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National Chocolate Milk Day – Celebrate the Goodness
Sep27

National Chocolate Milk Day – Celebrate the Goodness

Posted By on Sep 27, 2013 in Beverage Recipes, Chocolate, Featured, Food Fun, Hot Chocolate Recipe, Sweets, Vegetarian | 0 comments

National Chocolate Milk Day is on our agenda today, and we’re glad it is so tasty! Milk, or regular evaporated whole milk has 50% of the moisture content removed. Pasteurization is a controlled heating & cooling process preventing milk born diseases, and is a necessary treatment for milk producers to perform on our milk before we purchase it. Chocolate milk contains chocolate syrup to obtain the delicious chocolatey flavor,...

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How to Scald Milk for Baking + Video
Oct14

How to Scald Milk for Baking + Video

Posted By on Oct 14, 2010 in Baking, Beverage Recipes, Cooking Tips & Tricks, Healthy, How To Cook, Vegetarian | 9 comments

Don’t worry…Many people don’t know what it means to Scald Milk for Baking! In fact, it’s somewhat of an outdated practice unless you’re a serious baker. However, there was a reason why scalding milk was important back in the day. Firstly, it killed any potentially harmful bacteria that was in the milk. Secondly, it destroyed enzymes that keep milk from thickening in recipes. Nowadays, scalding is...

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Raw Oysters on the Half-Shell – Have You Tried One?
Feb28

Raw Oysters on the Half-Shell – Have You Tried One?

Posted By on Feb 28, 2008 in American Food Recipes, Appetizers, Ethnic Foods, Main Dishes, Mardi Gras, Oysters, Seafood, Southern Food Recipes | 4 comments

If you’ve never tried Raw Oysters on the Half Shell, you really are missing out on a delicacy that’s also an aphrodisiac! My Experience: When I was young, and up to this day, my mother would always put out smoked oysters on special days, when we ate beautiful hors d’oeuvres. I was so young that I don’t even think I really knew what they were…They were just delicious, little, smoky, brown...

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