Cooking Basics

Whats the deal with oat milk? Oat milk is a plant-based milk derived from whole oat and the second most consumed plant based milk in the United States. It is …

Cooking and baking can be a lot easier if you have the right tools at hand. Luckily, you don’t need all that much to have all of the essentials!

Molasses is a byproduct of making sugar from sugarcane or sugar beets. The process goes through three boiling cycles, and with each cycle, a different type of molasses is created. …

Learn how to substitute brown sugar using a couple simple ingredients. What we call brown sugar is essentially white sugar that has had molasses added back to it. It should …

There are a number of ways to substitute buttermilk in fried chicken while keeping chicken juicy and delicious. Buttermilk is used in fried chicken as a tenderizer. This is because …

A dairy free substitute for buttermilk is pretty easy to make, and you can do it using a variety of ingredients. All you need is your dairy free milk of …

If you want a dairy free substitute for heavy cream, there are a couple things you can do. Heavy cream, also known as heavy whipping cream, is the thick part of …

Cream of tartar is often used in dessert recipes, but you it is really easy to use a substitute for cream of tartar if you don’t have it on hand. …

Cocoa powder used for baking has only been a modern development. It wasn’t until 1886 chocolate started being added to the cake batter. However, cocoa has been used for over …

I’ve gotten a number of comments ask me questions about baking soda vs baking powder.  I’ve also noticed that if the wrong one is used, things don’t come out as …