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Showing posts with label Oils Fats and Sweeteners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oils Fats and Sweeteners. Show all posts
Dec 31, 2013

Health Benefits of Dark Chocolate

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My parents went to the Steel Grass Chocolate Farm on Kauai during their Christmas vacation. When they got back my Dad shared a handout with...
Jul 17, 2013

New Food Adventures: Coconut Oil

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If you haven't tried one of the world's healthiest cooking oils--coconut oil--now is the time to try it. We love it and it lasts for...
Feb 19, 2013

Replacing Refined Sugars with Natural Sugars One Step At a Time

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I decided last year to stop buying white sugar. Why? Well, I'm not the greatest cook yet, so I'm trying new recipes regularly; bu...
Feb 3, 2012

Sugar Substitutions

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Here is a sweetener substitution guide for healthier sweeteners you can use in place of which sugar and so on. The list has measuerments an...

Cooking Oils: What to use for what temperature?

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Here is a list of oils to use in cooking for certain temperatures. (sorry if it's hard to read) Notice Olive oil shouldn't be...
Jul 5, 2011

Oil Infusions 101

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Making infused oils is a process of transferring flavor and scent into a carrier oil. It can be used to add flavor to cooking oils. As well...
Jun 8, 2011

Fats & Oils 101...

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Fats from animal and vegetable sources provide a concentrated source of energy in the diet and provide the building blocks for cell membrane...
Apr 11, 2011

Chocolate: Understanding the Types

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RAW Chocolate is not bad! --- How it all begins... The seeds of the cacao tree have an intense bitter taste, and must be fermented to dev...

Basic Facts to Eating Better

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If you eat the right foods, you can actually still eat a lot. It's when you try to diet and eat the wrong things that you gain weight...
Feb 8, 2011

Sweeteners: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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Here is some information on sweeteners. Keep in mind when you're cooking and substituting between sweeteners that not all substitute at...
Nov 23, 2010

Corn Syrup Substitute

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In most cases, you should be able to replace corn syrup with sugar. The usual rule is as follows: 1 cup corn syrup can often be replaced by ...