A couple of posts back, we shared some insider secrets about Chef’s knives and other handy kitchen gear every serious cook should have. This time, we’ll look at more tools you’ll find useful if you really get into cooking, especially cooking dishes from other cultures with other traditions…Read More →
I’m sure you’ve seen those ads for kitchen ware that strongly suggest that you need a whole block full of knives to ‘cook like a pro’. Nonsense! They just want to sell knives. And a lot of those they sell at most such stores are really not that great. Today, I’m going to share some insider tips…Read More →
We’ve all had breaded dishes at restaurants and bars. Veal Cutlets, Chicken Cacciatore, Torpedo Shrimp, Fried Oysters… But if you’re like I was the first time I tried to ‘Bread’ at home, you bombed. The Bread Crumbs didn’t stick. The meat dried out. Well, don’t let Breading scare you!Read More →
You don’t hear about it very often, perhaps because its precepts really don’t line up with those of the mainstream dietary orientations which tend to pit Meat Eaters against Vegetarians. But I think there’s a lot to recommend Flexitarianism, especially in these times of ever-higher Meat prices…Read More →
Here’s one of the most beloved and most versatile cucumber Pickles in the pantheon. The Sweet Cucumber Pickle fills a whole bunch of different slots in your menu matrix, from adding tang to Dressings and Dips to topping Burgers and Sandwiches, to starring on Party Pickle Trays… Read More →
We’ve talked in this space before about a number of ways to keep food fresh and wholesome. The FAT TOM rules cover lot of ground and, if you follow them faithfully, you’ll probably never suffer from food poisoning by your own hand. But there’s one kind of germ control you probably haven’t heard of yet…Read More →
Time for another installment in our look at heritage Pickles! One thing that we don’t see much anymore – at least in mainstream cooking – is good, old-fashioned Chili Sauce. It’s more like a Relish than a Sauce or a true Pickle, but it’s definitely in the same family. Have a look…Read More →
Remember, every summer, when your Mom (or Grandma) made Pickles? What do you remember best? Dills? Bread and Butter? Green Tomato Pickles? Sweet Chili Sauce? Chow-Chow? They’re all classics and I’ve got the original recipes from my Mom’s High School Cook Book!Read More →