Sometimes there are things that you do on a day to day basis that seem so natural, so obvious, that sometimes it escapes you that others might not know something that you think is… Well obvious. One of them was brought to my attention some time ago when I went to a new-ish friend’s house… Read more
Category: Hints/Tips
Dried Tomatoes
Over the last few weeks I went on a tomato binge. Strange sounding, but since I don’t drink, I tend to binge on weird things. Or maybe I should just refer to them as a random craving. A craving that lasts for weeks or months. I first remember the cravings starting with cheese cake. I… Read more
How To Store Citrus Long Term
I love to cook with citrus. Lemons and limes tend to make it into at least half of my dishes, more with lemon than lime but that could change. So what do you do when you get a hankering for something with a hint of lemon? I mean really, I do love having lemons sitting… Read more
Kneading Bread
One of my favorite things to make lately is bread. Unfortunately bread takes a fair amount of kneading to create the right texture for baking. To me this is unfortunate because of a wrist injury that acts up whenever I try to knead bread dough by hand. I really don’t think you can knead by… Read more
Cheese: Block Or Pre-Shredded?
For the longest time I always bought the pre-shredded cheese at the market. It was always just more convenient and just easier. But lately I have started buying it in blocks and shredding it as needed. I find that I have a bit more longevity to the cheese as well as it takes up a… Read more
Learning How To Cook
Sometimes I wonder why people look at me and say that they can’t cook. Inside I really think it’s a lie. It’s not that they can’t cook, but they are just afraid. I don’t mean afraid of the spatula running around and biting them, but afraid of failure and that what they might make will… Read more
Sticky Problems
You know what I really hate? When you go to all the trouble of baking something wonderful and your food sticks to the pan or has a chemically taste to it because of baking spray. I grew up with my mother using the old fashioned way of making pans non stick, butter and flour. Now… Read more