Hazelnut flour I love hazelnuts more than I realized, and at this point in my life, think that a pinch of hazelnut flour belongs in almost everything. As with most other flours made from nuts, you can also make this at your home with relative ease. I personally like the finely ground flours I can…
Category: Ingredient spotlight
Under ‘ingredient spotlight’ you can find introductory articles to all manner of different ingredients, some more common, others a bit more out there. From wild rice to red lentil flour, come join us in an exploration of new flavors and textures! Try out a new recipe today!
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You can find all the ingredients that we have featured. Some you can easily make at home yourself with nothing more than a food processor – oat, almond, hazelnut flour, and more. Others you can find at the store, like soy, teff, rice, and coconut flour. Try it out! See what you like and what you want to use again.
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Ingredient spotlight: walnut flour
Walnut flour I love walnuts for both savory and sweet recipes, and I think they are fantastic additions to both carrot cakes as well as loaded salads. Similarly, I love walnut flour for the flavor it adds to cakes and cookies (traditional) and even pasta sauces (romesco) and mashed potatoes (skordalia). It is also fun…
Ingredient spotlight: adzuki beans
Adzuki beans Adzuki beans are smallish red beans with a little white line that I found at my local Asian store. I initially bought them to make mochi with them, and honestly, I was surprised the filling was supposed to be made of beans. I was pretty skeptical until I finally ate the end product…
Ingredient spotlight: beluga lentils
Beluga lentils Beluga lentils are delicious little critters, that’s for sure. The first time I had them was when we as a family had a vegetarian Christmas dinner, and one of the sides involved these lentils. They looked fancy and expensive, and it felt like a decadent and rare delicacy. That could be down to…
Ingredient spotlight: mung beans
Mung beans Mung beans are so fun! Mostly cuz you can sprout them! That’s a lot of fun, and I definitely recommend you try it at some point in your life! Whether you have kids or are just a kid at heart, this is a really great three to five day project! Eating freshly sprouted…
Ingredient spotlight: black-eyed peas
Black-eyed peas Black-eyed peas are an underrated legume according to me, and that will stay true no matter how highly you already think they are rated. And don’t let the name confuse you! Despite being called ‘peas’, they are in fact beans. And to not be confused with the band, I recommend really sticking to…
Ingredient spotlight: red rice
Red rice Red rice to me was another one of those items that I got just because I like that it’s not the standard color. I don’t know if I’ve ever eaten red rice before making it myself. I honestly don’t think so, but it’s hard to be entirely sure. Either way, it really caught…
Ingredient spotlight: black rice
Black rice backstory…. Black rice just looks cool, ok? Also, apparently it was called ‘forbidden rice’ back in the day because it was so expensive and only the very wealthy could afford to eat it. So by all means, feel a bit bougie and special when you sit down to enjoy this rice! Nutrition While…
Ingredient spotlight: chia seeds
Chia seeds Chia seeds are great little seeds and quite versatile all-rounders. I wasn’t sold at first, because I thought they were just another fad item, but I have since fully come around. Chia puddings are delicious and easy breakfasts or portable snacks. And for vegans, using them as egg replacement is a great and…