Food Articles & Recipes
Here are links
to basic culinary prep info, food articles, and cooking terminology
from Renee Shelton, editor of BeachCuisine.com & PastrySampler.com.
Other articles are copyright the respective writers.
Food Articles
Food & Beverage
- The Noble Grape Varieties
- Cheese Definition, Aging and Classing
- Cheese Classifications: Texture, Covering, Ripening or Cooking Types
- Cheese Descriptions and Pictures
- Risotto 101: Risotto Cooking Basics
- Tapas
- Where to Find Greek Yogurt
Meat
- Beef Cuts
- Mutton Cuts
- Offal: Variety Meat Terminology
- Pork Cuts
- Traditional French Beef Cuts
- Veal Cuts
Fruits & Vegetables, Seasonings
Equipment
Pastry Basics
- What are paramount crystals?
- How long do Cannolis keep? And what are good fillings for them?
- What are tuiles?
- What's the purpose of using baking soda in some brittle recipes?
- Building the Cake: Guidelines for the Decorator.
- What flour should be used in making crêpes?
- What are Madeleines?
- I have a recipe using cornflour. What is it and can I substitute it?
- What's in a buttercream?
- What is Kadaife?
- I want to build a gingerbread house. What are some good resources?
- I've heard of penuchi but don't know what it is. Is it a candy of sorts?
- What is a petit four? I've seen it labeled on a lot of things.
- Is there a way to turn a regular ice cream vegan?
- How can I make candied orange rind?
- What are churros made of?
- I saw "guimauve" on a menu. What is it?
- What is in pastillage?
- What's a good recipe for pound cake?
- What is canele? Is it a shape or a dessert or what is it?
- Is gingerbread a cookie or a cake or a bread?
- What variety of apple is best for apple pie?
- What is a good plain rice pudding recipe?
- Can I use margarine in puff pastry instead of whole butter?
- Where are some sources to buy good chocolate?
- What is Kosher salt?
- Is dark brown sugar just darker sugar than light brown sugar?
- Can I make fondant?
- I've seen 10x on your site. What is it (I know it's sugar) but what does it refer to?