The original Roman gourmet Apicius got straight to the heart of the pleasure we derive from food when he said, "We eat first with our eyes" back in the first century A.D. A tremendous portion of food ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blanching vegetables only takes a couple of minutes. Yuji Sakai via Getty Images For many people, the crisper serves as their good ...

Food preservation is a valuable skill that ensures you can enjoy seasonal fruits and vegetables all year round. One essential ...

Blanching is a great cooking method to add to your toolkit, and it turns out that some veggies are actually better off that ...

Blanching simply means to quickly boil foods (typically vegetables, fruits, or nuts) without fully cooking them. The blanched foods are then placed in a bowl of ice water for shocking (another cooking ...

ST. PAUL -- Blanching (scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short time) is a must for almost all vegetables to be frozen successfully. It slows or stops the enzyme action which can ...

Sang Yoon is the chef and owner of both Father's Office and Lukshon . He learned about cryo-blanching from Alex Talbot of Ideas in Food. Liquid nitrogen is -325° and essentially chefs can "cold-boil" ...