Semolina flour. Photo courtesy King Arthur
Flour.

We came across an article from Shubhra Krishan, author of Essential Ayurveda: What It Is And What It Can Do For You and other books. Read the full article here.

Here’s her short list of the health benefits of semolina:

 
WAYS TO USE SEMOLINA IN EVERYDAY COOKING

When grilling, semolina provides a golden crunch and also helps to retain moisture.

 
IF YOU HAVE OTHER SEMOLINA RECOMMENDATIONS, LET US KNOW.
  

There’s just one more week to see Paulette Tavormina’s exquisite still life photographs at the Robert Mann Gallery in New York City: Then they head to San Francisco. The show opens at March, a retailer of luxury kitchenware and other goods, on March 14, 2013 and continues through June 1.

They look like 17th century Old Master paintings, re-envisioned in a contemporary medium and a modern approach.

Largely self-taught, Paulette Tavormina has been exhibited internationally and was the winner of the Grand Prix at the 2010 International Culinaire Photography Festival in Paris.

She has worked on set as a food stylist in Hollywood and also photographs works of art for Sotheby’s. Her work has been featured in prominent publications including the New York Times, Boston Globe, L’Express, Martha Stewart magazine and Photo Technique magazine.

Paulette lives and works in New York City: a good place for a lover of beautiful food. Visit her website, TavorminaPhotography.com.

We love deconstructed food (if you’re not familiar with the concept, scroll down). It’s done for artistry and for fun, but the result must taste as good or better than the original.

Ample Hills Creamery, one of the most creative and beloved artisan ice cream shops in New York (Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, to be exact), has deconstructed breakfast cereal.

Instead of a bowl of cereal with milk and sugar, popular cereal flavors are infused into the milk that is churned into ice cream, with additional cereal mixed in.

The flavor, called Breakfast Trash [photo #2], is made by steeping Cap’n Crunch, Corn Pops, and Frosted Flakes into the ice cream’s milk base. The inclusions (mix-ins) are Fruit Loops.

It’s a fan favorite, says proprietor Brian Smith.

While we might quibble with the name (calling beloved cereals “trash” is not really cool), we like the concept as breakfast dessert—or even the entire breakfast, if you’re an ice-creamaholic.

Have an ice cream machine? Try it at home. Use a recipe for vanilla ice cream as a pattern.
 
 
> Check out 20 deconstructed recipes below.

> Find our favorite ice cream recipes and brands by pulling down the menu at the right.

> The different types of ice cream and frozen desserts: a glossary.

> The history of ice cream.

[1] This is more of a re-construction than a deconstruction: A bowl of Fruit Loops breakfast cereal is turned into Fruit Loops ice cream (photo © Food Matters).

[2] Ice cream for breakfast: a deconstructed bowl of cereal (photo © Ample Hills Creamery).

[3] Deconstructed Buffalo wings (photo © Carlos Andrés Varela Photography).

A concept that originated with creative chefs, “deconstructed” food takes the individual components of a classic recipe and separates and rearranges them.

It was originally developed as an expression of the chef’s artistry and technique.

The deconstructed dish can be unrecognizable from the original recipe, but when consumed it delivers the same flavor sensation as the original.

New York City caterer Canard Inc. deconstructed Buffalo wings (see photo): Chicken meatballs made with hot sauce are fried, speared with celery, and served on Chinese soup spoons, garnished with a dollop of Roquefort dip. There are no chicken bones and no mess, but you’re getting a Buffalo wing experience.

Try deconstructing an American classic for a snack today: Take plain or toasted cubes of bread and serve them with a fondue fork and two dipping sauces: peanut butter and jelly. It’s a deconstructed peanut butter sandwich!
 
 

If you’re serious about deconstructing the glass of milk, churn up some vanilla ice cream without the sugar or the vanilla.

Here are some deconstructed recipes in THE NIBBLE’s collection:

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