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Yellow foot chanterelle mushrooms are a type of very popular, delicious and versatile fungi, providing a simply scrumptious taste to various dishes such as meat, fish and all kinds of stews. The time of harvesting for Cantharellus Lutescen runs from October through to February, so it is common for foodies...
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Coconut water is widely consumed in tropical countries where this fruit is easily found, and is an exquisite liquid that provides great health benefits. Coconut water has a sweet nutty taste, and it's tapped from young green coconuts, which contain much higher quantities of water than ripe coconuts.
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Among the wonders of nature is the wonderful apple tree that can grow in very hot and cold temperatures and gives us a favorite of all fruits: the apple. Making this into Apple juice allows us to enjoy its many benefits such as lowering blood cholesterol and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease. To...
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The craze of Umami Paste is arriving, but though you're well aware that it can be absolutely delicious and enhance your dishes amazingly, you may be asking yourself how to use it, especially as there are several varieties of Umami Paste on the market. Don't exactly know what it is? Umami is known as the...
Kamut is the trademark registered for khorasan wheat, an ancient Egyptian grain that was introduced to the West during the mid-20th century. Kamut grain is organic, it contains around 15% protein, it is high in selenium, and plays a significant role in thyroid gland functioning. It is known for its buttery...
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Smoothies are so in! Smoothies are nutritious and a refreshing choice during good weather. They are also easy to make! Made from fruit, milk and yogurt, although they are so popular today these delicious shakes have been around since 1930. In this oneHOWTO article we show you how to make fruit smoothies...
When it comes to diets and detoxes, there is often too much information to be found online and elsewhere, so it can be difficult to discover the best methods and diets for you. Fruit juices can be a very helpful part of a healthy diet, but not all fruit juices are the same and it is important to know...
Almost every person is passionate about good seafood, but they are afraid about the fish going bad too. Whether from salt or fresh water, fish is a healthy addition to a diet, which provides many important nutrients, including proteins. However, fish tends to spoil quickly, even if kept properly stored...
If you have recently bought or even made puff pastry sheets, you will probably be wondering what amazing recipes you can make with them. Puff pastry is a very versatile kind of pastry, as it can go great for appetizers, pies, main meals and even desserts and sweets. This is due to the fact that this crusty...
Nowadays, various health scares are gradually making people much more conscious of what is in there food. Indeed if you are anything like us you will find yourself checking the labels on your food to check exactly what you are going to put in your body and ensure you have a healthy diet.
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One of the main problems of diets is that sometimes they don't work at all. When this happens, it means that we're doing something wrong. A study published by the American Journal of Preventative Medicine proved that people who kept a food journal lost weight more effectively that those who didn't....
Eating a healthy and balanced diet is the perfect companion for exercising. It is important to complement your workouts with a good diet if you want to see good results. There are many opinions on whether you should eat or not before a workout and how much time you should leave between eating and exercising....
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People used to make cakes even when electric ovens were not invented. So, why do you feel so dependent on these appliances now? There may be times when you don’t have an oven, it has gone for repair, it has broken down, or electricity has shut down in your area. Does that mean that you can no longer...
Low in fats and calories, but taste like butter, squash is one of the primary ingredients in any kitchen. You can either roast them, sautée them or puree them, they always taste great, and are healthy as well. So, before you embark on squash recipes, first of all know what types of squash are there....
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Eating fresh is important for you and your family. If you end up eating spoiled food, you may keep feeling sick for a few hours, or even reach a hospital with fatal complications. If you are cleaning out your refrigerator, and find some food you have not touched for long, then do you know how to tell if...
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Sure you've more than once wanted to make a cake, pie or quiche of a certain size or shape and did not have the suitable mold to put in the oven. There are many types of mold on sale but they are usually very expensive and not everybody can buy one every time you need a new shape. Another option would...
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Do you know how to cook quinoa? This is a food that has become very popular in recent years thanks to its health benefits, in addition to its many possibilities and delicious taste. It is a vegetable rich in fibre, protein and fatty acids essential for our body. Would you like to try this food? If you...
Christmas dinner is over, all the preparations, stress and time invested in all the cooking is finally over. Once all the cleaning up has been done and all the bellies are absolutely bloating and full, you can hardly believe it's already time to eat again. So, whether it's a question of controlling your...
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There's nothing like starting the day with a good breakfast to provide you with the power to face it all in the best way possible. In this OneHowTo article we go over how to make oatmeal pancakes from scratch. The Breakfast of Champions! Oatmeal pancakes give us a significant amount of fibre carbohydrates and...
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Fruits and vegetables grow abundantly during the season. But often we have a craving for such foods when they are not in season. Simply storing those fruits and veggies won’t be possible as they will turn moldy and would be wasted. But there is one effective method through which we can store our seasonal...
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Fancy eating a puff pastry with much less fat? You might be cooking a vegan recipe and can't use frozen puff pastry as it contains butter. Well it's possible, and we offer a recipe for puff pastry without butter. With the steps we will give you, you can prepare a delicious and healthier flaky dough for...
Potatoes go well with almost any recipe, and they are an integral part of any kitchen. The best thing is that they have a long shelf life, even if you don’t refrigerate them. Most varieties can be stored as long as one month, but some may start getting bad within a week. How long you can keep your potatoes...
Whenever we want to start a diet to lose weight or simply to keep fit we have to ask the same question: what to do about bread? Bread is a food that is usually taken out of hypocaloric diets and it can be hard to know how to replace it. Eating bread at meal times helps us feel more satiated and satisfied....
Most people confuse baking, roasting and broiling together, as all the three methods use dry heat to cook things in the oven. But have you ever wondered why the results of all the three cooking methods are always different. Why one method is more appropriate for a recipe, and not for the other? To understand...
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The super sweet, bright red grenadine syrup you buy from a local store is high in fructose, and is laden with a number of artificial flavors, preservatives and dyes. So, it is better to make this syrup at home. We have already told you how to make syrup, including onion and honey cough syrup. Here, at...
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Keeping our food as fresh as the first day we got them is very important, not only to take advantage of all the vitamins and nutrients but also to enjoy the flavor of our vegetables, fruit, etc. The problem is that some foods, such as cucumbers, spoil easily if not properly looked after. Do you need some...
Surely you have heard that tea is very healthy, especially green, red or white tea. This is a common beverage both in the Orient and the UK. It is considered by many a source of health and youth. It is becoming increasingly popular in the West, but remember that this drink also contains theine, a powerful...
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From looking at them, no one would say eggplants, also known as aubergines, are the most versatile food to use in the kitchen. There are many ways to prepare them depending on what you like, so every time we find a new recipe to enjoy we can't help but try it. This time it's garlic eggplant, a very simple...
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Chips are one of the most delicious versions of cooked potato, but let's be honest: they are full of fats that our bodies don't need. Now you can enjoy this dish without compromising its flavour, but cutting down on the calories is also possible if you choose another way of cooking the dish: the oven....
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To all those who love traditional vegetarian recipes, an excellent choice is to prepare Brussels sprouts au gratin as these are perfect for the whole family to enjoy the benefits of eating vegetables without this becoming a complicated task. This is a delicious and easy to prepare dish so take note...
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The daiquiri is one of the most popular cocktails in the world. It has evolved a lot and today daiquiris are made in many different fruit flavors. In this OneHowTo article we show you specifically how to make a frozen peach daiquiri, a drink that should taste of peach at the beginning with a hint of rum at...
Parchment paper, also known as baking paper or baking liners, is a useful tool in baking which prevents baked goods from sticking to their baking surface. If we go to the cupboard and find that our seemingly never-ending roll has ended, then we might not be able to buy some new parchment paper. Either we...
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Cassava is a tuber commonly used in Latin American, African and Asian cuisine. It is a very nutritious and versatile food that can be used in various recipes, perfect for accompanying meats and starters. This fried method is the most popular and delicious, so at OneHowTo.com we show you how to fry cassava...
If you are hosting a wine and food pairing party, you need to find perfect matches of wines and foods for different types of meals or dishes. You need to find the right combination of food flavors that can highlight, harmonize and enhance the features of the available wines, thus making the entire culinary...
You would argue that the best food to eat is the one that is fresh. But the concept of fermented foods has changed the entire notion. In the process of fermentation, ingredients like cucumbers and cabbage are kept idle for long periods of time, until their carbohydrates and sugars turn into bacteria...
Modern packaging allows a longer shelf life for chicken to be safe for consumption, but it is still a meat product and prone to go spoilt with time so it’s best to consume it as fresh as possible. But how do you know whether a piece of chicken is still good to eat? What are the signs that chicken is starting...
From breakfast to main course, eggs are an all important ingredient while baking. In fact, many of us consume eggs every day in one form or another. But what happens if you have an egg in your fridge and you don't know how old it is - how do you know if an egg is still good to eat?
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Pineapple is tastiest and most nutritious when eaten fresh, but peeling and cutting it is not as simple as doing that with most other fruits. Specialized pineapple cutters are easily available out there, which make the process much easier and faster, but if you don’t have one, or if yours is not working,...
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When you first look at a mango, it seems pretty simple to peel and cut it, just like any other fruit or vegetable. But actually doing that often leaves you with a juicy, slippery mess. The big pit inside the mango is a big challenge, as you have to imagine its position, and cut out the flesh from around...
Halal is the name given to food or drink that prepared in a special way only using ingredients which have been approved for Muslims to consume. Because of these dietary laws, many food choices are prohibited. OneHowTo is here to explain more about Halal and how to identify which sweets or candies are Halal.
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Seafood has pride of place in the Mediterranean diet, and the variety is such that it makes for all sorts of delicious dishes. However, when buying or ordering seafood it's not always easy to distinguish between very similar looking types, especially when it comes to shellfish. How many times have you...
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Soy yogurt is an alternative to classic yoghurt that is great for people with a lactose intolerance or allergy or for people who want to follow a healthy and natural diet. For vegans and vegetarians, soy is one of the best meat and animal milk substitutes as it has a high content of vegetable protein and...
There are a lot of questions about cooking with beer. Many people are curious about how long it takes to cook the beer in order for the alcohol to come out? Others say that you can never cook alcohol out of the beer. oneHOWTO has some great answers to these questions and opinions.
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The absorption of a vitamin or a mineral is required before the body can use it. Iron and calcium are two minerals that can be 'dissolved' by the compounds in tea. To prevent minerals and tea from mutually interfering it is best that these be taken separately. There is no need to remove either of them...
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Do you want to prepare zucchini in an original way? Using tempura can be a good way to do it; this simply means it is battered in a water and flour paste, a technique taken from Japanese cuisine. Unlike other traditional batters, tempura is very light and ideal for many foods such as fish or vegetables....
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Shellfish are one of the most precious sea foods and they offer endless possibilities to cook them. Still, some of them need a pre-clean before cooking any recipe, as in the case of bivalves, that is to say, those with two shells: clams, cockles, razor shells, oysters, scallops... that usually come full...
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Coconut is a delicious fruit protected by a hard, difficult to crack shell that can stop us from enjoying the good parts; the coconut pulp and coconut milk. It can be difficult to crack open a shell, especially without smashing the coconut up completely or losing the valuable contents. However with a little...
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Frappe is one of the most refreshing and delicious beverages that helps us cope with the summer heat, but we can also enjoy it at any time of year. Among all types of slush, the main ingredient is lemon for its rich flavor and the number of properties attributed to citrus. And lemon is very beneficial...
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Peach is an excellent fruit for making a good homemade juice. When the time is ripe the fruit shop also is better value and the kids love it. Peach juice or juice is a very natural and easy product to make at home. In this OneHowTo article, we explain in great detail How to make peach juice.
Tofu, paneer and tempeh look almost the same, and taste almost the same too. Many people may be left confused about how they are different from each other, and how to identify them individually. Here at OneHowTo.com, we are going to tell you what is the difference between tofu, paneer and tempeh.
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