Category: Craft Food
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Is White Chocolate Actually Chocolate?
White chocolate – it always makes an appearance over the holidays in coffee shops and on our desserts, but is white chocolate actually chocolate? The truth is that true white chocolate is something of a distant relative to the dark, bittersweet chocolate currently in the spotlight. These milky white bars are not as mysterious as…
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How to Make Healthy Yogurt at Home
Making yogurt at home is often the healthiest and cheapest option – and much easier than you might think. Many store-bought yogurts are higher in sugar and lower in probiotics than your homemade version. In your own kitchen, you can better control and prolong the ferment time to increase the healthy bacteria levels in your…
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Why Grass-Fed Dairy is Best
How much do you know about the cows that feed you? Most people eat beef and drink milk, but the cows have to eat first. While most of us think of cows grazing in a field, the truth is most cows also depend on compounds mixed by farmers. What happens when a cow was grass-fed…
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What is Millenary Olive Oil?
Millenary olive oil is something truly special. It is made from the golden olives of Spain, and grown on trees that have survived frosts, transplantation and witnessed Spain’s history for over 1,000 years. Today, these ancient trees produce some of the richest, most beautiful olive oil in the world. The Story of the Trees Planted…
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What is Cacao Juice?
Most of us already know that cacao fruit are used to create one of the world’s favorite guilty pleasures – chocolate. But have you heard of cacao juice? This delicious drink is made from the bean’s pulp and can be used to improve the sustainability of cacao farming. Cacao juice is an emerging product that…