Amchur powder (sometimes spelled amchoor) is a spice commonly used in Indian cooking to add a citrusy flavoring to foods like pakora and samosas. It’s made from dried, unripe green mangoes that have been crushed into a fine powder. In traditional Indian cooking, amchur powder provided the nutritional content of a citrus fruit throughout the … Read more
What is Maple Extract? Maple extract is a mixture of alcohol and maple that gives a delightful maple flavor to anything it is added to. It’s a great addition to pancake batter, and other baked goods. Add a little to buttercream frosting, and you’ve got maple frosting. Making real maple extract at home is not … Read more
What is Caramel Extract? Caramel extract is used to infuse caramel flavor into food, drinks and desserts. It’s made by letting caramel steep in alcohol or another liquid for an extended period of time, allowing the alcohol to absorb the caramel flavor. It’s a great addition to any pudding, ice, cream, cake or cooking recipe. … Read more
What is Strawberry Extract? Strawberry extract is a mixture of usually alcohol, and strawberries, usually added to food or drink to infuse a strong strawberry flavor. It’s made by soaking strawberries in alcohol to extract that flavor from them. Strawberry extract can easily be made at home, it just takes some time for the mixture … Read more
What is Chocolate Extract? Chocolate extract is a flavoring created by soaking cocoa beans in alcohol. It is usually used in dessert recipes to enhance and add depth to chocolate flavor. How is chocolate extract used? Chocolate extract is usually used in variety of dessert recipes, from brownies, homemade Nutella, chocolate pudding, mousse, cookies, frosting… … Read more
What is Orange Extract? Orange extract is concentrated orange flavor used in cooking and baking. The extract is made by soaking orange zest or fruit in alcohol to extract the fragrant and flavorful orange oil. This mixture of alcohol and orange oil adds lovely bursts of flavor, and the alcohol burns off when cooking or … Read more
What is Peppermint Extract? Peppermint extract is a mixture of peppermint oil and alcohol, most typically. Sometimes the peppermint oil is mixed with glycerin or sunflower oil to make an alcohol-free extract. The extract is made by soaking peppermint leaves in alcohol, so the leaves release the flavorful peppermint oil. Peppermint extract is fairly easy … Read more
Lamb neck is an inexpensive and often overlooked cut of lamb that can make amazing stews with rich broth and fall-off-the-bone meat. But, lamb neck might not be easily found in every supermarket. If you don’t live near a speciality butcher or halal grocery, it might be hard to find. Luckily, many other cuts will … Read more
Beef cheek is an inexpensive cut that is perfect for braising and slow-cooking. A cow’s cheek and jaw muscles are heavily used which makes them rather tough with a lot of sinew if they are not cooked low and slow. It can be hard to find beef cheeks if you don’t live near a speciality … Read more
Making a recipe calling for coffee extract and don’t have any on hand? Don’t worry– there are several easy and convienent ways to get a coffee extract substitute. All you need is some ground coffee or whole beans and you can impart a rich coffee flavor on any culinary creation. If you’re short on time, … Read more
