Tag Archives: sugar

Know What You Eat

By emilia | Published: April 25, 2011

Do you know soy, corn, or sugar are in the majority of processed foods? Examining the Farm Bill & big business; what they gain & what we lose, via Food & Connect

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Fat is Back!

By emilia | Published: March 7, 2011

Over consumption of sugar and carbs are to blame for obesity. Re-examine fat, its role in nutrition and society, via Civil Eats.

Posted in Article, Food Politics | Also tagged carbohydrates, civil eats, fat, fat is not the problem, obesity | Comments closed

Vanilla Sugar

By Michael Ruhlman | Published: February 15, 2010

Vanilla pods, packed in sugar, photo by Donna

James and I made popovers Sunday morning and sprinkled them with vanilla sugar, and this sugar made the popovers appealing in a surprisingly effective way. Like fleur de sel on caramel. It brought the flavors and textures together without overtly calling attention to itself. When I’d posted a while ago in a recipe to discard the vanilla bean, I got what amounted to a scolding from Shuna, who found it appalling that one could so easily waste an opportunity for the pleasures of vanilla sugar. She was right to scold. I had never really taken the time to appreciate the wonderful aromatic flavor of sugar but now I always will. It deserves a place in the spice rack. That it is ...

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Posted in Desserts, Technique | Also tagged utilization, vanilla | Comments closed

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