Fufu flour gets its name from the West African dish "fufu," which is a starchy, dough-like food made by mixing flour with water. But do you need fufu flour to make fufu and other dishes? Not necessarily. Here are the best fufu flour substitutes that are typically more common than fufu flour: Best all-around gluten-free substitute for fufu flour: Yam/cassava flours Fufu flour is typically made from cassava, [...]

Nut butter is popular in cooking, baking, and as a quick snack. It can be made from any nut (or seed!), giving you several options to choose from. Which nut butter is the most popular, though? Peanut butter, almond butter, and mixed nut butter are among some of the most popular types of nut butter. We’ll review a total of seven popular nut butters in this article, as well as compare them nutritionally! 7 most [...]

Peanut oil is one of the more widely used cooking fats and oils. Derived from the seed of the peanut plant, it finds itself in cooking as well as in medicine production.  Fun fact: you can process peanut oil until it transforms into glycerol, a component pivotal in producing the explosive liquid nitroglycerine—a key ingredient in dynamite! But, keeping it strictly kitchen-related, it is primarily used for deep frying and [...]

I grew up in Australia, and remember my favorite childhood cookie was an arrowroot biscuit! I never really thought what kind of plant arrowroot flour came from then, but I do now! A bit like a potato, this versatile, powdery starch, derived from the roots or rhizomes of the Marantaceae family of plants, has been utilized by indigenous cultures for over 7,000 years.  It is a safe and gluten-free alternative to wheat flour [...]

It’s true that people love to put pumpkin spice in everything – “pumpkin spice and everything nice,” as the saying goes… Especially if you’re wanting to get into the holiday season, pumpkin spice extract is a wonderful and easy way to add the popular flavor to your bakes and beverages!  It’s bold, convenient, and cost-effective for home baking. Plus, you can save yourself some coin by making your own pumpkin spice [...]

If you haven’t tried out cashew butter, you’re missing out! Ask any nut butter connoisseur (is that a thing?) for a nutty spread recommendation and they’ll likely have cashew butter on their list of suggestions – it’s delicious! Nutella, on the other hand, is pretty much a household name – I’d be impressed if you find someone that’s never heard of it! The chocolatey and sweet variation of hazelnut butter is something that [...]