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In some cases, making and using fresh homemade pasta is worth it. In lasagna for instance where the pasta will actually absorb some of those sauces and doesn’t need as long to cook in the oven if it’s fresh. However,…
When making a dessert (hot cross waffles!) the other I needed the zest of about 1/5 of an orange and of a lemon. I don’t like using half products though. So I wanted to use all the zest in some…
Seeing where our food comes from is a great way to better understand our food, not just the science, but the whole supply chain that starts long before it comes in a factory, supermarket or on our plate. Seeing how…
Fruits and vegetables are probably the most colourful foods on our table. Meats and fish are all pretty similar (white/reddish), carbs are often yellow/brown/white, but fruits and vegetables can be so many different colours. These colours aren’t just pretty, they…
Sometimes I’m amazed by the shear amounts of recipes for breads. Unbelievable what you can make with flour, water and yeast and now and again some other minor ingredients! After making Indian style flatbreads (e.g. chapati & paratha), I decided…
Knowing where your food comes from and understanding how it’s made, helps you understand your food even better. The science of our food starts at the farm, or even earlier, at the seed manufacturer. Even though a lot of food…
Many roads lead to Rome. And just as many roads lead to vanilla ice cream. It’s a classic – I have yet to visit an ice cream shop that does not sell a vanilla-flavored ice cream. But how do you…
Chapati, or roti, are a really nice and easy to make flatbread! It’s for sure one of my favorite carbs with a meal. They’re not hard to make, require only two ingredients (three if you want to be a little…
When talking with an equipment manufacturer to scale up your food production business. The question might come up. Are you planning to run continuously or in a batch-like manner? Often, you’ll use some form of continuous production if you’re planning…
Nothing better than a lasagna coming out of the oven, bubbling like crazy, with a perfect light brown cheesy top. Even though there are loads of ways to make a lasagna, our favorite remains one with tomato sauce and a creamy…
Dreaming of scaling up your grandmother’s cupcake recipe? Or are you running a food production company and looking into a new product? Chances are that you will have to scale up your recipe or any new product you’ve developed. Scaling…
How long do muffins remain fresh? When does sausage start to spoil? How long can you store that cheese for? As a consumer, you’d use the dates on the product, and your common sense to determine whether something is still…