Noodles Knows

Here we go again with one of those foods whose name is rather un-telling of its actual composition: Wild rice. While many people think that wild rice is a variety of rice, it is in fact not a starchy rice, like the kind with which …

It’s unfathomable how a small part of a flowering plant can magically transform the ordinary into the extraordinary with one complex taste. If ever vanilla bean were a book, the chapters entitled “clean,” “sweet,” “floral,” and “perfumy” would boldly open the novel, and “woody,” “smoky,” and “delicate” …

Wow, I really struggled to find a topic on the letter U to write about. There just are not many food items out there that begin with the stubborn letter and of the few that exist, most are rather unappetizing or extremely odd (in other …

In a previous post I wrote about edamame, I provided a recipe for edamame hummus with a homemade version of a particular key ingredient. Do you remember what it was?…. Well, I’ll tell you. It was tahini. You may have heard of tahini, but not …

Do you ever wonder why we name certain food items that have nothing to do with their physical composition or appearance? Take, for instance a hot dog. There is of course no actual dog meat inside and the product does not necessarily have to be …

Welcome to Risotto 101! Today we will be discussing how to make the perfect risotto using the proper techniques, cooking equipment, and ingredients, of course. First, let’s revert back to the basics and define risotto. Risotto is a creamy rice dish made famous by the …

I couldn’t decide which “Q” food to write about today, but after much deliberation, I thought it best to write a little about one of my favorites, quinoa. Quinoa (pronounced kee-nwah) is commonly mistaken for an ancient grain when in fact it is a seed. Because …

It’s no wonder that certain ancient foods have been around for centuries. Dating back to Biblical times and beyond, pomegranates were, and still are, a treasured fruit native to the present-day Middle East. According to the official Pomegranate Council website, the fruit was not only …

So far in this little alphabet game of mine, I’ve blogged about fruit, vegetables, spices, cheese, legumes…. but I have yet to write about one of my favorite foods. Fish! I love seafood, especially fresh fish and whenever I dine out, I almost always order …

I know it’s not the most creative and exciting topic, but the letter N really stumped me, and nutmeg was my best choice. Besides baking, most people have no other use for nutmeg; but I am here to tell you otherwise. Nutmeg is a pungent spice …