Category: Cooking Methods & Food Reviews

What Are Aji Dulces & How To Use Them

Ají dulce, ají cachucha, quechucha, ajicito, or ají gustoso as it is known throughout Latin America and the Caribbeans is a variety of sweet perennial peppers. The pepper or chili is native to the Yucatan Peninsula of Central America and Caribbean islands. It is most widely known in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Dominion Republic, and […]

Mastering Herbs and Spices in Cooking

Herbs and spices are a treasure chest of zesty, sweet, savory and spicy flavors. These flavors fresh or dried impart flavor to any cooked dish or baked good they are used in.

What To Know When Baking Cookies

Cookies are often one of the first desserts we’re taught to make as children, and they’re always the first to disappear at a picnic, brunch or bake sale. Cookies are very popular and easy to make. They are also a great treat to enjoy with family and friends. Surprisingly, the cookie has a very long […]

Using Citrus Zest When Cooking & Baking

When a recipe calls for “zest” of a citrus fruit, it’s referring to the colorful outer part of the skin, not the inner white part, which is known as the pith. Common types of citrus used for zesting include lemons, limes, oranges, and grapefruits. Each has its unique flavor profile, so choose based on your […]

Blind Baking Your Pie Crust

Blind baking means pre-baking an empty crust before filling it with a cream filling or fresh fruit filling. Placing any fruit with liquid over a raw crust will make for a soggy crust once baked. Blind baking a pie crust is necessary if it will be filled with a liquid filling like pudding or custard […]

Cooking With Chilies

Almost every Latin American country has its own variety, shape, and size of chili or hot pepper and including sweet peppers. Up until the arrival of Spanish and Portuguese explorers to the New World, peppers grew only in Latin America. After the discovery of hot peppers, they have truly become integral to cuisines across the […]

Different Ways To Cook Eggs

If you were to eat a three-egg omelet every morning, you would have eaten roughly 1,095 eggs in a year. The average American eats 250 eggs per year, which translates to a total annual consumption of 76.5 billion eggs. Eggs are packed with protein and are a truly versatile food that can be cooked in […]

A Taste Of The Orchard: Apple Inspired Culinary Creations

Step into the orchard and embrace the crisp, juicy delight of apples in every meal. Enjoy comforting desserts. Explore savory dishes with a twist. This collection of recipes celebrates the versatility and rich flavors of this beloved fruit. Let your culinary journey begin with the irresistible taste of apples. Cooking with apples can be delightful. […]

Cooking With Peaches

It’s really simple you say, just eat a peach like an apple, dig right in and get your chin wet. And that’s true. But there are other ways to eat a peach. Before we show that, let’s talk a little about the fuzzy juicy fruit. What You Need To Know About The Peach As already […]

Serving Your Salad As An Entree

The word entree is a culinary term that signifies a specific course being served during a meal, but which course depends on where you’re dining. So there’s no confusion, entree means different things, depending on what side of the world you are eating. In the United States and parts of Canada, the word entree is […]