Before fridges and freezers were invented, we used other methods to keep our food good. Meats especially were vulnerable. Common ways to preserve meat included salting and drying. Another method, which might not immediately remind you of preservation, were pies. By incorporating meat in a sturdy pie, the meat would …
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 animals live especially is something I’m interested in (although I …
Sometimes even the most fanatic scientist doesn’t want to do science, but just enjoy something. Whether it’s a view of the sky, snow flakes falling down or, in this case, eating good food. This morning I was in baking mode again, besides making apple pie, cinnamon rolls and eating bread …
“No, but vegetarian chicken is made from soy and soy comes from far thus is worse than a chicken produced 50 km from here. But, that chicken has to eat plants (maybe soy) before growing into a chicken, so getting the food to the chicken is just as bad as …
Any time I’m cooking, or baking I think about my recipes and why I have to do what I do. So, when unwrapping a pack of meat before cooking I noticed all the different colours of this formerly red piece of meat. I saw brown, purplish and red/pink! Was anything going …
Have a guess at what’s on the photo above this post. Looks like chicken with rice to you? It is chicken, but, there’s a loophole here, it’s vegetarian chicken… Most of us know: we should eat less meat. Whereas I don’t have any problems eating vegetarian regularly, not everyone in …
When visiting Great Britain, there are a few things you should try: an afternoon tea (with scones and clotted cream), fish and chips and, of course, an English breakfast. Although I do have to admit, I am not a fan of English breakfasts and tend to choose something else instead. …
Winter time is the time for big hearty soups. One of my favorites is a good brown bean soup, using a recipe I got from my mom. Its a fairly simple recipe and uses a pack of dry mix oxtail soup for flavour together with beans, veggies and meat balls. However, one …
Ever experienced buying a nice looking piece of meat and after baking it in a frying pan for a little while, finding out that it’s dry and tough? I have for sure, and it’s probably due to the fact that you bought the wrong type of meat. In this post I’ll …
