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What Is Gluten-Free?

You may have noticed a lot of new products on the grocery shelves lately that are labeled “gluten-free” and may be wondering what that label means. Well, let’s start at the beginning and define what is gluten? Gluten is a protein that is found naturally in many grains such as wheat, rye and […]

By | August 23rd, 2013|FAQ|

How To Keep Apples From Browning

Question:

How to keep apples from browning?
How to keep apples from turning brown?
How to keep fresh cut fruit from browning?

Answer:

To keep apples from browning or turning brown, there are a couple of things that you can do. The options are listed below and the preference is up to you. […]

By | August 16th, 2013|Blog, FAQ|

How To Steam Vegetables

Question:

What’s the healthiest way to cook vegetables? How do you steam vegetables? How long to steam vegetables?

Answer:

Steamed vegetables – the healthiest way to cook vegetables is to steam them.

Steaming means cooking them with the hot steam which rises from water being boiled.

Also see the table below for help with proper […]

By | July 15th, 2013|FAQ|

What Is Lemon Zest?

Question:

What is lemon zest? How do you make lemon zest?

Answer:

Lemon zest is the colorful outside of the lemon. It is the yellow part of the lemon peel.

Lemon Zest is not the same thing as rind or peel, it is just the outermost colorful part of a citrus fruit. The yellow layer […]

By | July 9th, 2013|FAQ|

How To Cook Spaghetti Squash

Question:

How to cook spaghetti squash? What is spaghetti squash?

Answer:

There are a few different ways to cook spaghetti squash, but boiling is the most popular. Details are given below for four different ways to a cook spaghetti squash.

What Is Spaghetti Squash?

Before learning how to cook spaghetti squash, […]

By | July 9th, 2013|FAQ|

How Do You Read Eat By Date Tables?

Question:

How do you read your tables for OPENED products?
Are the times listed for opened products from the printed date or from the opening date?

Answer:

We’ve been getting several emails on this topic, so will try to explain our tables in a little more detail. The answer to both questions can depend […]

By | June 7th, 2013|FAQ, Uncategorized|

What To Do With Stale Bread?

Question:

What to do with stale bread? What to do with old bread?

My loaf of bread has become hard, is there anything that can be done to make bread soft again?

Answer:

There isn’t much that can compare to freshly baked bread right out of the oven, so soft and light that it’s hard […]

By | April 12th, 2013|FAQ|

How Long To Boil Corn?

Question:

How long to boil corn? How do you make perfect corn on the cob?

Answer:

Never boil your corn for any longer than 10 minutes. The best way to boil corn is for less than a minute and then let it seep in the covered hot water for […]

By | April 2nd, 2013|Blog, FAQ|

How Long To Cook A Ham?

Question:

You mention that ham is the traditional Easter dinner. How long to cook a ham? How do I cook a honey baked ham? How long to cook a spiral ham?

Answer:

A ham is actually one of the easiest “roasts” or main meat dishes that you can make. Almost all hams in the […]

By | March 20th, 2013|FAQ|

How Much Water Should I Drink a Day?

A great question we were asked is “How much water should I drink a day?”

The answer, although it may surprise you, is that you should drink eight glasses of water every day, meaning your body needs 64 ounces of water a day. For some people that’s a lot of water. Yet, doctors […]

By | February 22nd, 2013|FAQ|

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