Your Guide For Cooking With Thyme

How to use Thyme | Foodal.com

Thyme is one of the most favored herbs in many different cooking styles. The flavor and smell of thyme enhances the cuisine it is used in, and gives dishes a delicacy that’s not easy to achieve with any other herb. However, it is essential that the herb be used in the proper way, and to the best …

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Make Your Own Curry Powder

Make Your Own Curry Powder | Foodal.com

The more I cook and fall in love with its creative process, the less I want to rely upon ready-made, store-bought ingredients. I no longer buy ready-to-use marinades or dressings, preferring to find out what is in them and put a mix together myself. Aside from the love of cooking and the curiosity to know …

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Restoring Old Cast Iron in a Self-Cleaning Oven

Restoring Old Cast Iron in a Self-Cleaning Oven | Foodal.com

All the modern “nonstick” cookware available today just does not have the same level of character for cooking on (or in) as good old cast iron. I have found that many things never taste quite right if they are cooked on anything else. Sausage, bacon, and many other types of meat really need to be cooked in …

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Using Your Breadmaker to Make Pizza

Make Pizza in Your Bread Machine | Foodal.com

A bread machine is one of the most convenient items in the home kitchen. But did you know that you use it to help you make pizza dough? Read about how to use this time saving device to do just that now!

Saving In The Kitchen

Foodal's guide to saving money in the kitchen with food stretchers and freezing tips. #foodal

We occasionally link to goods offered by vendors to help the reader find relevant products. Some of these may be affiliate based, meaning we earn small commissions (at no additional cost to you) if items are purchased. Here is more about what we do. To be honest, learning how to save money in the kitchen used …

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Should We Can or Freeze Our Fruits and Vegetables?

Three big jars of canned tomatoes, stewed, sauced, chopped. Home food canning and crafts or homemade style tomato recipes.

We occasionally link to goods offered by vendors to help the reader find relevant products. Some of these may be affiliate based, meaning we earn small commissions (at no additional cost to you) if items are purchased. Here is more about what we do. This is the time of year when gardens and fruit trees are …

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Putting Up: Preserving More Than Just Food with Home Canning

Three old glass mason jars on windowsill with rusty tops.

There’s a joke in our family that my great-grandmother kept her canning jars handy while traveling from southern Texas to California during the Dust Bowl era, just in case she needed to stop by the side of the road and “put something up.” But I wasn’t aware of my matriarch’s legacy when I started home …

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Make a Delicious German “Bowle” for Oktoberfest

Make a Delicious German “Bowle” for Octoberfest | Foodal.com

Do you love to serve homemade boozy punch at parties? Try a delicious German Bowle, for Oktoberfest or at any time of year, made with fresh seasonal fruit. From melon to cranberry, cherry cola to a spooky option for Halloween, we’ve got you covered with our roundup of the best recipes. Read more now.