Love pomegranates, but don’t know how to eat a pomegranate without someone else preparing it for you? Or maybe you have tried before to cut a pomegranate and thought “this fruit is not like an apple or avocado? Well you have come to right place to understand and the...
Storage and Preservation
How to Cut & Clean an Artichoke
How to Cut Artichokes Artichokes are one of the oldest foods known to humans. The scientific name for artichoke is Cynara cardunculus, which comes from Greek Mythology. According to Greek Mythology, the god Zeus fell in love with a girl named Cynara, and she became a...
How To Cook Artichokes
Did you know March 16th is National Artichoke Day? Well now you do. To celebrate this momentous occasion, we need to celebrate with eating some artichokes. First brought to America in the 1800, artichokes are one of the oldest vegetables know to man. According to...
How To Cut A Pomegranate
Learning how to cut a pomegranate can be a tricky at first, and might even be a little intimidating. Do not let that stop you from enjoying the little gems found within. Pomegranate is a sectional fruit, which means the fruit gems are divided into sections also known...
Storing Fresh Herbs
Growing herbs is a great way to integrate flavor to your dishes, and gives your home a bright and beautiful feel. But plants do not last forever, and there comes a time when you have to harvest the plant to obtain all the leaves, flowers, and seed you can, and dispose...
How to Dry Herbs
For centuries humans have been drying herbs. Before supermarkets and refrigerators, humans had to figure out how to make some of our foods last during the off season. Drying the harvest as a means to store them year around made it so we could enjoy the flavors of our...
How to Harvest Herbs
Herbs are a very good way to learn and start your adventure in gardening. They relatively are easy to grow and you can physically use the plant for many different things like cooking, teas, or decoration. Having successfully grown herbs for a lot of my life and using...
Kitchen Spices
Kitchen SpicesHaving kitchen spices at your fingertips is a must for any cook. A dish will never be complete without the right about of spice. Kitchen spices can be used on every meal and will inhance the flavors of your cuisine. Having a spice rack or cabinet is the...