The search for great French cookbooks is nearly as old as French cuisine itself (and French cooking has been around for a long time). They are prized sources for outstanding recipes and techniques. We think we’ve found a representative selection…
Mashed potatoes are often leftover at the end of a meal but is it OK to keep those mashed potatoes for future meals and if so, how long can they last before you need to throw them out? We asked…
Rice is one of the most popular forms of food in the world. But is it a vegetable, a fruit, or a grain? We asked the experts and this is what they told us. An Introduction To The Three Food…
It sounds almost ridiculous to wonder if cauliflower is man-made. Yet, even though cauliflower has been around for a long time, technically speaking – it is. Of course, we’re not talking about genetic engineering in Dr. Frankenstein’s biology lab but…
If you’ve ever cooked onions, particularly red onions, then you’ve probably looked down in the pan to find they’ve turned blue or turned bluish-green. Red onions are chosen because they’re sweeter than regular white onions and they contain quite a…
Asia is, of course, a big place and it would be impossible to do justice to all the culinary heritage of that vast continent in a handful of cookbooks. So, think of these as a masterclass introduction to the best…
There’s nothing tastier than smoked meat, right? That’s why everyone loves a BBQ in the summer (well, everyone except vegans, of course). But does the smoke help to preserve the meat and if so, how should we go about getting…
Spanish food has, of course, influenced nearly every school of South American cookery but the food back in the motherland is still quite distinct. Spain’s culinary history is thousands of years old and there’s so much to enjoy! Of course,…
Originally from Italy, pasta is one of the most common choices of noodle around the world and there are over 600 types of pasta to choose from! There are also many different types of pasta sauce and we’ve rounded up…