Use Beef Tallow To Elevate French Fries & Much More

[1] The best-quality tallow made from grass-fed cows. This jar of Cornhusker tallow is available from from Fatworks Foods. They also sell duck fat, lard and leaf lard, which is the highest grade of lard. [2] Beef suet (at left) is simmered slowly into tallow. The color of both will vary based on grass- vs.…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Chef’s Tips For Cooking Chicken

You may be putting chicken on the grill this weekend. For advice, we spoke with Claudia Sidoti, Head Chef and Head Recipe Developer at HelloFresh, a popular meal ingredients delivery service that makes it easier to cook delicious, nutritious meals (a gift for Father’s Day?). Claudia reminds us that dark meat chicken is “so much…
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FOOD 101: Baking Powder History (Where Would We Be Without It?)

[1] Fluffy biscuits need baking powder (photo of buttermilk biscuits © Robyn Mackenzie | Fotolia). [2] There would be no fluffy pancakes without baking powder. Here’s the recipe for these Banana Bread Pancakes from The Baker Chick (photo © The Baker Chick). [3] Baking powder from Clabber Girl, one of the original brands still going…
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