12 Classic Cocktails With A Twist

If you love making classic cocktails this unique collection of recipes is filled with twists that turn a host of favorites on their heads with clever techniques and creative ingredients.

All The Food Trends You Need To Know about

Here is everything you need to know about food trends to keep up with what people are going to be eating, drinking, and cooking in 2017.

Better Eating with Bittman and Pollan

At the beginning of the year, I did what most Americans do; I made a resolution to clean up the food in my kitchen and to eat better. Over the next few months, I will be writing about the big ideas in Bittman and Pollan’s books and sharing how I’ve brought them into my kitchen.

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8-Speed Immersion Blender

This 8-speed immersion blender from Utalent has everything you need in a hand blender. With a 250 watt motor, 5 attachments, and a variable speed setting that makes it easy to mix up whatever you’ve got going in the kitchen.

The 4 blade system chops everything up nice and smooth, helping to smooth out your toughest ingredients. The hand blender also comes with a 5-in-1 attachment that includes a mixing wand, milk frother, 500ml Food Chopper, 600ml Beaker, and Egg Whisk.

A few of our favorite recipes to make with an immersion blender are a nice cool Summer Gazpacho, an Ancho Chili Sweet Potato Puree filled with the flavors of the southwest, and our favorite BBQ Sauce.

Ziploc Twist ‘n Loc Container

Ziplock Twist n Loc containers are a great way to store food at home. The screw-on lids help prevent messes and make it easy to store liquids in the fridge or freezer.

These reusable containers also work great for storing nuts, cereal, and other pantry items.

The containers are microwave, freezer, and dishwasher safe making them ideal for storing soups and stews. If you want to learn about using these containers to store frozen soup read 7 Healthy and Delicious Soups to Freeze for Later.

ThermoPro Wireless Digital Cooking Thermometer with Dual Probe

A perfectly cooked meal requires a perfect temperature reading. Whether cooking from the family cookbook or merely trying something new, getting that accurate and exact temperature will always get you the best results.

With a mobile receiver, this ThermoPro digital cooking thermometer will keep you updated on the temperature of your meal, feel free to mingle, do chores or watch TV without ever having to get up and go outside to check on your food! With a 300 foot range, this is a perfect digital thermometer for the smoker.

Equipped with dual-probe technology, you have the option of using two meat probes for reading the internal temperature of two types of meat or whatever you’ve stuck in the smoker or oven.

You can even buy a nice little case for it.

A few dishes to use this thermometer with are our Smoked Beef Roast or Smoked Turkey recipes. For even more check out our grilling and smoking sections.

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12 Classic Cocktails With A Twist

If you love making classic cocktails this unique collection of recipes is filled with twists that turn a host of favorites on their heads with clever techniques and creative ingredients.

All The Food Trends You Need To Know about

Here is everything you need to know about food trends to keep up with what people are going to be eating, drinking, and cooking in 2017.

Better Eating with Bittman and Pollan

Review: Cooked, Michael Pollan’s New Netflix Series

Cooked, a new documentary by Michael Pollan and Alex Gibney on Netflix is a beautifully filmed series about the role cooking plays in what makes us human.If you’re interested in seeing a show about food where you actually learn something new and are entertained Cooked is worth watching.

The Truth About Coffee and Tea and Which is Better for Your Health

If you’re someone who drinks both coffee and tea, you understand what a tough choice it can be early in the morning. We know that for a lot of people the drink they choose is based on whether they think coffee or tea is best for their health.

An Inside Look at Chicago Food Planet and What it Takes to Run A Food Tour In Chicago

When you travel to Chicago these days, there’s a good chance that taking a food tour is somewhere on your list of possible adventures. What most people don’t know is everything that goes into starting a food tour.

Carrot vs. Carrot: Simplifying the Conversation about Organics and GMOs

Recently I was teaching a group of people I work with what organics, GMOs (genetically modified organisms), rBST, artificial flavors, and colors are and why we are starting to talk about them as a company. My purpose was not to scare anyone or to take a political stance; I just wanted to share facts.

Why Midwesterners Should Put Down Their Casserole Dishes and Create a Regional Cuisine

I’ve been thinking about what it means to have a regional cuisine and where they come from. It can be a touchy subject coming from Minnesota and the Midwest, especially when everyone thinks our regional cuisine is hotdish and lutefisk.

The great egg debate, helpful or harmful to our health?

Even though eggs are one of the most versatile ingredients, it seems like people often wonder if eggs are good or bad for them because of their high cholesterol content.

12 Classic Cocktails With A Twist

All The Food Trends You Need To Know about

Better Eating with Bittman and Pollan

Food Trends

Let’s Stay Connected

Shop Umami’s Market

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