Summer is over and we’ve seen the change of colors in nature. This in turn signals one of the much awaited holidays of the year in the US. Thanksgiving. And what is the most anticipated part of Thanksgiving Day but the food. For some, cooking during Thanksgiving is a very stressful ordeal. Imagine cooking an [...]
Good food has incredible history. Can you imagine that the soul foods we enjoy at bistros and at home were introduced by families of the ancient Southern slave states? These meals they share every Sunday have now become most American homes’ specialties. Even the Internet has been conquered by different Southern cooking recipes. So learning [...]
What do you do with all of those great cooking tips you find? Most of us read them and forget about them. But, a lot of these tips can help you save time and money in the kitchen. Tips such as how to crush garlic, preventing lemon seeds from getting in your food, and what to do with stale bread can help take your cooking to the next level.
To keep track, simply add a section to your recipe filing system. If you store your recipes on your computer, make a new database category or a new folder for the tips. If you use the traditional recipe file box, start a category for tips and put one tip per index card. If you use a binder, start a section for tips…
Top chefs seem to really have it together when they are preparing meals. When we see them cook, they don’t scramble around the kitchen looking for last minute ingredients. Everything always seems to be arranged artistically right in front of them
The French have a term for this – mise en place. This basically means “preparing the ingredients”. You chop and measure things out in advance. It may seem as if this will lengthen the cooking time. But it actually shortens it and helps make your food come out better.
Not convinced? Consider this. How many times have you left onions or garlic to sauté in a skillet, only to realize that you need to add the mushrooms ASAP but they are not cleaned or chopped yet? And by the time they…
