Food & Cooking

Truly healthy cooking means cooking food in a way all its nutrients stay intact and it is free from all kind of toxins. To achieve this, the first step would obviously be choosing the right ingredients – all-natural, organic, unprocessed and rich in nutrients. The second step is even more […]

The concept of clay pot cooking is as old as civilization itself. Since ancient times, the preferred method of cooking food has been in clay pots, until a century ago or so when people started mining so much metals and had no other way to repurpose them, they turned them […]

Are you a fan of wine? Do you enjoy drinking the different varieties of wine? You are at the right place. As you will get plenty of wine news and learn more about different types available. But with plenty to choose from in the whole, how will you make the […]

Chicken forms a vital part of the Indian non vegetarian cuisine. Chicken has proteins, carbohydrates and calcium, making it great nourishment for your body. Right from the north of India to the south, there are various ways of cooking chicken. You can try delicious chicken kebabs, curries, biryanis, even cutlets […]

Despite the sluggish economy, the restaurant industry continues to be the cornerstone of a strong U.S. economy. According to the National Restaurant Association, the anticipated industry sales should top $604 Billion dollars in 2011 which is 3.6% up from 2010. As far as an impact on the overall economy, U.S. […]

A recent study conducted at Ohio State University in the US reported that the dietary carotenoids, that gives tomatoes their colour, will protect the skin from ultraviolet (UV) light damage. With the number of people being diagnosed with skin cancer increases with each passing year, it’s a good news that […]

Did you know that Yin and Yang, the principle at the heart of Chinese philosophy, applies to Chinese food and cooking as well? In Chinese medicine, all food can be divided into four Qis: Hot, warm, cool and cold; or yang, mild yang, mild yin and yin respectively. In general, […]

We are speaking only about cooking, not about conservation of food, here. Of course, without a vacuum machine it is not possible to obtain a perfect vacuum in a plastic bag or plastic pouch; but it is possible to have a partial “sous vide”, enough to realise this method of […]

These are the basic cooking and baking utensils that any aspiring baker and cook should have. Pots: they are used for cooking food and boiling liquids on the stove top. Sauce pans: making sauces and holding liquids. Heavy bottomed ones with pouring lips are preferable. Knives: used for chopping, cutting,carving […]

The modern U.S. army has a wide array of food products available to them in base camps and in the field. There are a large number of MREs (which are actually quite tasty) and other portable foods available to them when on missions and when stationed in hostile terrain. And […]