Category: Cooking

Angus conjures up the spirit of quality American beef and is used by restaurants and grocery stores alike to promote their products. When I was […]

Of all the baked goods you can make at home, bagels can be the most intimidating. They really shouldn’t be. The dough is easy to […]

I don’t usually season my steaks too much – I love it when the meat speaks for itself – but there is something deeply seductive […]

Most hard-boiled egg recipes will ask you to pour cold water over the eggs, bring them to a boil, then cover and remove from heat […]

There are always at least two different types of oil in my family: I have oil for frying and baking, which is mostly sold in […]

Usually when someone is cooking something in a frying pan, they are limited to the size of that frying pan. This is somewhat true for […]

People “know” that meat comes from animals, but sometimes it’s easy to forget how complex these animals are. A cow’s diet, living conditions, and life […]

Spaghetti is a simple dish that almost anyone can make. Boil some pasta, heat up some sauce (or cook it from scratch), pour the sauce […]

Mashed potatoes are as active as you want them to be. Do you want to clear them? Great. Want to kiss them? Also great. Don’t […]

In many cases, parchment paper and aluminum foil are used interchangeably. Both can be used to line up baking trays so food doesn’t stick to […]

I will not say that deep-frying at home is “not worth it,” but I will say that it is completely unpleasant. It stinks. It’s messy. […]

Non-crusty foods end up in the freezer of almost every major grocery store before I hit puberty, but I didn’t have one until yesterday. Although […]

I am much more likely to re-elect food than underestimate it. I love salt, perhaps more than others, and from time to time the salt […]

Good steaks don’t need brine (wet or dry). They don’t need complicated rubbing. They (usually) don’t need marinades. Good chops may require some of these […]

My mom never cared about cheap Easter candy, but she loved to eat colored eggs. As a child, it shocked and puzzled me, and not […]

Common kitchen wisdom says that hard-boiled eggs need to be “shocked” in an ice bath to stop the cooking process and make them easier to […]

Even the most experienced developer makes mistakes. Combined with a stubborn refusal to measure anything, an unbridled enthusiasm for mayonnaise or a broken mustard bottle […]

Frying a whole head of garlic is one of the easiest ways to improve your meal. Being able to smash a soft, sweet clove into […]

Glutamate is a crystalized flavor enhancer that makes almost any savory food taste good. You can add it to just about any sauce, soup, stew, […]

If you’ve ever taken a basic chemistry course, you know that what we usually call “salt” is just one type of salt. Salt is simply […]

Broth and broth are very similar liquids and can be used interchangeably in many recipes without any problem. However, there are several key differences between […]

With age I have become more picky about most things, but the longer I live, the less picky I am about peels. Unlike my seven-year-old […]

My father has many chickens , all named after his favorite church ladies, and these hens were layers . This means that I was getting […]

I was jumping through various social media apps last night when I saw a message from my friend Danielle that said, “Stay out of the […]

Buffalo cauliflower wings are a miracle of vegan junk food, but making them yourself is a different story. If deep-frying gets in the way, your […]

In terms of steaks, I paid too much attention to the ribeye. I love fat and meat that attaches to bones, but adherence to one […]

As a fan of salted meats, carbs and kale, corned beef and kale – also known as a New England cooked dinner – have always […]

Baking soda and baking powder are chemical leavening agents that give baked goods height through acid-base reactions that release carbon dioxide, but they work in […]

St. Patrick’s Day just isn’t like St. Patrick’s Day without corned beef, cabbage, and lots of beer and / or whiskey. I didn’t feel like […]

I love soaking chicken in buttermilk. This is truly an unrivaled marinade. Lactic acid softens and adds flavor to meat, while proteins accelerate browning, resulting […]

I fried some delicious chicken thighs last Friday. By noon Saturday they were gone. My boyfriend and I ripped the last two straight from their […]

Spiral zucchini are not a good substitute for pasta, and anyone who tells you otherwise is lying. Expecting the “itch” to replace real noodles is […]

Being alive is very difficult, and nothing is easier than it seems. Think about dishwashers, for example. Did you know that you have to wash […]

Prosciutto chips clearly evoke the atmosphere of the mid-90s. It seems a little wrong, even a little wasteful, to take a thin, silky piece of […]

I take a rather minimalist approach to making skillet sauces, especially on weekday evenings. I take the meat out of the skillet, pour the excess […]

As we approach the end of the citrus season, some of my clementines, oranges and hybrid beauties are starting to look a little dull. Of […]

It took me a whole year, but I finally figured out how to eat on weekdays in quarantine. We were late in the game, but […]

Corn dog is breakfast food (sausage, fried dough – it’s all there!) And the best breakfast foods are those that can be prepared quickly and […]

If my shopping cart can be considered an example, I think it’s safe to say that Trader Joe’s makes most of his money from impulse […]

Most people will be surprised to learn that I, who love Bolognese, really know how to cook delicious salads. Even self-proclaimed lettuce haters were persuaded […]