Today’s Spotlight in on Oatmeal. Oatmeal is a preparation of oats that have been de-husked, steamed, and flattened, or a coarse flour of hulled oat grains that have either been milled, rolled, or steel-cut. Ground oats are also called white oats. Steel-cut oats are...
Today’s Spotlight is on Chocolate. Chocolate is a sweet, brown food made from cocoa beans. It’s usually sold in solid bars, but can also be powdered or melted. Chocolate is used as a flavor for desserts, drinks, and other foods. Chocolate is rich in...
Today’s Spotlight in on Pumpkins. A pumpkin is a vernacular term for mature winter squash of species and varieties in the genus Cucurbita that has culinary and cultural significance but no agreed upon botanical or scientific meaning. Pumpkin, from a botanist’s...
Today’s Spotlight is on Pasta. Pasta is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Pasta is a type of food made from unleavened dough of...
Today’s Spotlight is on Bologna. Bologna is a type of sausage made from ground meat scraps. It’s typically made from: Pork, Beef, Chicken, Turkey. The meat is finely ground and blended into a smooth texture. It’s then packed into a casing and cooked with...
Today’s Spotlight is on Boston Cream Pie. A Boston cream pie is a cake with a cream filling. The dessert acquired its name when cakes and pies were cooked in the same pans, pie tins were more common than cake pans, and the words were used interchangeably. In the late...
