Tag: Cooking

4 Ingredients You Can’t Do Without In Cooking & Baking

In the heart of every kitchen, a few ingredients form the backbone of countless recipes. Whether you’re crafting a savory dish or a sweet dessert, understanding the role of these staples can elevate your culinary creations. Here, we delve into four indispensable ingredients that you can’t do without in cooking and baking: salt, vinegar, citric […]

Cooking With Cinnamon

You may be surprised to know that there are two main types of spice labeled as cinnamon. One type is labeled as Cinnamon and the other is labeled Cassia. The one most commonly used in the U.S. is called cassia. BUT – Cassia Is Not Real Cinnamon. The Jar On The Left Is Being Labeled […]

Soufflé with Chicken & Vegetables

Anyone who can make a soufflé is an accomplished home cook. Understanding the basic underlying scientific principles that make a souffle what it is, can help your attempt of making one go off without a hitch. It starts with knowing that it’s all in the eggs and 3 secrets. First Secret Of Making A Soufflé […]

Cooking With Balsamic Vinegar

Balsamic vinegar enhances nearly any food it touches as it is so much more than a salad dressing. You can use balsamic vinegar to marinate meats, glaze roasted vegetables and even as a baking ingredient. The process of making balsamic vinegar is a more than 900 year old tradition from Italy. Fennel and Spinach Salad […]

How To Fix An Over-Salted Soup

Salt is considered the most common ingredient in the culinary world. For thousands of years, salt has been used to preserve food and to improve its taste. As a seasoning, salt helps to bring out the natural flavors in food. It helps to make bland foods palatable. What You Should Know When Cooking With Salt […]

Chicken and Pumpkin Orzotto

Orzo pasta takes the place of Arborio rice (used in making a risotto) in this quick and creamy chicken and pumpkin orzotto. Risotto is a dish that requires a specific type of rice — arborio — as well as plenty of patience and continual stirring to get the texture just right. However, using orzo can […]

What Are The Benefits of Marinating Meat

Marinades were formerly used as a technique to preserve foods. Any type of meat, whether it be beef, chicken, or fish would be submerged in a salty soup that was used to preserve the meat, due to the lack of a cooling system. The last few hundred years, marinades are not only used to preserve […]

What You Should Know When Cooking With Salt

After cooking your meal, you could add a little salt to your plated food to give it a boost, but unfortunately, it’s too late to truly bring out the flavors that the dish contains. You need to be salting your food throughout the entire cooking process. As well as continuously TASTING along the way. Most […]

Pumpkin Pecan Risotto With Dried Cranberries & Goat Cheese

Despite its appearance, risotto is not a type of rice but rather an Italian dish made with a special high-starch short-grain rice. Which includes the Arborio, Carnaroli and the Vialone Nano rice. This special type of rice can absorb quite a bit of liquid without becoming mushy. A basic risotto is particularly prepared with Arborio […]

Roasted Red Potatoes with Garlic Parmesan

These roasted red potatoes with garlic parmesan are simple and fast to make. A perfect side dish to any dinner and sure to please. They are toasted with olive oil, minced garlic, along with a little Himalayan salt and black pepper. You can also mix dried thyme, oregano, and basil if you wish. Once they’re […]