Edible flowers have been in restaurant vogue for a while, along with adding microgreens to salads, and they certainly can bring lovely flavors and bold color accents to a plate. Another area worth exploring is edible flowers used as teas,…
Month: November 2014
3 Tips for Getting Started in the Coffee Roasting Business
Owning a coffee roasting business can be a profitable and rewarding endeavor, whether you’ve worked in the coffee industry before or not. One of the greatest advantages of becoming a professional coffee roaster is that it’s fairly easy to start…
The Salsa Lover’s Guide to Making Authentic Mexican Salsa
As National Journal reports, the classic “Seinfeld” character George Costanza estimated that salsa would one day be the most popular condiment in the United States. 20 years later, salsa is the number one selling dip in the country, surpassing even…
Four Dos and Don’ts for Crafting the Perfect Bowl of Ceviche
Ceviche is one of the oldest dishes in the canon of Hispanic food, and it’s also one of the most beloved. As What’s Cooking America details, ceviche likely got its start with the Inca people who lived in Peru and…
Three Tips to Help You Nail That Tres Leches Recipe
When I think of Hispanic food, I don’t think about ceviche, empanadas, or even flan; tres leches is the very first thing that crosses my mind — spongy yellow cake, sticky sweet frosting, and triple milk syrup which gives the…
Four Sushi Etiquette Rules You (Probably) Don’t Know About
Sushi has become one of the world’s top cuisines. In the United States alone, according to statistics from IBIS World, there are more than 4,000 sushi joints, generating more than $2 billion in revenue each year. Obviously, sushi is big…