When buying eggs your choices involve size, grade, color, conventional or organic. Size: Eggs are sold by total weight per dozen, not the size of individual eggs which may vary within a single dozen. Size Minimum Weight per dozen Jumbo 30 ounces Extra large 27 ounces Large 24 ounces Medium 21 ounces Small 18 ounces…
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Lemons remind us all of things fresh and sparkling. The best flavor and the most juice will come from small, round or oval smooth-skinned lemons. Store lemons at room temperature and you will obtain more juice from them. If you are not using them for a while you can also freeze them. Get the Best…
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Background Nutmeg, one of the spices that bring Christmas and the Holidays to life, whether it’s in an eggnog, cookies, cakes to main dishes people the world over have loved this valued spice. The English word Nutmeg comes from the Latin nux meaning nut and muscat, meaning musky. To gaze on a humble nutmeg today,…
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Saffron (pronounced saf-ruh-n) Background The first reference to the cultivation of saffron dates back to around 2300 BCE, in a palace of Minoan Crete. Alexander the Great discovered it growing in Kashmir in 326 BCE even though it was not indigenous to the region. Saffron was valued as a spice and a dye and for…
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De glazing by definition means to remove browned food particles leftover from sautéing various food items typically with wine, water, or stock. It removes the” fond” French word for “bottom” or “foundation” like the little pieces leftover from cooking; and adds flavor to your sauces or gravies. The flavor of the pan sauce is determined…
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