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A List of Common Basic Food Ingredients

Grains & Starches Wheat (flour, bread, pasta) Rice Oats (rolled oats, porridge) Barley Corn (cornflour, polenta) Potatoes (white, sweet potatoes) Proteins Meat (beef, lamb, chicken, pork, kangaroo) Seafood (fish like barramundi, salmon, prawns, oysters) Eggs Beans (chickpeas, lentils, kidney beans) Tofu and tempeh Nuts (macadamia, almonds, peanuts) Dairy Milk (cow, goat, plant-based alternatives like almond […]

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Kitchen Hacks

How to Keep Lettuce Crisp Start with fresh lettuce: Choose lettuce with no brown spots or wilting. Wash and dry thoroughly: Rinse the leaves under cold water, then core and chop the lettuce. Toss the pieces into an ice water bath and give them a good swirl—this helps them cool down and crisp up. Once

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Basic Methods of Cooking

#1 Baking Baking normally involves using an oven. The dry heat involved in the baking process makes the outside of the food go brown, and keeps the moisture locked in. Baking is regularly used for cooking pastries, bread and desserts. #2 Blanching Blanching is a cooking process in which a food, usually a vegetable or

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