Category: Cooking

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 […]

It seems like it was only yesterday that I threw a piece of ginger into the deep fryer to fry it, but it was actually […]

Serving a good multi-ingredient breakfast is time-dependent: the goal is to have everything on the plate at the same time and at the same temperature. […]

Everyone loves spicy, flavorful, shelf-stable staples for buffets, but let’s be honest – we can’t survive on anchovies and tomato paste alone. Most of the […]

Peeling garlic has always been my least favorite part of peeling garlic. They either stick to my fingers or float around the kitchen in a […]

Last night, I noticed several of my cooking colleagues tweeted about Recipeasly, a website that briefly promised to “fix” online recipes by removing cultural context, […]

When it comes to protein for the main meals that “everyone” should know how to cook, fried chicken may be the most popular, at least […]

If you’re like me – and I know you are – then you’ve spent a non-zero amount of time during this pandemic feeling like your […]

Any collector of condiments, pastes, jams and jellies knows the derisively “almost empty” jar. There is always too little of anything to do anything significant, […]

Unlike soups, stews, stews, and chili peppers, mashed potatoes wo n’t get better after a night’s rest in the refrigerator . Cold potatoes are tough […]

Just days after the gossip of mashed potatoes, I turned my happy ass back on, to extol the virtues of Smartfood Popcorn Grits. This may […]

In terms of fish flavor enhancers, my favorite is the fermented fish sauce from Southeast Asia. I love canned anchovies, especially when paired with slow […]

Vanilla is an important ingredient, a difficult ingredient, an expensive ingredient. Even if you’re not a big baker, vanilla pods and their extract can be […]

My favorite sweet and sour sauce is McDonald’s. It comes in a plastic tube with a bright green label and is perfect for McNuggets and […]

If you’ve seen this video , you already know that I am one of those perverts who, like a child, drink whole milk just for […]

Chili is the perfect cold-weather dish, but it’s been a full two months since the last batch of Skillet Chili Cook-Off , which featured a […]

Let’s say you have a significant amount of donuts. Perhaps you took full advantage of one of those buy-a-dozen-get-dozen-free deals, or you tried to do […]

As soon as I said, “I don’t understand why anyone wants to eat okra,” the music seemed to stop, the crowd turned to gaze, and […]