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The 12 Different Types Of Salt For Cooking
Salt is just as important on a delicate caramel as it is on a thick steak. Salt does more than improve flavor, it intensifies it. Salt reduces bitterness, enhances sweetness, and provides balance to any dish. Finding the best type of salt for cooking can take your dish to the next level.
Our Favorite Recipes With Frozen Berries
Berries are delicious, but they’re also delicate, and they spoil quickly. Some sources say that they won’t keep more than two to three days in the fridge
Are Frozen Vegetables Healthy?
Frozen vegetables sometimes get a bad rap. The truth is that they’re flash-frozen at the height of their freshness, and research shows that the nutritional value of frozen produce is often greater than (or at least equal to) its fresh counterpart.
16 Types of Pasta & When To Use Them
With pasta, there are endless dinner possibilities. This is partially due to the fact that there are literally hundreds of different types of pasta shapes out there (many estimate around 350) and countless sauce varieties.
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