Pizza sauce – what makes it *not* pasta sauce? And what about marinara sauce, while we’re at it?
Category: Fooding
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Difference between: onions and shallots
We recently delved into various types of onions, and we’ve also covered green onions versus scallions.
But as my sister-in-law Tara pointed out – what about onions and shallots?
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Difference between: chutney and salsa
Have you been canning this late summer/early fall? Chutney is a dish that comes up often in canning recipes – and it looks an awful lot like a fruity salsa.
What’s the difference between chutney and salsa?
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Difference between: salt and sodium
I’m a salty person; I’m not a sweets person. I love me some salt on my food.
Let’s find out what the difference is between salt and sodium.
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Difference between: white onions and red onions (and yellow)
We haven’t had a three-part difference between in awhile!
Let’s check out what differentiates white onions from red onions from yellow onions.
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Difference between: sun-dried tomatoes and dehydrated tomatoes
Sun-dried versus dehydrated tomatoes – what’s the difference? Which one should you use if drying your own tomatoes at home?
Both essentially produce the same product – dried, preserved tomatoes – but, like real estate, the important factor with drying tomatoes is location, location, location.
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All about garlic
As the summer comes to a close, so does our weekly All About Herbs session.
And our last herb is. . .garlic!
That’s right – garlic! It’s both a vegetable and an herb.
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Difference between: water bath canning and pressure canning
Disclosure: This is a longer post, because I’ve added some vitally important information on the safety of canning.
Canning can be intimidating. If you screw it up, you could end up with botulism, a rare but deadly form of food poisoning. You even have to consider the altitude you’re at when canning.
But, there are really specific, detailed, free guides available. It’s actually not that hard.
The first thing – or one of the first things – you’ll want to consider when canning is which canning method you need to use, and there are only two to consider: water bath canning and pressure canning.
Let’s see what the difference is.
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Difference between white meat and dark meat
Note: This post was updated in January, 2023.
White meat versus dark meat! I used to believe white meat was superior, but I’ve come around and like them both about the same now. I just love chicken in general, really.
Here’s the breakdown of the difference between the two.
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