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Tools for Preparation | Potato Preparation | Potato Cooking | Tips
Potatoes
The most popular tuber vegetable in the world. It is available in hundreds of varieties, which vary in size, shape, taste, color, and starch content.
Types of Non-Wheat Flour Ground from Tubers
Arrowroot
The fleshy round tubers of the arrowroot plant produce an edible starch after processing, which is then ground into a fine powder.
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Pasta was once considered to be fattening and have very little nutritional value. Nutritional experts now realize the value of pasta in our diet. Grain based foods, such as pasta, are a good source of fiber and complex carbohydrates.
1. Begin with a pressed, lightly starched napkin. Fold napkin into quarters. Lay the napkin, with the four free corners at the bottom, diagonally on a flat surface.
2. Fold the 4 free corners to the top corner, creating a triangle.
Asian Noodles
Asian noodles consist of strands that vary in shape, width, and length. Many Asian noodles are very long in length, symbolizing longevity. They can be thin straight sticks, flat strands, round strands, and wavy strands.
Flour Used as a Thickening Agent | Frying | Deep-Frying | Baking
Flour Used as a Thickening Agent
Flour is one of the most often used thickening agents when cooking foods such as sauces, gravies, soups, stews, and gumbos.
Classifications of RiceShort-grain Rice Varieties | Medium-grain Rice Varieties | Long-grain Rice Varieties
Some grains, such as rice, are available in many different types and varieties.
Pineapple Preparation | Pineapple Boat | Tips
Pineapple
A tropical fruit that has a yellow flesh and a prickly peel that has a diamond shaped pattern to it.
Dry Ingredients | Solid Ingredients | Liquid Ingredients | Fat Ingredients
There are many ingredients that have special functions in the baking and cooking process. Some functions are critical to the success of the finished product.
Sweet Corn Preparation | Cooking Corn on the Cob | Grilling Sweet CornCreamed Corn | Freezing Sweet Corn | Tips
Sweet Corn
Corn is a tall cereal plant consisting of strong jointed stems supporting large ears containing kernels.
Cooking Rice with the Absorption Method | Cooking Paella | Cooking Risotto
Cooking Rice with the Absorption Method
Cooking rice with the absorption method is, perhaps, the method that most people are accustomed to when cooking rice, but it is often the most difficult.
Special napkin folds are a fun way to dress up a table for Easter or other special occasions. The bunny napkin fold is perfect for a table set for Easter dinner. Kids are sure to enjoy a special bunny setting on there plate.
Simple and Complex Carbohydrates | Other Terms Used to Describe CarbohydratesRevolutionary Thinking | Good Carbs, Bad Carbs
Carbohydrates are a broad category of foods that eventually convert to glucose in the body.
Types of Non-Wheat Flour Ground from Legumes
Garbanzo Bean Flour
Garbanzo bean flour is a variety of flour that is most often used in East Indian and Middle Eastern cooking.
Types of Flour Ground from Wheat
One of the primary reasons for the popularity of wheat flour is due to its gluten forming capacity when the flour is mixed with liquid. Gluten is the substance that provides dough with elasticity and the ability to stretch as the leavening agent produces carbon dioxide gas, which enables the dough to rise effectively.
Generally the color of the pasta is a result from the flavoring agent used in the pasta. The taste from the flavoring agents is most often fairly mild. Shown below are some of the most common flavoring agents and how to add them to your homemade pasta.