Chantilly Cream, or la crème Chantilly, sure sounds like some kind of elaborate dessert topping. It must take a deft hand and some precise techniques to whip up such a fancy French inspired cream. Well, no, you just whip it up. Chantilly cream is simply whipped cream, usually heavy or double cream, that has been sweetened. […]
Archives for June 2014
Food, Pigeons, and Us: Learned Superstitions
Humans beings have brains that are tailor-made for superstitious beliefs. That is the kind of statement you will often hear in regards to human superstitions involving food, or anything else. Well, it’s not really an accurate statement, as it seems to imply that a certain high-level intelligence is needed to form superstitions. What if I […]
What is in Apple Pie Spice? What Do I Substitute For It?
Sometimes, you might find an apple pie recipe that calls for ‘apple pie spice.’ No, this is not some exotic spice a legendary pastry chef discovered on some remote island and deemed perfect for apple pie. Apple pie spice is nothing more than a mixture of the spices commonly used in apple pies, but that […]
Decoding the PLU Codes on Fruit and Vegetable Stickers
If you are an experienced grocery store shopper, you know that fruits and vegetables from the produce product have a PLU code. The PLU code is entered by the cashier to identify the fruit or vegetable, which is then weighed or sold by quantity. If you ever do self-checkout, which is appearing more and more […]
What is a Sopaipilla?
If you are a fan of Food Network’s Food Network Star competition, and you tuned in on June 15, you saw Lenny “The Cowboy Chef” McNab make a big mistake during his “Cutthroat Kitchen” heat, which required the contestants to make a breakfast plate. Lenny used masa, corn flour used to make corn tortillas, to make what seemed […]
What Are Barrel-Aged Beers?
The old song “Roll out the Barrels” (will have a barrel of fun), actually refers to beer barrels! Barrel-Aged beers are beers that are stored in barrels after they are finished fermenting. Although some are stored in new barrels, many aged in barrels that something else has been aged in, such a bourbon. This way, […]