My first banana cream pie ever
I have always made apple pies or pumpkin pies or meat pies, the sort of pie where you have to bake it. But I have […]
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Banana pancakes and the history of the pancake
I used to love pancakes when I was little and drowning them in maple syrup. After awhile I thought, perhaps I like maple syrup and […]
Shrimp curry with coconut milk and potato
I have always considered an herb as a leaf and a spice as powdered. When I saw this article, What are Spices? I was very curious. It seems a spice refers to any part of the plant that is dried except the leaves that is used as a seasoning, but not a main ingredient. The leaves, when dried or used as a seasoning are referred to an herb. Parts of the plant that may be used a spice are the dried bark, roots, berries, seeds, twigs, anything that isn’t the green leaves. Currently, India produces close to 75% of the world’s spices. [3] Turmeric is a flowering plant of the ginger family. The roots are what are used in cooking. They are dried and then ground into that mustard, orangey, yellow powder that is familiar to most as a spice in a curry powder. Turmeric is, by definition, a spice. [1]
How to make shortbread recipe variations?
Throughout this experimentation process, more shortbread recipe variations came to mind but there just wasn’t enough time or calories to spare to try them all. […]
Day 2 – Try this interesting shortbread variation, a matcha shortbread recipe
Matcha is being used in cooking in many ways. Including in cookies and in this case shortbread.
Day 1 – Chai shortbread adds some spice to the holidays
Chai is a great mix of spices, cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, cloves sometimes other spices can be included such as all spice, turmeric and more. It gives a warm flavour and scent which is great in shortbread.
