Cooking Tips

Using a BBQ is great in several ways. It is practical, quick and easy to clean. It also reduces the fat that you usually use when grilling a steak in a pan. Although it is a popular...

This article offers you tips on how you can cook rice with coconut flavor. It also suggests accompanying food for this dish.

Leftovers can be monotonous if served a few days in a row without any variation. How can you use them without boring your family while avoiding wasting them?

A quick look at how to examine your monthly food spending, and how to stretch those dollars.

Food has a large variety of flavors waiting to delight your palate and taste buds. Why make it bland when you can spice things up a little? Let's see which herbs and spices will...

Bagels have become as American as apple pie. Here are some tips on getting the most out of eating bagels at home.

An examination of hollandaise sauce, one of the most versatile and delicious mother sauces in the culinary world. Also discussed are the various permutations and alterations that...

Blue cheese dressing often gets moldy before it is used up. Here's how to prevent that from happening.

If you've ever been to Mexico, chances are that you've seen women effortlessly rolling out tortilla after tortilla. Although flour tortillas are actually much harder to make than...

Gyros are traditional Greek rolled sandwiches that are delicious in any form. This recipe is for gyros with lamb meatballs, but beef, lamb slices, or just about any other meat...

Cooking rice is easy! Here are tips to cook two types of rice to perfection.

Lamb Kebabs are marinated in a spicy blend of herbs, creating an authentic Sri Lankan taste.

Cleaning a barbecue grill may seem to be a tedious task when in fact, it is as easy as 1-2-3! Discover an easy way to clean your grill by removing any sticky residue that would...

Season your turkey the right way! How? Simply put the stuffing on the side and use different seasonings for the inside of your poultry. You will be surprised to taste the difference!...

This I learned from my Grandfather many years ago. It´s an easy way to cook spaghetti, with low resources and time available.

A vegan Christmas dinner doesn't have to be bland or difficult. Follow the tips below for a feast your family and friends will remember for years.

This is an old fashioned recipe that has been passed down in my family. This recipe is for a large gathering.

When I was a child, I hated when my mother used to cook liver for supper. That was until my father showed me how to make it deliciously tender and tasty as can be. Follow these...

Learn how to create the nice smoked flavor anytime in a few easy steps.

This article describes how to deep fry a whole turkey. Cooking time is cut way down, and you won't have to remember to baste the bird.

Don't stress out about the time and money needed for a good Thanksgiving dinner...use these tips instead!

Here is a conversion system to go from Imperial to metric in cooking. It is easy math or memorization.

This will describe the best technique for making a salad. All measurements of ingredients are for one average-sized bowl that will make enough to give six people a side salad.

You might wonder why you would ever want to cook food on your car engine. I say, why wouldn't you? It can be a practical solution on long road trips: Now you won't have...

The conventional shepherd's pie used to include three main ingredients: mashed potatoes, cream of corn and ground beef! It was a good concoction but to be honest, anyone who tastes...

How to cook the perfect boiled egg is a question that has troubled cooks for many years. The 3 minute egg will give you a perfect egg every time.

It's important for all of us to have in idea for potentially hazardous food ingredients, and to know the proper handling and storing to prevent food contamination.

Roasting marshmallows should be a safe and pleasurable event. So find out some quick tips and hints on how to properly roast marshmallows.

Deciding what to cook day in and day out can be a challenge. It’s easy to cook the same food over and over again but our families may get bored with it. Let’s face it; some...

Mothers know that purchasing baby food can be quite expensive. In addition to the expense, there is no assurance that the baby food you are getting does not contain added sugar...

Just the idea of thawing a turkey can deter some people from serving turkey for a special occasion. Why? Simply because there is so much confusion surrounding it. Often, people...

Roux ain't scary. Anyone with a heat source, some fat and some flour can make this classic French cuisine base for everything from soups to souffles. With varying degrees of...

Fresh beans can be cooked several ways. You can steam them, sautee them, boil them or bake them. Why not barbecue them? There are several good reasons why you should try this cooking...

Many people think that baked potatoes are all the same. Wrong! Most people will only eat the inside of the baked potato and discard the wrinkled skin. Once you follow this recipe,...

A concise examination of charcoal cooking fires, materials, fuels and igniters. Also, coal banking and temperature regulation and testing will be discussed.

If you would like to make tomato sauce that is bright orange, redolent of basil and garlic and clings to any pasta like a baby clings to its mother, then this is the way to do...

Here's the procedure on how to cook Filipino adobo. Adobo is the all time favorite dish served at the Filipino table.

Maybe your doctor told you to limit yourself to one serving of red meat per week.  Maybe you're looking for a way to satisfy your desire for meat on Fridays without really eating...

Thanksgiving dinner can be one of the most fattening meals you eat all year. With a plate full of turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and dessert, you can easily exceed your calorie...

According to Greek mythology, Persephone had to remain in the Underworld because she couldn't resist the seeds of a pomegranate. After you try this fruit for yourself, you...

Perhaps now, more than any other time in history, it is easy to determine what foods in the supermarket are kosher. With pre-printed packaging, it is as easy as reading the...

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, lasts eight days and celebrates the miraculous way a small amount of oil, enough for one night, lasted for eight until more could be found....

Vacuum food sealers are, in my opinion, a gift from heaven! They may seem pricey, but the money saved in food costs more than makes up for the initial investment. Vacuum sealers...

Balsamic vinegar has only become hot in the US in the last 15 years or so, but it has been around for centuries in Italy. Made from the must of Trebbiano grapes in the Modena valley,...

When you carve a pumpkin for Halloween, don't forget to save the seeds! Pumpkin seeds are a valuable source of many minerals, and they're yummy, too! They are a rich...

If you've never tasted deep-fried turkey, you're missing out on quite a treat. Although it's probably not the healthiest food to eat every day (goodbye, skinny jeans;...

Opening a coconut can be a difficult process if you go about it the wrong way.  There are several ways to do it fairly efficiently (without losing any digits or destroying any...

Extra virgin olive oil -- cold pressed -- first pressed -- unfiltered -- light -- pure -- choosing olive oil has become almost as daunting as choosing wine. The way you want to...

A vegan is a strict vegetarian who eats plant products only--no animal products or animal byproducts.  That means in addition to not eating red meat, poultry, and fish, vegans...

Foodborne illness is mostly preventable. While there is the occasional virulent strain of E coli or Salmonella which defies the odds to make people sick, for the most part, a few...