Cooking Tips

Toast spices in a dry pan for 30-60 seconds before using them to release their aroma and deepen their flavor.

Add a pinch of salt to fruits like watermelon or mango, it enhances their sweetness instead of making them salty.

Always let the meat rest for a few minutes after cooking so the juices redistribute and the meat stays tender and juicy.

For women over 50, intermittent fasting should be approached cautiously, with many finding starting with a 12-hour daily fast or the 16/8 method (a 16-hour fast with an 8-hour eating window) to be good starting points.

Focus on getting adequate amounts of Vitamin A, which supports photoreceptor cells and a healthy cornea, and can reduce the risk of age-related eye diseases. Vitamin A is essential for maintaining a moist, healthy cornea. Focus on eggs, carrots and sweet potatoes.

Good sources include oranges and orange juices, red and green peppers.

Foods like strawberries, apples, and cheese can help whiten teeth due to compounds like malic acid, which dissolves stains and boots saliva. Crunchy vegetables such as celery, broccoli, and carrots act as natural toothbrushes.

Tofu is primarily made of soybeans, water, and a coagulant. The process involves soaking and grinding soybeans to extract soy milk, which is then curdled by adding a coagulant like calcium sulfate or magnesium chloride. These solid curds are pressed into blocks, to form tofu.

Sanitizing your cutting boards is crucial, especially after cutting proteins like chicken, meat, or fish, to prevent cross-contamination and foodborne illnesses. Use a solution of water and bleach or water and white vinegar for effective sanitization.

It's a deliciously aromatic citrus fruit, likely a natural hybrid of a sour orange and a lemon or citron, with a sharp, intensely citrus flavor and a sour zing. The fruit is the size of an orange, yet similar in color to a lime. Bergamot is used for high levels of cholesterol and other fats in the blood. It is also used for anxiety, mental alertness, and joint paint.

Yes, it can be a healthy part of your diet in moderation, providing essential nutrients like calcium and protein for strong bones and muscle function, as well as probiotics that support gut and immune health. It's a good choice because it's a relatively low-fat and lower sodium cheese option compared to other varieties.

Also known as "custard apple" because of its creamy texture, cherimoya is most often eaten raw. The cherimoya grows in the form of a small tree. It tastes sweet and tropical, resembling bananas, pineapples, papayas, peaches and strawberries.

No, radish is not considered as a fat burner. It is a root vegetable that is low in calories and contains vitamins, minerals, and dietary fibers.

It's a large, yellow-fleshed root that is eaten as a vegetable. It has a unique flavor often described as a cross between a turnip and a cabbage. It is slightly sweet and earthy, with a mild bitterness. When cooked, it becomes tender and its sweetness intensifies, making it a great addition to soups and mashed dishes.

Egg and avocado toasts: only 240 calories but loaded with healthy fats, protein, and fiber that will keep you feeling full until lunch.

Turkey is a great source of protein, rich in many vitamins and minerals, and is low-fat. This can help your muscles grow and repair without making you gain weight in an un healthy way.

Grains, sugar, certain dairy products, fish, processed foods, fresh meats, processed meats such as corned beef and turkey, high-protein foods and supplements.

If a pan catches fire, there are 4 steps to take to stay safe: DON'T TACKLE THE FIRE YOURSELF AND DON'T TRY TO MOVE THE PAN. NEVER THROW WATER OVER A FIRE AS IT COULD CREATE A FIREBALL. TURN OFF THE HEAT.

When cooked foods cool to room temperature, microbes begin to proliferate. The longer the wait, the greater the risk. To be on the safe side, eat cooked foods just as they come off the heat.

While many foods, such as fruits and vegetables, are best in their natural state, others simply are not safe unless they have been processed. For example, always buy pasteurized as opposed to raw milk and, if you have the choice, select fresh or frozen poultry treated with ionizing radiation. Keep in mind that food processing was invented to improve safety as well as to prolong shelf-life.

Quail eggs are a kind of eggs as food, eaten and considered as delicacy in many parts of the world, including Asia, Europe and North America. They taste very much like chicken eggs. They have a different ratio of yolk to albumin (egg white), which means they have less white than chicken eggs and as a result taste just a little bit creamier and richer.

Turbinado sugar retains more of the natural molasses present in sugar cane and is less processed than white sugar in which all the molasses and colour is removed. Turbinado sugar is closed to dehydrated sugar cane juice than white sugar.

Rich in trace minerals and electrolytes, Himalayan salt contains sodium, magnesium, potassium, calcium and potassium, that play many important roles in the body, from regulating your heartbeat to allowing your muscles to contract so you can move.

Though it looks more like cauliflower in texture and form, romanesco's taste is more like broccoli, mild and nutty with sweeter notes that lend well to savory pairings.