Category: Tasty Bites

Freeze Drying Foods

Jan 19, 2023 | Tasty Bites

Freeze drying is a method of food dehydration that has been primarily used in commercial food manufacturing but is starting to make its way into home kitchens. Freeze drying works in a three-stage...

New Year, New Diabetes Self- Management Plan

Jan 9, 2023 | Tasty Bites

It’s that time of year. We’ve taken down our Christmas decorations, thrown out the remaining leftovers, and watched the ball drop. What’s next? We contemplate our New Year’s resolutions, of course!...

Managing Your Diabetes During the Holidays

Dec 12, 2022 | Tasty Bites

For many, the holidays are about friends, family, fellowship, and food. So, it is safe to say that many holiday traditions center around the kitchen table. Food is an important part of any...

Soul Cakes and the Origins of Trick or Treating

Oct 31, 2022 | Food, Tasty Bites

October 31, 2022 “Soul, Soul, a soul cake! I pray thee, good missus, a soul cake! One for Peter, two for Paul, Three for Him what made us all! Soul Cake, soul cake, please good missus, a soul cake....

What Exactly is Oktoberfest?

Sep 28, 2022 | Tasty Bites

Oktoberfest season is upon us! It’s a time for sausage, pretzels, lederhosen, dirndls, Bavarian flags, and most famously, beer. It is not uncommon to see your local downtown German restaurant or...

South Carolina Master Food Preserver Program

Sep 16, 2022 | Tasty Bites

Are you looking for ways to contribute to your community in a way that strengthens food systems? Becoming a South Carolina Master Food Preserver enables opportunities to volunteer and contribute to...

National Sweet Tea Day

Aug 18, 2022 | Freezing Basics, Tasty Bites

Iced tea has been on the menu since the 1870s. What made the iced tea novel wasn’t the tea but the ice, which was quite a luxury back then. Tea is rich in polyphenols, which are a type of...

Stigmatizing Food: Good and Bad vs. Healthy and Unhealthy

Aug 16, 2022 | Tasty Bites

The phrase “you are what you eat” has been around for as long as we can remember. Whether we stand by the statement or not, many of us use food to express our identity. In every culture, food is an...

Thawing Vacuum Packed Fish

Jul 21, 2022 | Tasty Bites

Extra precaution should be used when thawing fish that has been vacuum packed and frozen. The aquatic environment in which fish live can be a reservoir for the bacteria Clostridium botulinum. When...

Refrigerator Spicy Pickled Quail Eggs

Jul 12, 2022 | Tasty Bites

15 quail eggs 2 ¼ cups white vinegar (5%) 2 teaspoons chili pepper 1 teaspoon sugar in the raw ¼ teaspoon black pepper 2 ½ teaspoons sugar in the raw 3 teaspoons minced shallots ¼ teaspoon turmeric...

Is My Carton of Eggs Still Good?

Jun 27, 2022 | Tasty Bites

Eggs stored in a refrigerator at 45 °F or below are safe to consume for up to 45 days after they are packed. After 45 days, the quality deterioration could make eggs susceptible to pathogenic growth...

Too Much Basil?

Jun 23, 2022 | Tasty Bites

Basil (Ocimum basilicum) is one of my favorite culinary herbs. It’s relatively easy to grow and is available in many cultivars, some of which are quite decorative. A member of the mint family, it’s...