Poaching is the process of gently simmering food in liquid other than oil, generally milk, stock or wine. We normally poach eggs to cook them in the desired shape. Poaching them with their outer shell is a normal practice but what about cooking or poaching them without their shell?

Difficult? Hhh... here is a simple hack created by inventor Howard Gold for kitchenware retailer Lakeland after becoming frustrated with the traditional method. [More]

It is a strange but true fact found by a Good Food channel study in Britain that 1 out of 20 women don't even know how to boil eggs. Another strange fact that has come up is that 1 in 10 women can cook fewer than three meals without looking at a recipe book or asking for help.

The poll of 2,000 men and women commissioned by the Good Food channel found that the typical female can cook only seven dishes from scratch.
More than one in five women struggles with a basic curry, one in six cannot bake a cake and one in ten has never cooked a roast. [More]

It is summer time again in India and the season of delicious Mangoes too. Mango enjoys a unique place in Indian hearts. it is considered to be king of fruits and is one of the most desired fruit in hot days. Mango is sweet in taste and its basic nature(taaseer) is hot. You would have heard about this from your dada and dadiji's that if Mango's heat is not taken away, it may harm your internal system. Also, if you are suffering from Acne (pimples) on your face or any other similar disease, your doctor would have advised you to stay away from Mango and dry fruits. Dry fruits are also hot in nature. But what to do if you simply love Mango? Is there a way out? [More]

This is one more article dedicated to some really interesting work by very creative people who chose their art canvas as food items.

You would have seen many such pics on your forwarded mails but i guess these ones are really unique and worth a look. [More]

Identifying the stale state of packaged meat is going to be easier soon. A new technology developed by Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT in Munich is a step forward in this direction. They have developed a micro film which is initially yellow in color and turns blue if the meat has started decaying. [More]

In a new research, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth looked at the amounts of alcohol women drank during their early pregnancy and analysed its effects on their babies. The study linked drinking alcohol during pregnancy with an increased risk of miscarriage, premature birth, and low birth weight. [More]

Researchers at the China Agricultural University bred 300 cattle with human genes so their milk contains the same beneficial and unique nutrients and fat content as breast milk. It is certainly a good news for moms unable or unwilling to breast feed their child.

There is still a debate going-on on the safety and nutrient content of this milk as compared to human milk. Scientists feel that genetically modified cow's milk would be safe for child feed. [More]

I just stumbled upon this sweet post from one of the software engineer Parisa who works at Google and has tried making the small Android cake. I thought it is a good idea to share it here and provide some motivation to other techies!! [More]

I have myself seen people steal food kept at common places like refrigerator and appreciate these really imaginative and creative ways of keeping the food stealers in office away! [More]

The researchers have found that even a few minutes of cooking reduces levels of those compounds. The reduction is steepest in whole garlic, and less pronounced in garlic that has been crushed before cooking. Crushing or chopping garlic releases an enzyme, alliinase, that catalyzes the formation of allicin, which then breaks down to form a variety of healthful organosulfur compounds.

Hence, allowing crushed garlic to stand for 10 minutes before cooking enhances formation of those compounds before heat inactivates alliinase. [More]

I started my cooking stint with washing utensils and dishes and finally graduated to cooking vegetables.
Initially i used to get confused about what spices to add, what to do with vegetables and finally how to gets things together to eat.

When i used to cook, only i used to eat!!! I never had any sense for any spices..it made no difference if i put more or less salt, i used to enjoy my dish all alone...nobody had the guts to appreciate my work :( [More]

A new cookery show in Hong Kong aims to feature Flora Cheung, 26, wearing nothing but a transparent apron.
According to news reports, the host will start the show fully clothed while shopping in local markets, and she will then strip down to the cook in her kitchen.

And to my surprise, Flora has absolutely no experience in a restaurant kitchen but she's always liked cooking and wants to share the enjoyment with others. I fail to understand about what she really wants to share on-screen? [More]