Category: Seasonings
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A Vinegar Pantry Tutorial
For centuries, vinegar has been valued for its health benefits. Vinegar comes in many different tastes and colors and has a wide variety of uses beyond the salad bowl.
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DIY Passover French Baked Onions
So many of my simple and moist recipes rely on french fried onions. They add moisture and pizazz to even the simplest and leanest of fish, meats and poultry. Recipes such as Onion-Battered Baked Tilapia, Simple Onion Baked Chicken Cutlets and Low and Slow Oven Brisket require this as a key ingredient. Year-round, this is a readily available ingredient…
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Simple Coffee Spice Rub
I am not a coffee drinker. I just never developed a taste for coffee. To me, it tastes bitter and unpleasant. Thankfully, I wake up with enough energy that I don’t need the boost that coffee provides. Interestingly, though, I love the aroma of coffee. While the taste does not please me, the aroma of…
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Simple DIY Cajun Blackening Spice Blend for Low-Carb Atkins Cooking
I have been on a low-carb diet for the past many weeks. One of the most important aspects of the diet is finding flavor and texture in ingredients that are low-carb. I have prepared fried fish using spices instead of breading. I have found new toppings and new spices that replace the flavor and texture…
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DIY Everything Mix Topping: Perfect for Breadsticks and Challah
Now that Pesach (Passover) is behind us and chometz (leavened food items) are back on the menu, I would like to highlight a week of challah and bread-related recipes. Over the next few days we will count down to our first Shabbos after Pesach with challah. Many people who don’t ordinarily prepare home-baked challah choose to bake…