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Dutch-Process vs Natural Cocoa Powder Natural cocoa powder is lighter in color, has a higher acidity of about 5 pH, and because of that acidity, has a sharper chocolate flavor.Dutch-process powder is natural cocoa powder that has been treated with an alkalizing agent, changing the pH from a more acidic 5 pH to a neutral 7 pH. The process was invented by Coenraad Johannes van Houten, a Dutchman (thus the name “Dutch-process”)....

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How to Plan the Perfect Picnic Here are the steps:1. Make food2. Go outside3. Eat food Easy right? Food just tastes better when you have been playing outside in the sun! It doesn’t matter where you go. To the lake, or up on the mountain, or to the park, or even in your backyard. Here are some our delicious and best picnic food ideas (including a bonus sandwich recipe below) that you can whip up ahead of time to take on your outings that will get you out of the boring sandwich and chips rut, trust me, your family will thank you!...

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French Toast Casserole is always a fan favorite around our house, especially for those who wake up with a bit of a sweet tooth (ahem, me!) and want something a little more filling than a doughnut. This recipe combines beautiful layers of soft French bread, tart apples, creamy caramel with a hint of cinnamon spice that ties the whole thing together. We love serving this on crisp Fall weekend mornings as part of a lazy brunch....

This is a quick and easy chicken pasta with a cream sauce infused with thyme, mint, and lemon. What a great flavor combination! And the kicker is that by the time the pasta water has come to a boil and the pasta is cooked, everything else is ready too, making for a filling, tasty midweek meal. The cream sauce is one that we found by Chef Stephan Pyles in a 2007 Wall St....

Curiously, coffee cake contains zero coffee itself. I think (and I am totally speculating here) that it’s meant to be served with coffee, sort of in the tradition of tea. My sleuthing on the internet points to origins in German yeasted cakes, but it’s not entirely clear. A common theme of coffee cakes is the incorporation of streusel. And for many of us (at least in the U.S.), it means a rich yellow cake spiced with cinnamon and topped with as much crumble as the cake can handle!...

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It’s so versatile: Sprinkle it over dips for texture, rub it on meats and fish for flavor, or add it to stir fries. I like it best as a rub on salmon. This spice blend has chunky toasted hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, and sesame seeds and lots of bold spices like fennel, coriander, and cumin. What is Dukkah? Dukkah is a blend of warm spices and toasted nuts ground or pounded into a coarse powder that has lots of texture....

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With its festive topping of toasted almonds and a honey glaze, this grain-free cake is pretty enough to serve at any gathering, but easy enough to whip together at a moment’s notice. This apple cake is not only grain-free, it’s gluten-free and dairy-free, too. The magic ingredient here is almond flour. This is made from finely ground, blanched almonds and it makes a fantastic substitute for flour in a dense, moist cake like this one....

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What is Sweet and Sour Sauce? As a kid, I could not understand how something could be sweet and sour at the same time. Wouldn’t one flavor cancel the other? All I knew was when my mother made sweet and sour chicken, I loved it and never found it particularly sweet or sour. So weird! But as I’ve gotten older, I can appreciate a dish that contains both sweet flavors and a hit of sour....

Spring is here and that means strawberries are bursting from their vines and appearing in the stores! Though most folks will agree that the best way to eat strawberries is to just eat them out of hand, unadorned, there are myriad ways to enjoy them. Strawberries appear in everything fruit desserts like shortcake, pies, and crisps, as well as beverages like strawberry sangria and daiquiris. And they are also a great addition to salads like this kale salad with strawberries, goat cheese, and pecans!...

Take that stew pot to New England and the seafood changes. Where San Francisco cooks have Dungeness crab, New Englanders have lobster, haddock, and other bounty from the North Atlantic. Cioppino, it turns out, translates just fine to East Coast tables. In my version of cioppino, I like using haddock as the anchor, though you can use halibut or any other firm-fleshed white fish. The fish goes into a sauce made with pureed tomatoes, the cooking liquid from steaming mussels and clams, and a little chicken stock....

Stunning and simple (and stunningly simple), the 5-ingredient Pisco Sour is a drink so worthy of veneration (and indulgence) — it’s the national drink of both Peru and Chile. Like its close sibling the Whiskey Sour, it comes down to adding citrus and sweetener to a base spirit. Like most sours, both the taste and experience are vastly improved by shaking egg white with your ingredients, resulting in a frothy, velvety body that borders on decadent....

Here, chicken is cut into thin strips and then bathed in a citrus marinade seasoned with chili powder, oregano, and cumin, the usual suspects in Mexican cooking. The orange and lime add sweetness, which also helps brown the vegetables and meat so they have a little charred flavor, too. An Easy Sheet Pan Supper One-pot and one-pan meals have been around for a long time and for good reason. Who doesn’t want to fix it and forget it with only one pot to clean?...

All of the raw ingredients go in the slow cooker and a delicious soup awaits for dinner. The best part about this recipe is that it’s so flexible, you can serve it with a salad, or with bread, or even over pasta if you’d like! This Slow Cooker Chicken and Rice soup is also great for entertaining guests because you can prepare it ahead of time and simply throw everything into your slow cooker when you get home from work!...

Actually, you had me at the cover of this new cookbook from food writer Shauna Sever, Midwest Made: Big Bold Baking from the Heartland, before I even knew something snickerdoodle was included. The book is inviting and filled with gorgeous baked goods you want to make right now. Procrastibaking, here we come! What’s It Mean to Be Midwest Made? I love regional cookbooks—heck I just wrote one!—because they give you a glimpse of how people live and eat elsewhere....