First up in my Additive research is Sweeteners. These are food additives (other than a mono- or disaccharide sugar) that add sweetness with or without extra calories, or make … Continue →

A couple months ago, I did a post, Reading Ingredients To Make Pita Chips from Scratch, with the very last sentence being “But you don’t have to add in … Continue →

A leavening agent, also called leavening or leaven, is used in doughs and batters to help them rise by making a foaming action–the leavening agent incorporates gas bubbles into the … Continue →

Thickeners are used in many places in our every day cooking life–gravies, puddings, sauces, pie fillings.

The most common type of thickener … Continue →

Another main ingredient in cooking and baking! Salt–or Sodium Chloride! Salt, salt, salt…as with everything there is on this … Continue →

Cookery 1. The practice or skill of preparing and cooking food.
2. A place in which food is cooked; a kitchen.

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Whether you’re making breads, cakes, cookies, pastries or pastas, one of the main ingredients is flour. There are so … Continue →