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How to Make Scrapple This Rich Pennsylvania Dutch Pork Loaf is Making a Comeback

Most people outside of Pennsylvania and a few neighboring states haven’t heard of scrapple, but this dish is an important part of American culinary history. Inspired by German recipes that combined pork scraps, blood, and buckwheat and cooked it into a sliceable loaf, the Pennsylvania Dutch (who are in fact German immigrants, not Dutch) made a new version that omitted the blood and sometimes substituted cornmeal for part of the …

I consider myself well-versed in kitchen implements and gadgets, but upon a recent visit to a friend’s house, I discovered a completely new-to-me tool: the potato ricer. I was digging through her drawer looking for a masher to help her with the side dish to her roasted chicken. “No masher!” she said. “Check this out!” She pulled out a gizmo that looked like an oversized garlic press and popped a …

Mussels are one of the most nutrients giving mollusks in the sea. A lot of people find the taste of mussels interesting but are intimidated to take the step to taste it or cook it; this is borne out of fear of what to expect or fear of possible adverse reactions that may follow. Mussels like some other sea foods seem to put you off at first but as time …

I remember many summers of sitting out on the little lake behind our house with my brother, catching sunny fish with hot dogs on our hooks. Meanwhile, my husband was taking multi-week fishing trips in Northern Canada, catching buckets of fish they’d actually eat. I’m obviously not a serious angler, but I do love to eat freshly caught fish and can see the value of having the right tools for …

Let’s talk about confections; these are sweet based delicacies or dishes and our primary focus for today are the macarons. Please don’t lose your interest just yet! We know how these little round things can put us under the cosh sometimes, but there is always a way around it especially when you have the right information. Cookies like macarons have made it to the top list of children’s favourites so …

Have you ever heard someone mention their oven “runs hot?” Or have you wondered why the cookies you make at home without even looking at the recipe always burn when you try to bake them at someone else’s house? Yeah. The thermostat on your oven is not always 100% accurate. With an oven thermometer, the temperature inside your appliance doesn’t have to be a mystery. I don’t have one, but …

It is fresh, it is juicy, it is nutritious, and it is brightly coloured, what other qualities could you ask of in a fruit? The usefulness of papaya is immensely underrated, and if you’re one of those in the habit of skipping papaya when you see them on the grocery shelves, you are about to be wowed. From the skin, all the way down into the seeds, no part of …

Is your Pinterest “kitchen” board full of images of copper pots floating elegantly over marble-topped islands, like mine is? What is it about copper cookware that is just so alluring? And why is it the top choice of so many professional chefs? In this article, I’ll discuss some of the specifics of cooking with copper, and I’ll compare some of the options of copper cookware that’s easily available to purchase. …

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