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Common Cooking Techniques Explained

When you move out on your own and you must prepare your own food, you will probably want to broaden your horizons and learn more about cooking so you can cook to impress family and friends. Or maybe you just enjoy cooking and want to learn as much as you can about the processes involved […]

Tips For Healthier Southern Cooking

Remember grandma’s cooking? The awesome aromas and hearty flavors coming from her kitchen where certainly enticing and the entire family would hang around the kitchen until she finally shouted “Supper’s Ready!” Aunts, uncles and cousins would rush the table to get their favorite seat, rush through the blessing just to dig in to the outstanding […]

Tips For Preparing a Thanksgiving Turkey

It is almost that time of year again. The air is getting cooler and the leaves are starting to change, which is a sign that the holidays will be fast approaching. The holidays are hugely centered around food, whether it is holiday parties, cookie baking or the dinner themselves, cooking is a huge part of […]

Shopping For Basic Kitchenware, Cooking Pans and Utensils for the Holidays

If you are thinking of buying a new kitchen collection to dance with the spirit of holiday shopping but hesitant about what to buy, ask yourself what kitchen stuff you are in most need of today and that you feel comfortable buying. People who are serious about cookery buy functional kitchen items that best ensemble […]

15 Tips That Will Help You Make the Jump From Cook to Chef

Want to cook at home the way professional chefs do? Then follow these techniques that will bring new flavor and polish to any meal cooking at home. 1. Before you start, prepare all the ingredients. Place them adjacent to where you will be mixing, cutting or otherwise preparing your dishes. This way you can be […]

Kitchen Tricks That Will Come in Handy During the Fall Season

Savvy cooks will love these tricks for rescuing leftover pumpkins, storing fall cheese, using skewers and lots more! Pumpkin Treats: What’s sadder than a leftover Halloween jack-o-lantern made from a pumpkin? Don’t throw Jack out, though. Cut the gourds in half vertically down the middle. Make sure each half can fit, cut side down, on […]

Making Cupcakes For Christmas

It’s that time of the year again, and you are probably anticipating a big get-together with your friends and family. Whether you are hosting it at your home or going to a friend or relative, you are most likely trying to work out what you could contribute to the festivities. If you have a lot […]

Tips For Cooking Fondue Style

Fondue parties were all the rage in the seventies but lost some popularity in the following decades. Now, thanks in part to fabulous fondue restaurants opening throughout the nation, fondue is becoming a popular way to cook once again. Fondue pots and sticks are typically needed in order to cook and serve fondue. There are […]

How to Cut up a Whole Chicken

If you are faced with the prospect of cutting up a whole chicken and this is something you’ve never done before, you could be completely overwhelmed. However, the truth is, cutting a whole chicken is not as difficult as you might think. The key is to have a really sharp knife! Whole chicken is much […]

The Perfect Cut Makes a Perfect Meal: Tips For Choosing the Right Cut of Meat

How to choose quality food is one of a cook’s most important lessons. The quality of the ingredients that go into a meal determine its taste, texture, aroma and healthfulness. This is especially true of choosing the correct cut of meal for any dish. Most industrialized countries today have a federal department responsible for inspecting […]