The original Roman gourmet Apicius got straight to the heart of the pleasure we derive from food when he said, "We eat first with our eyes" back in the first century A.D. A tremendous portion of food ...

Blanching simply means to quickly boil foods (typically vegetables, fruits, or nuts) without fully cooking them. The blanched foods are then placed in a bowl of ice water for shocking (another cooking ...

Blanching (scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short time) is a must for almost all vegetables to be frozen. It stops enzyme actions which can cause loss of flavor, color and texture.

Buying vegetables in bulk is a good way to save money on already cheap (or not so cheap) vegetables. Many of them will keep for weeks in a cool, dry place, but even the most zealous vegetable enjoyer ...

Some of my vegetables blanched at what I did to them. Not from embarrassment, but from lack of light. To make a vegetable more tender and less bitter, consider blanching it. Plants blanche when they ...

The warmth of the season has made for productive gardens. When gardens are producing there is often more than what a family can eat fresh and many of you then share; also the food preservation begins.

Freezing is a quick way to preserve vegetables so we can enjoy them all year round. To ensure your frozen vegetables will be a high quality product, blanch them before freezing. According to Cathy ...