Archive for the ‘Tricks and Tips’ Category

Cooking Light and Healthy Food

Talking about cooking healthy food, let us consider cooking something healthy yet tasty which is the ultimate combination. We have a notion that healthy food is devoid of taste. Cooking Light magazine…

Tips for Cooking Fish

Fish like salmon and halibut can be tricky to cook. No matter what the portion size or how it is being cooked, there are a few tips to make sure it turns out well. First, the best way to judge when sa…

Tip From Planet Barbeque: Flatten The Chicken For Even Cooking

Planet Barbeque by Steven RaichlenIn Steven Raichlen's latest book – Planet Barbeque – he illustrated a step by step instructional photos for the technique called spatchcock for cooking chicken.

Cooking Corn

With regards to cooking corn, we automatically boil or grill it. But do you know that there is more to cooking corn than that.

Mark Bittman suggests that we should think beyond the cob.

An examp…

Make Your Vegetables Last

How do you make your veggies last longer after you have brought them home?

Follow these tips to make the most of your 'greens'.

If you are buying loose greens from the market, try puttin…

When To Throw Out Cupboard Stuff

If you're into baking, you want to know when your usual supplies will go bad.

Here are the most common baking ingredients and how you can determine whether they have outlived their freshness:

Stop Pre-rinsing The Dishes!

Dishwashing experts all agree that there is NO need to pre-rinse dishes before loading them into the dishwasher. You dishes don't get any cleaner and so pre-rinsing is a complete waste of time, wa…

Organizing Your Kitchen In 5 Steps

If your kitchen is getting out of control, here are five steps you can take to get it into better shape:

Move items you rarely use or are too large, to the garage. This includes turkey roasters and…

Healthy Memorial Day and Summer BBQ Tips

Did you know…the average BBQ meal contains 3,500 calories? That's nearly double the calories an average person should consume in an entire day!

Memorial Day is a special holiday for Americans, …

Things You Can Do With Chicken

Except those with food allergies, everyone loves to eat chicken. Those on a special diet prefers chicken over pork of beef simply because white meat is healthier.

You can never do anything wrong wh…