This time of year, we start gearing up for some fun by planning our St. Patrick’s Day celebrations. The color green will be everywhere; our clothing, our rivers and our beer. Ireland is famous for its beer and its cuisine pairs well with this beverage. Many a cook will add stout beer to their [...]
Wine can be an essential ingredient. It can enhance the meal, not only by drinking it with the meal, but as an integral part of the food itself. The French cooking sauces, bearer rouge, and bearer Blanc both contain wine. Both French and Chinese cooking make use of wine as an ingredient, as well [...]
Whichever blend of coffee you prefer or whatever type of equipment you are using to prepare the coffee the objective is the same. To release the coffee oils and soluble coffee compounds into solution in the final beverage. Not all the soluble compounds are desirable particularly tannin so it is important to brew [...]