Mushrooms are a beloved ingredient for many dishes, adding a rich, umami flavor to vegetables, egg dishes, meats, and more. Easy to prepare, they unfortunately don’t have an extensive shelf life once picked – but with the proper storage techniques, you can enjoy their fresh flavor for much longer. Join us now for a look at how to choose, clean, and store these tasty fungi!
Bay leaves are used in several global cuisines because of their subtle, herbal flavor and their delicate, lightly floral fragrance. A must for slow cooking stews, soups, and braises, they’re also a natural in quicker dishes like fish, poultry, pasta, and risotto. Join us now for all the details on how to choose and use this tasty herb!
Whether you call them scallions or green onions, these mild alliums add their distinctive flavor to numerous dishes that range from salads and soups to compound butters and roasted meats. Read along now for all the info on how to select, store, and prepare these pretty flavor bombs!
Do you have a recipe that calls for blanched almonds but you just have regular nuts in your pantry? You can blanch and deskin them yourself in a couple of minutes. Find out what you need to know now!
Looking for a new way to cook with butter? Follow our easy step-by-step guide to get perfectly nutty and toasty brown butter. Master this yummy technique to use in sauces, pastries, and so much more. You only need just a couple minutes to completely transform one of your favorite ingredients! Grab a stick or two of butter, and get cooking now on Foodal.
Sweet, juicy pears are available year round, but they are sometimes upstaged by more exotic seasonal fruits. Join us as we take a close look at this stalwart staple of the produce aisle, and learn how to ripen, store, and prepare some flavorful and versatile varieties, right here on Foodal.
Creating your own batch of homemade mayonnaise is tops for bright, fresh flavors with all natural ingredients. But if you try to rush it, a made-from-scratch batch can be a bit finicky and break into a curdled nightmare. If this happens to you, we’ve got two quick and easy fixes to restore its velvety texture. Read more now on Foodal.
Stocked up on fancy cheese and you want to make sure it stays tasty until the last bite? Not sure what the part of your fridge labeled “Cheese Drawer” is for? Never fear – Foodal has your comprehensive guide to wrapping and storing fine cheeses in your home refrigerator so they stay fresh until they’re gone!
French cooking has a well-deserved reputation of producing exquisite flavors, with delightful sauces, puffy pastries, and rich ingredients. But it doesn’t have to be complicated or time-consuming. Join us for a look at some of the basic techniques that will help you to save time in the kitchen – they’re simple to learn and easy to apply for delicious meals any night of the week!
Everything was going so well until… you dropped the dessert! There’s no crying over spilled milk, and certainly no crying over a dropped cake. Even when you think the sweet finale is beyond saving, we have solutions to make sure you get that last course on the table. Foodal shares the best tips and tricks to prepare a last-minute tasty treat. Read more now!
Do you settle for store-bought baked goods because melting chocolate gives too much grief? If you get muddy sludge or grainy bits instead of a smooth, lustrous flow, you’ll be happy to know there are ways to save overheated or curdled cocoa. Read along and learn how to rescue and restore your chocolate from two of its most common problems!
Toronto has a long history of attracting people from all over the globe, making it the most culturally mixed city in the world. That bodes well for its ability to offer a wealth of diverse eating experiences, whether you want to indulge a craving for dim sum, Indian curries, souvlaki, Thai noodle dishes, Portuguese roast chicken, or Peruvian cocktails. Read all about it in this delicious story on Foodal.