How to Choose the Best Thickening Agents for Soups, Sauces, and Gravies

How to Choose the Best Thickening Agents | Foodal.com

Have you had less than stellar success trying to thicken a sauce or gravy? Maybe you’re using the wrong type of starch. If you’re not sure which ones to choose for your recipes and how to use them, Foodal’s got your back. Here’s an intro to the properties of common kitchen starches, and the methods used for creating rich, velvety soups, sauces, and gravies every time.

Cooking with Essential Oils: What You Need to Know

Cooking with Essential Oils | Foodal.com

Essential Oils or EO have been all the rage in aromatherapy for the past few year. But did you know that they have thousands of years of culinary use? Find out how to use these strong and wonderful ingredients to flavor your otherwise blah and boring food now.

How to Foofoo Up Your Iced Tea

How to Foo Foo Up Your Iced Tea | Foodal.com

Iced tea has been a family standby for decades. Whether home brewed or store bought, this cool and refreshing beverage is ;a perennial favorite. But what options are available when plain iced tea turns monotonous? Sodas are unhealthy and loaded with sugar. “Fruit juices” often contain less than 10% real fruit juice. Packaged, store bought …

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Make Strawberry Season Last All Year

Make Strawberry Season Last All Year | Foodal.com

It’s strawberry season and you may wondering what to do with this once a year deluge of tasty spring freshness. Read this guide and see how easy it is to transform your perishable fruit into long lasting treats that will make your children and significant other smile from ear to ear.

The Cuisinart ICE-30BC is All About “Pure Indulgence”

Cuisinart ICE-30BC Pure Indulgence 2-Quart Automatic Frozen Yogurt, Sorbet, and Ice Cream Maker Review | Foodal.com

Looking for a device to create some superb frozen desserts? If so, check out this “frozen bowl” style machine and throw out your supply of rock salt. With no need for piles salt and no need to worry about stocking up on bags of ice, this Cuisinart makes things simple.

Get the Scoop on the Cuisinart ICE-21

Cuisinart ICE-21 Frozen Yogurt - Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker Review | Foodal.com

Looking for a dependable and well constructed ice cream maker that won’t empty your wallet? Then check out Cuisinart’s ICE-21. It uses the “frozen bowl” method to keep costs down but makes as a good of a product as the more expensive “compressor” models.

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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Quick and Easy Homemade Chocolate-Covered Strawberries

A man holds a tray of chocolate covered strawberries.

Although they taste and look like you’ve expended considerable effort, these easy chocolate-covered strawberries can be made in 15-minutes. Not too sweet but as decadent as a box of Swiss chocolates – they are much better for your waist line.

Five Days in Colorado

A distant view of magnificent snow-capped mountains.

Looking for a nice getaway? Imagine snow-capped mountains and nature’s bounty spread right in front of you. The best thing to do is to take a trip to Colorado. Spend a few days there and you will feel refreshed and recharged. Check out the detailed guide in Foodal.

Four Days in Maine

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Thiking of visiting Maine for a couple of days? Join us as we discover the foodie hot spots in the Pine Tree State. We explore Portland, Bar Harbor, and Wiscasset over a quick four-day trip last weekend and report on our culinary finds. Check out all the exciting and savory details now.