by The Culinary Exchange | Oct 28, 2015
If you’ve ever come across a Japanese eggplant in the supermarket, you’ve probably stopped and stared for a moment. As far as fresh produce goes, it’s a pretty stunning vegetable. It’s deep purple color and long, slender shape can be...
by The Culinary Exchange | Oct 27, 2015
We’re back to talking about substitutes, because there’s nothing worse than getting halfway through a recipe and realizing you’re out of an ingredient. Earlier this month, we talked about what to use as a substitute for eggs. Today, we’re going...
by The Culinary Exchange | Oct 22, 2015
Thanksgiving is chock full of food traditions, from roasting a turkey to serving squash and cranberry sauce on the sides. Thanksgiving food traditions are about as American as apple – er, pumpkin – pie. But not all Thanksgiving traditions fall within what...
by The Culinary Exchange | Oct 21, 2015
Garbanzo beans, or as they’re also commonly known, chickpeas, are legumes that originated in the Middle East. Some people have dated them back 7,500 years, making them one of the oldest known types of legumes to have been cultivated and eaten by humans. They...
by The Culinary Exchange | Oct 20, 2015
As much as we like the idea of popping over to the butcher and the fresh grocer every day for fresh ingredients to cook, that’s not always an option. In fact, it’s rarely an option in lots of cities that have a limited choice of supermarkets to choose...