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A Busy Cook's Guide to Spices : Sample Food Page

A Busy Cook's Guide to Spices

Table of Contents
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Introduction
How to Get Started. . . Q & A
A Brief History of Spices

Section 1:
Flavorings and How They Are Used

-From Allspice to Worcestershire Sauce each flavoring  contains:
  • A description of the taste
  • How you should use it
  • Other flavorings to mix with it
  • Its form and color
  • Historical remedies
  • Its origin
  • Its folklore and/or history
-Other Blends and Flavorings Defined
-The Four Tastes and How to Use Them
-Flavor Blends
Special Charts and Lists
  • Top 30 Flavoring Recommendations
  • Matching Foods and Flavorings with Beer
  • Flavored Butters/Margarines
  • Fat Content of Cheeses
  • Milk Fat Content-skim milk to butter
  • Flowers to Eat/Edible Flowers
  • Nut Varieties
  • Oil & Fat Varieties
  • Chile Pepper Varieties and Hotness Rating
  • Sugar Varieties, Equivalencies/Substitutes
  • Making Herbed Vinegars
  • Cooking with Wine and Food
  • White Wine Seasonings
  • Red Wines Seasonings
  • Flavor Blends
  • Bean Varieties: Soaking and No Soaking
  • Baking: Flour & Baking Powder/Soda
  • Cheese Varieties
  • Pairing Cheese with Beverages and Fruit
  • Egg Substitutions
  • Mexican Foods Defined
  • Mushroom Varieties
  • Pasta Varieties
  • What Seasoning for What Salad?
  • Salad Varieties
  • What Seasoning for What Sauce?
  • What Seasoning for What Seafood?
  • Seafood Substitutions
  • Seafood Varieties
  • What Seasoning for What Soup?
  • Storing and Microwaving Fresh Vegetables
  • Flavor Substitutions
  • Equivalency Charts: Measurements, Baking, Sizes & Substitutions
Section 2:
Foods and Flavorings that Go with Them

-From Apples to Zucchini each food contains:
  • A List of Flavorings that go well with each food
  • How to Cook each food
  • A Buying Guide for each food
  • Preparation Ideas with recipes and tips
-Flavor Substitutions
-Cooking and Preparing Definitions
-Equivalency Charts
  • Measurements
  • Baking
  • Sizes & Substitutions
-Index
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