Spices have been valued throughout history not only for religious ceremonies and medicine, but also for culinary purposes. Spices are parts of plants that are densely loaded with flavor and aromas. Spices are derived from the stems, roots, fruit, seeds, and flowers. Science has studied and investigated that these flavors and aromas are compounds or […]
Category: Cooking Methods & Food Reviews
How To Make Moist Banana Bread
The banana is the world’s most popular fruit. Bananas account for roughly 75% of the tropical fruit trade. Bananas are not just eaten as a snack, but are also used as a culinary ingredient found in many recipes, particularly desserts. These desserts can include the following among many others: The banana is the universal ultimate […]
Please Share With Your Social Network:
How To Make A Salad
A salad is a dish prepared with mixed greens, cabbage (cole slaw), potatoes or with fruits and vegetables. They are typically served at room temperature or chilled, though some can be served warm. Condiments and salad dressings, which exist in a variety of flavors, are often used to enhance a salad. The amazing thing about […]
Please Share With Your Social Network:
Smoke Point Of Cooking Oils
Cooking oils are an integral part of cooking. They are apart of several different recipes, such as vinaigrette’s, salad dressing’s, and marinades. They are also useful for searing, frying, grilling, or sautéing meat and vegetables. Vinaigrette’s To Complete Your Salad We get cooking oil from seeds and nuts, like sunflowers, corn, grape, almonds, walnuts, olives, […]
Please Share With Your Social Network:
Cooking With Coconut
Coconut is a food with a culinary diversity. You can use the flesh either fresh of dried. You can turn the flesh into flour, milk, cooking oil, and even use the water or juice as a beverage. The sap of the coconut palm can be used as sugar or a sweetener. The thin outer skin […]
Please Share With Your Social Network:
Cooking With Blueberries
Fresh blueberries are available all year long. And that is possible because in North America, (U.S. &Mexico) blueberries are harvested and available from April to late October. During the winter months of North America, South America is experiencing summer, and blueberries are harvested between November and March. With Peru being the top exporter during these […]
Please Share With Your Social Network:
The History Of Cooking
The exact origins of cooking are not known, but at some point, humans conquered fire and started using it to prepare food. For most of human history, the only way to cook a meal, was over an open fire. While fire is the most important element of cooking, it was not the only heat source […]
Please Share With Your Social Network:
Cooking With Potatoes
There are over 4000 types of potatoes that come in all shapes and sizes. After rice and wheat, potatoes are the third largest food sown and harvested. Depending on the variety of potato used, you can mash, bake, roast, boil, scallop, and even make hash browns or fried potatoes. Potatoes are even made into a […]
Please Share With Your Social Network:
Cooking With Fresh Basil
If you have cooked a Mediterranean (Italian, Greek, North African among other country’s in the region) or Thai dish, then you may already know a few things about basil. It’s one of the world’s most popular herbs and can be used in a wide range of cooking methods. Basil Balsamic Vinaigrette Fresh basil has a […]
Please Share With Your Social Network:
What You Should Know When Baking With Eggs
It’s hard to overstate how many things you can do with eggs in the kitchen. They are extremely versatile. Plus they are a valuable item to have in your pantry. Here at Cook Plate Fork, we have some deliciously yummy recipes featured, using eggs. And in this article we want to discuss how the incredible […]
