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For starters, they’re loaded with fiber, which is more than you can say about their refined counterparts. But that’s not all. Whole grains have a host of other health-promoting nutrients. Here are some grains that merit a place on your table: Barley. Best known as a soup ingredient, barley’s a rich source of tocotrienols — …
Tomatoes are red-hot! First came studies showing that people who ate the most tomato products had less prostate and colon cancer. Now for the first time, we’re hearing that tomatoes prevent heart attacks. In Europe, men with the highest tissue levels of lycopene — the compound in tomatoes that may turn out to be the …
Sweet Substitutes Sugars may be the simplest carbohydrates, but when it comes to baking, knowing which one to use gets a little complicated. Most quick breads call for either white or brown sugar. Muffins and cookies, on the other hand, often use honey and other liquid sweeteners. When the sugar jar is empty — or …
Question > I have heard a great deal of controversy regarding different cooking oils and which are best to use. I don’t deep-fry anything. I usually use oil only when I’m stir-frying or sautéing. I have stuck to safflower and olive oil since they are supposed to be the lowest in saturated fat. Is this …
I have already said in part. The surface on which the various pieces of cheese or cheese are resting must be spacious enough to collect them all without touching one another, and so it is easier to cut. Each type of cheese should have its own knife with curved tip and the final hairpin. The …
The caloric value of 100 g of butter with a percentage of water is approximately 15% of 716 calories and increases a little, given the loss of water, if it is melted, clarified. The proteins are present only 0.6%. There is plenty of A and E vitamin, also D. There are traces of B and B1 …
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It is well known in the country – to preserve milk it means to boil, and this will slightly change the flavor and eliminate much of the vitamin content, instead survives to the “pasteurization”. Ways to preserve milk at home Pasteurization means heating the milk for a short period at a certain temperature (below the boiling …
The refined buckwheat which is on the market contains 6.3% protein, 1’1% lipids and 79.7% carbs with 354 calories per 100 grams. With three parts of water, the energy of 100 grams of buckwheat polenta drops to about 100 calories, excluding any seasonings. Buckwheat is rich in vitamins E, B1, and B2, as well as …
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The Spanish paella is a special pan (paelliera), a popular dish that is cooked in the region of Valencia, of whose ingredient base is rice. The simplest and most ancient recipe, which now no one knows, prepared with green beans and snails, collected in the same wetlands. Nowadays, there are a hundred ways to prepare …