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Quick Fix: How To Make Brown Sugar

Quick Fix - How To Make Brown Sugar - Ingredients

Ever have the situation where you are in need of an ingredient and you go to your pantry and realize that you are clear out of it?  That happened to me last year during the holidays.  I had granulated sugar, demera sugar, powdered sugar – you name it, I had it – all but brown sugar.  Can I tell you how miffed I was to have to leave and run up to the grocery store in the midst of a {Read More}

Is That Olive Oil Really Extra Virgin? Lawsuit Alleges Otherwise.

I am one that believes in credibility – and if you are a trusted brand and say that your olive oil is extra virgin, well then, I tend to believe you.  Especially when we are paying top dollar, right?   How upsetting it was to learn that consumers have been duped, as discussed in a lawsuit filed by various restaurateurs and prominent chefs against some leading olive oil brands.  Allegedly, many well known brands including Bertolli, Fillipo Bario, Colavita and Pompeian have {Read More}

Question to the Readers: Ingredients

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Weekly question time: What was the most unusual or hard to find ingredient that you had to find for that recipe you just had to make? For me, it’s a toss between Cajeta (goat’s milk caramel) or Tapioca Flour for some upcoming recipes.  Thankfully I was able to locate these ingredients at MexGrocer.com (who gives cash back by the way) and Whole Foods that just opened here in Plymouth Meeting, PA.