Nestle Choco Bake must have been one of your go-to ingredients if you love and enjoy sweet cakes and chocolate-baked desserts. This pre-melted unsweetened ingredient is, however, no longer available. Toll House ceased the production of Nestle Choco bake for a while now. So, you will have to use a substitute for any baking recipe…
An immersion blender, in simple terms, is a stick that has blender blades at one end. Many cooks use this blender to mix soups, smoothies, or any other mixture that they want blended. If you are a committed cook, you have had an immersion blender in your kitchen at one point or the other. It…
You must have heard of or encountered a Takoyaki ball if you are into Japanese cuisines. Takoyaki is a round-shaped wheat snack that is very common in Japan. Among wheat, it is also prepared with tempura scraps, minced octopus, green onions, and ginger, to mention a few ingredients. Cooks use the Takoyaki pan to make…
Salad oil is the oil you use to top your salads and cook meals. A lot of folks refer to salad oil as vegetable oil. Vegetable cooking oil is an example of salad oil. In short, these two can be mutually exclusive. We use salad oil in our day-to-day cooking. For any meal that requires…
Apple jelly is flavorful and sweet. It is among my favorite jellies that I use for toppings and baking. It has a bitter aftertaste that leaves you wanting more. I often find myself scooping some and eating it. I have to hide, however, because this will set a bad example for the kids. Apple jelly…
It amazes me how something that soldiers use as a gun powder can also be used as a food preservative. In this case, I am talking about saltpeter. Despite its wide range of uses, I will talk about saltpeter as a meat preservative. People use it to cure meat for it to last longer. Suppose…
Cheese is one dairy product that is famous among Americans. I should know because I use it a lot. Even though mozzarella and gorgonzola are my favorites, I have tried Roquefort cheese occasionally. It was easy getting Roquefort cheese in the grocery stores a while back. Nowadays, this cheese has become scarce. The good news…
A recipe that challenges me is one of the reasons I relish cooking. When I come across a recipe that requires me to use an ingredient I have never used or heard of, I am thrilled. I want to discover the ingredients and see if I will love them. I am not always lucky in…
There is nothing I enjoy more than eating chili beans with baked potatoes. It is a very fulfilling meal. Besides baked or roasted potatoes, you can also enjoy chili beans with other meals like tacos and salad. Different people prepare chili beans in different ways. Personally, using beef chili sauce is my favorite. You can,…