserie chicken, a quick meal for grab and go. Need some green to go with that? How about some spring mix to go with that and don’t forget the bread! Hungry?! Quickly, make your sandwich Once you got home from the grocery trip,…
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Tilapia, save big buying whole fish vs fillet
Tilapia, Difference with price per pound The price per lb could really make the difference: at $3.99 and up price/lb for fillet, makes it comparable in upgrade and buying a different kind of fish. Comes with soup With that in mind, choosing the whole tilapia makes sense, especially most of the fish is editable and…
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Frozen shrimp, quick cook dish
Frozen dinner in disguise Cooking to some people may be a daunting task compared to popping in the microwave for a frozen dinner, but many dishes and cooking methods are just as fast. Quick to defrost One thing about frozen shrimp is its ability to quickly defrost without a microwave, just drop them in cold water…
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Rotisserie chicken cracker sandwich
Quick snack cracker sandwich on the go Nowadays many grocery stores serve ready cooked rotisserie chicken, a quick meal for grab and go. How about making it with crackers for some snack cracker sandwiches? While you are at it: looking around the cracker section of the grocery store, do follow up and grab some spring…