Category: Cooking Methods & Food Reviews

Cooking With Kitchen Windowsill Herbs

You don’t need a backyard to grow savory sage, aromatic but slightly bitter oregano, sweet basil, and sweet and savory thyme, among many other mouthwatering herbs. All you need is a few pots, potting soil, live plants and a sunny kitchen windowsill. Having a kitchen windowsill with potted herbs gives you fresh, sweet and savory […]

How To Cook With Nuts

Nuts are a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. Some nuts are botanical while others are culinary. Culinary nuts are considered eatable. Read More About Why We Cook Some common culinary nuts include hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans, and almonds. Also included are, cashews pistachios and […]

How To Make Homemade Chicken Stock

This recipe for Homemade Chicken Stock is full of deep flavors and provides a perfect base for making soup, like this Gnocchi & Chicken Vegetable Soup, or even a skillet of Pad Thai. Homemade chicken stock is made using raw chicken bones after deboning chicken thighs. Learn Here How To Successfully De-Bone Chicken Thighs For […]

Cooking With Green Beans

Green beans are a crowd pleasing vegetable and one of the quickest side dishes you can make. Besides being a classic Thanksgiving side dish, green beans are a versatile vegetable that can be use any time of the year. The peak season for fresh green beans is July thru September, though you can find them […]

Cooking With Goat Cheese

Goats were among the first animals to be domesticated for producing food. And one popular byproduct of goats is cheese. Goat cheese is made around the world with a variety of different styles, from fresh and soft to aged and hard. Goat milk has a higher proportion of medium-chain fatty acids such as caproic and […]

Mastering Italian Classics: Alfredo & Pesto Sauce

The cuisine of Italy consists of culinary ingredients, recipes and cooking techniques that were created across the Italian Peninsula. They later spread across the world with the emigration of Italians to other countries, including the United States. Italys most popular dishes and recipes, over the centuries, have often been created by ordinary people more so […]

Cooking With Red Peppers

Red peppers are exclusive to red bell peppers. Red peppers start out green and change color as they ripen. These colors include starting with green, then turning yellow, orange, and finally maturing with a red color. Bell peppers are also known as “sweet peppers.” And with reason, as red peppers have a very sweet flavor. […]

The Difference Between A Frittata & An Omelet

A Frittata and an Omelet are an egg dish but very distinct. They are both a versatile dish and yet easy to make. While both dishes are made with eggs and involve fillings like vegetables, cheese, and sometimes meat, there are a few distinctions that set these breakfast and brunch favorites apart. So, which is […]

Should You Rinse Your Rice

Rice is one of the most popular grains throughout the world. As recipes for rice can be found in just about every cuisine worldwide as well, this has lead to culture clashes over the simple matter of weather to rinse rice or not. In much of Asia, rinsing rice is a part of cooking. Whereas, […]

The Roots Of Mexican Cuisine

Before the Mexican cuisine of today, the Aztec nation a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521 drove the gastronomy. The foods they grew and foraged for included chilies, elderberries, tomatoes, chocolate, cassava or yuca, honey, salt, tropical fruits like guavas, papayas and avocados. The most important […]