Veggies can be, well, not the most appetizing foods to eat. Without adding tons of lard or oil and salt, all you really have is the raw vegetable taste, which many people don't find themselves drawn toward (that probably explains why french fries are our most commonly consumed "vegetable").
Ok... so this is a CAKE! site... but I'm open to lots of desserts... and these Japanese Kit-Kat flavors are just too weird. Check it out:
Kool-Aid, the flavored mix powder, commonly used to make sugary and fruity cold drinks in the summertime, is also unexpectedly useful around the home to clean your rusty dishwasher, remove rust stains from concrete, and check to see if your toilet tank is leaking.
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Enjoy the taste of tarragon in your own homemade-style soda pop! If you're a soda lover, you can't not make this delicious beverage. This vibrant soda combines fresh tarragon leaves, simple syrup and seltzer water. Served over ice, it's a crisp and colorful presentation that actually sparkles in the glass!
Infused oils are oils that have the taste of either herbs or spices combined with their own flavor. They are simple to make but add another dimension of flavor to many dishes. For parsley oil you will need parsley leaves picked from stems and vegetable oil. For curry oil you will need curry powder, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, a crumbled cinnamon stick, and canola oil. You will also need a saucepan, frying pan, tea towel, sieve, cheese cloth, blender, bowl of iced water, spoon, bowls, and cl...
Fishing for catfish? Maybe you need some help, and Wade Bourne of MyOutdoorTV has just the tip. In this video, he shows you how to use dip bait to improve your catfish catches on the waters. It may smell disgusting, but it's well worth trying out.
Through the hot summer months staying properly hydrated can be difficult and boring. Water is not a good "flavor" after your third or fourth glass of the day. There are store-bought re-hydration beverages available but they are expensive and generally packed with sugar. Here is a simple way to flavor your water with things you most likely have in the house.
When having a large dinner party or family gathering, having a coffee station set up saves the Host/hostess a lot of busy work. Guests like getting their own beverages rather than having to ask for one, and the coffee station is the key solution. Plus, one can serve several kinds of coffee and even tea at the same station.
Vinaigrette dressing can definitely make or break a salad, and this version definitely is in the "make" category. Passion fruit, key lime juice, honey, olive oil… how could you go wrong? Watch and learn this recipe for passion fruit and lime vinaigrette.
This recipe has few ingredients, but quite a lot of flavor as the garlic and honey work together to make a sweet/savory delight. To make this, you will need: 1 whole chicken, broken into 8 pieces, garlic powder, paprika, honey, 1/4 cup panko breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Make a flavorful panko crusted baked chicken.
Not only do they look elegant, citrus peel can add to the flavor of a beverage. This tutorial shows you how to make your own fancy twists of citrus peel for using as garnishes for your home bar. You'll be surprised at how easy it is! Make your own fancy citrus twists for garnishes at home.
If the ice melts quickly, it will dilute the liquor and flavors in your mixed drink. And some drinks are best poured over ice cubes, while others are ideally served with crushed ice. Here's how to use ice to the best effect, no matter what drink you are making. Correctly use ice in your home mixed cocktails.
The blue curacao gives this rum martini it's distinctive hue, and it's light, fruity flavor makes it a great summertime drink. Besides the curacao, you will need: 3/4 ounce rum, 1/2 ounce Midori, 1/4 ounce fresh lime juice, 1/4 ounce simple syrup, ginger beer and ice. Make a Turquoise Blue martini with rum and curacao.
This video comes straight from the Laboratory for Chocolate Science at MIT. Truffles are delicious, versatile candies that can be flavored in a variety of ways. This recipe shows you how to take tea extract and make tea infused chocolate truffles. Make tea infused chocolate truffles.
This recipe calls for milk, sugar, yeast, flour and eggs. The amount of eggs gives this bread a light and fluffy flavor, with a thick, flaky crust. It's not very hard, you just need to set aside time for the dough to chill. Bake a traditional French brioche bread.
The centerpiece of this salad are pears poached in red wine, cloves and allspice. Add frisee greens, toasted walnuts and gorgonzola cheese to round out the flavors. This salad is a perfect spring dish. Serve before the main course and pair with something light and bubbly. Make a frisee salad with poached pears and gorgonzola cheese.
Dashi is a traditional Japanese broth recipe that uses kombu kelp, katsuo flakes and cold water. It has a savory, umami flavor and is used as the base in many Japanese soups, such as the popular and versatile udon noodle soup. Make traditional Japanese dashi broth to use as a stock.
If you're a beer lover, you can enjoy your passion even more by incorporating your favorite beer flavors into your next cooking experiment. Beer can be included in recipes for meat marinades, frying batter, chili, soups, bread and even dessert. And if you're concerned about getting drunk from these recipes, fear not—most of the alcohol will evaporate in the cooking process. But your dish will be left with a rich, earthy flavor that can only come from beer.
What do you do with that unused box of cake mix collecting dust in your pantry? Grab two eggs, some butter and a cup full of semi-sweet chocolate chips, and you are all ready to bake yourself a batch super quick and easy cake mix cookies.
These dumplings pack a lot of flavor into a tiny package, and the vinegar dipping sauce only adds an extra punch. To make this delicious dish, you will need: ground pork, minced, ginger, salt, shredded green cabbage, garlic chives, sesame oil, soy sauce, canola oil, dumpling or egg roll wrappers, soy sauce, black Chiangking vinegar and sriracha chili sauce. Make Chinese fry and steam pork chive dumplings.
I have looked into this several times because I find it interesting to think about how the tongue works when making a recipe. I say "looked into" it because I wouldn't really describe it as research. How the flavors are going to be perceived can affect how you might want to layer the flavors in your dish. This information mostly comes from an artical in How Stuff Works website. There are several parts of the tongue that you need tobe familiar with when you study it.
What's harder than returning Nadal's serve, hitting a Clemens fastball or tossing a Manning bros. level touchdown pass?
Holiday dinners can be the same every year, but many are starting to switch it up, making new traditions and getting a new dining experience for everyone at the table. It’s not unusual to see sweet potatoes on an Easter dinner menu or lamb at Thanksgiving dinner.
A great drink for fall or winter evenings, with a strong apple flavor. To make this cocktail, you will need: 1 1/4 ounce Calvados or another apple brandy, 1 1/4 ounce Pommeau de Normandie, 1/2 ounce Manzanilla dry sherry, ice and a twist of lemon to garnish. Make the One Pommeau Before I Kill apple cocktail.
The meat gets its dark color and subtle flavor from panelas, cones of deep brown sugar. If you can't find any panelas, plain brown sugar will work. Aside from that, you will also need: 4 cloves of minced garlic, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, salt, pepper, 2 pounds top round beef, 3 tablespoons canola oil, 3 onions, 2 green peppers and 6 more cloves of garlic. Make a Venezuelan asado negro.
A delicious alternative to the traditional duck liver pate, this one uses mushrooms and Parmesan cheese to achieve the pate texture and flavor. You will also need olive oil, garlic, onion, thyme, parsley, heavy cream, butter, sherry, salt, pepper and rounds of bread to serve it on. Make a vegetarian pate out of mushrooms and Parmesan cheese.
Things You'll Need 5-20 lbs. grapes
Ghost chiles. They're the hottest chili peppers known to man, and they come from India. They're rated at over one million Scoville units. The typical jalapeño pepper only has between 2500 and 6000 Scoville units. You don't need liquor to get messed up on these jello shots!
Learn how to mix a Cosmopolitan with the folks from Martha Stewart's REAL SIMPLE. AKA as a Cosmo (per Sex and the City), this drink is simple and fun.
This is advanced-level cooking, folks, but let the intro by John Lamkin & techniques shown by Dakota Coburn from Street in San Francisco guide you. This tender, juicy pork dish is an absolute explosion of flavor. Just watch this video tutorial to see how to make a crispy pork belly. Make a crispy pork belly.
Watch this cooking how to video and learn how to make pasteis de nata, or Portuguese custard tarts. These custard like desserts are very much like flan in flavor with the brown caramel on the top. Follow along in this cooking video lesson as the Crash Test Kitchen chefs shows you how to make Portuguese custard tarts. Bake Portuguese custard tarts aka pasteis de nata.
Lamb is perfect for Indian cooking. Its flavor stands up well against spices like curry and chili. This easy lamb curry recipe will show you how to make a fruity curry lamb using 4 lamb chump chops. Make lamb curry with lime and mango.
Do you love the taste of homemade French Fries? This easy recipe uses very thin pieces of potato, which makes them extra crispy and adds a lot to their flavor. Make skinny French fries.
In this innovative Japanese dish, the most popular on Uchi's menu, Chef Cole adds tuna and a sweet vinegar sauce to the classic pairing of apples and goat cheese. A drizzle of pumpkin seed oil and a few sprigs of microgreens bring all the flavors together. Make tuna sashimi and san bai zu sauce.
Chef Christopher Gross demonstrates how to make harissa. This is a Middle Eastern spicy red pepper puree that flavors a fareki and couscous. Make harissa.
A delicious cocktail layered with a multitude of flavors including vodka, coffee liqueur, and Baileys Irish cream liqueur. You will also need a shooter or shot glass and a bar spoon or teaspoon. This is NOT a type on a B-52 since a B-52 uses Grand Marnier not vodka. Make a B-53 cocktail.
This tasty prawn recipe might only take a few minutes to prepare but its special garlic-brandy flavoring will remain in your memory for very much longer. Make king prawns with garlic.
Alfred Prasad, head chef at Tamarind in London's mayfair, shows how to make his special tomato rasam, a stimulating thin soup of tomatoes flavored with coriander, garlic and peppercorns. It's a hot South Indian dish that is great with another dish, as a starter, or on its own. Make tomato rasam.
A recipe which gives you three, delicious versions of stuffed mushrooms -these canapés are original and full of flavor. Make 3 types of stuffed mushrooms.
