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What’s in a Cookie? Cookie Ingredients Explained.

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Mark — No Comments ↓

photo of chocolate chip cookies and milk

What’s In A Cookie? I admit that I am a huge cookie fan. I know they aren’t healthy. But, really, who doesn’t like a good cookie? A few weeks ago, I posted a link to The Science of the Best…

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What are the Ingredients in Mayonnaise?

Posted on June 3, 2014 by Mark — No Comments ↓

Mayonnaise Have you ever brought home a jar of mayonnaise and looked at the ingredients label? According to Wikipedia: Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce often used as a condiment. It is a stable emulsion of oil, egg yolk and…

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What is Molasses?

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Mark — No Comments ↓

Molasses Molasses is also known as treacle. It is a byproduct of processing sugar cane or sugar beets into sugar. It contains roughly 30% sucrose, 12% glucose, and 12% fructose. How is it Made? The manufacturing process differs depending on…

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101 Ways to Cook With Beer

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Mark — 4 Comments ↓

Why Cook With Beer? Why should you cook with beer? Well, there are a lot of reasons, but here are just a few… Batters: When beer batter is heated it releases bubbles of carbon dioxide. This is great for batters…

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