Foodness Gracious - Week 30

Recipes

Hey there, Foodness Followers!

Ready to take your baking game to a whole new level? This month, we're introducing you to a recipe that's nuttier than your Aunt Edna at a family reunion: Pistachio Cake! Imagine a cake that's light, fluffy, and packed with the rich, buttery goodness of pistachios. Your taste buds are in for a treat!

But wait, there's more! This pistachio cake is not just a feast for your mouth; it's a feast for your eyes too. With its vibrant green hue and elegant finish, it'll steal the spotlight at any gathering.

So grab your apron, preheat that oven, and let's get cracking (literally!). You won't believe how easy it is to make this showstopper at home. Happy baking!

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Reviews

As you know, cake and cupcakes can go hand-in-hand. You can liven up a cake you’ve made hundreds of times by turning it into cupcakes with some fun paper cups or reusable silicone cups.

This is actually quite easy as the temperature from the cake recipe is typically the same for cupcakes. All you have to do is adjust the baking time. For example, with the Pistachio Cake above, you need to adjust down the baking time by approximately 10%. The current bake time in the 9” pan is 45 minutes, so just drop the time by about 4-5 minutes and make sure to check with a toothpick for your cupcakes!

No matter how you want your cupcakes to turn out, you have to have your go-to muffin tin. We wrote up some great product reviews on muffin tins in our product review section of the website.

If you’re in the market for a new muffin tin because you want to make pistachio cupcakes, treat yourself to a new tin and toss that old one!

Responsibility

Food waste reduction is a topic that we bring up about once per month in our newsletter. It is a topic that is one of the most popular ways we can all be more food responsible as it has so many impacts financially and across the food community.

One way that you can do this is through some really cool mobile apps that have hit the market lately. Keep in mind, we make no money on this mobile app, but one such app for you to check out is Too Good To Go. This shows how our home chef food world is actively colliding with technology. Check out other ways in which this is happening through our recent article about technology’s impact on reducing food waste.

Foodness Fun - Poll Results

Last week we highlighted our Spicy Chicken Taco Salad and that led us to ask you all…

What is your preferred “salad dressing” for your taco salad?

We offered salsa and ranch as two options, but also an “other” for those that get creative with other creamy options like sour cream.

You all came through, but with 44% of the vote, the winner was ranch!

Some answers from our “other” category really knocked my socks off. One in particular blew my mind and I can’t wait to try it (if you like blue cheese, keep reading!)…