Coming from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus, it takes 75,000 blossoms or 225,000 hand-picked stigmas to make a single pound which explains why it is the world’s most expensive spice! In Sydney, I used saffron liberally. I made a knockout Scallop dish, cooked lightly in a saffron & vanilla broth.
A diet rich in garlic can have a significant positive effect on your health, according to the New York Times. Really? I could have told you that a thousand times! It seems that garlic increases the production of hydrogen sulfide in your blood, which – in the short term – relaxes your blood vessels and [...]
Salt, the most popular food seasoning, is a dietary mineral essential for animal life, composed primarily of sodium chloride. Salt for human consumption is produced in different forms: unrefined salt (such as sea salt), refined salt (table salt), and iodized salt. It is a crystalline solid, white, pale pink or light grey in color, normally [...]