Freezing Oysters in Their Liquid – The Complete Guide As an oyster lover I’m always looking for ways to enjoy these briny bivalves year-round. When oyster season rolls around I like to buy them in bulk and freeze extras so I can savor their ocean-fresh flavor any time. But what’s the best way to freeze … Read more
Tuna salad is one of the most basic recipes of all time. If you open a can of tuna, add some mayonnaise and seasoning, and you’re good to go! A tuna salad sandwich is also very hard to mess up, unless you’re Subway. In January of 2021, the sandwich giant got caught in a scandalous … Read more
When in doubt, throw it out? Not so fast. Many canned foods, like cranberry sauce, soups, and pumpkin purée, don’t have dates on them. The Food and Drug Administration doesn’t require shelf life dates to be written on canned foods because they last so long (decades or more). Still, a lot of companies choose to … Read more
Black Forest ham is a popular delicatessen meat that can be found pre-packaged or sliced fresh at many grocery stores and delis. It has a distinctive appearance with a mottled mix of light and dark meat giving it an artisanal look. But with its rich flavor you may wonder – does Black Forest ham contain … Read more
There is a pretty tight timeframe for freshness when it comes to raw cuts of meat. In a sense, the clock starts ticking as soon as you take it off the shelf and put it in your cart. The USDA says that uncooked meat can be kept in the fridge for three to five days … Read more
How to cook a pork picnic roast in slow cooker, smoked, baked in the oven or Instant Pot. Slice or toss with a sauce for pulled pork sliders. This is a tasty, high-protein cut that you can roast or slow cook until it’s soft enough to eat with a fork. Picnic pork roast is a … Read more
I’m not sure about you, but here in our neck of the woods, food prices have gone bananas. And not in a good way. More like the Gwen Stefani “this sh!t is bananas” way. One important thing I do to deal with high food prices is to look for sales and buy things when I … Read more
You can make these Texas Sausage Kolaches for breakfast. They have a sweet, fluffy crust around a sausage that is filled with cheese. Skip the donut shop and make your own at home!. Kolaches are a popular Texan breakfast pastry made with a sweet yeast dough wrapped around a savory filling, usually sausage. Their convenience … Read more
China sausage, also called wind-dried pork sausage (lap cheong or lạp xưỖng), is a highly seasoned, partially dried sausage that tastes like rose. It is made from fatty pork, which gives it an incredibly rich flavour. It looks like chorizo and can be fried and served with wilted greens, steamed with rice, or chopped up … Read more
Ham skin, also known as ham rind, is the outer layer of cured pork that covers a ham steak or roast. It’s a thin, leathery layer of fat and skin that forms when a pork leg is cured and smoked to make ham. Many people trim the skin off and discard it before eating ham … Read more