There are certain ingredients I always try to have on hand in my kitchen.
I thought of making a list and writing a post about the Five Ingredients That I Always Have In My Kitchen. Then I realized t...
Some crazy new kitchen gadgets that have come across my computer screen this week:
The Chef'n Garlic Zoom.Makes garlic chopping easy and fun.No one told me that chopping garlic with a knife garli...
Now, this is not her pictures, but you get the idea. We have a new cooking blogger coming your way very soon. Yeah!
Thank you to all the wonderful bloggers who applied. It was a tough choice to make...
As the title of this blog goes - Do you like to cook? - If so, then do you also blog about cooking? Then you may be interested in blogging here for Creative Weblogging.
We are looking for an experien...
One of the best ways to avoid cross-contamination in the kitchen is to have a set of color-coded cutting boards. Each board is designated for a particular type of food. Manufacturers have made it easy...
On Saturday, we have a community event and I need to bring food for at least a hundred people. No problem, I'm used to cooking for the multitude, that's just family and friends. I've cook...
I've been wanting to build a clay or brick oven for sometime now. Although I have the spare space (and more!), but what stops me from having one is the thought that except for a few days in a yea...
What do you have on your toast, butter or margarine?
Well, butter of course! But I am no margarine hater either. There's a small tub of it in my pantry. I use it now and then for summer picnic c...
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My dear friend Genie just got back from Paris and says she has something for me. I know it's something edible because she said she's leaving it up to me to experiment and to let her know how i...
Yes, I'm still in a baking frenzy but no, this item is not just for baking. It is also very useful for other housekeeping purposes.
Also known as sodium bicarbonate or bicarbonate of soda (NaHCO3...
Told you I'm so into baking lately!
I thought I'd put these online for both for my benefit (no more stray notes and misplacing notebooks) as well as for those who might find them useful.
Vo...
... is that guests who don't like bagels won't like them!
Tee hee! Let me try again.
Guests who don't like chewy breads won't appreciate them.
I have a great love of crusty and che...
What a careless lass I can be at times! Hmph!
When I am in a cooking spree, I experiment or improvise with recipes and very often I get lucky and find that the results are an improvement over my pr...
Need to cool off? Drink, drink and drink! But wait, don't just take any liquid that passes itself as beverage.
With all the talk about healthy eating, too much sugar in food, the ban on softdrin...
Read more of Too much sugar in unsweetened drinks?
No, no, no! The pain ointment has not suddenly come up with an edible line. It's just that I find myself with aches and pains all over after a day out preparing a garden for planting. Of course, ...
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Gasp! And we thought eating cereals is healthy! Think again after reading this from the UK Daily mail.
I'm not yet done reading the report (all in tabular form) done by the consumer group Which? ...
Here in my part of the world, the sky is pouring, the winds are howling and I'm on pins and needles checking if flood waters are already on the streets. I'm so anxious about being inundated th...
Read more of Rainy Days: It's Soup Time!
Guess who's grinning like the baby in the picture!
I probably even grinning like a Cheshire cat when I tasted my first batch of fresh cheese last night. It was so simple, I don't know why the...
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Am on a rush! I've been at a week-long event showcasing artisanal crafts. What caught my imagination was the material on how to make cheese at home.
When the lady at the Dairy Board booth saw how...
Ramen Noodles-These are the crinkly wheat flour noodles that are sold both fresh and dried in just about any U.S. supermarket or grocery store. You can also buy dried packs of these in practically an...
Read more of A Look At A Variety Of Asian Noodles-Part 2
Pat Jacobs
Noodles have a long history in Asia; they're sold everywhere there and are the "fast food" equivalent of a hamburger or hot dog in the U.S.
There are literally hundreds o...
Read more of A Look At A Variety of Asian Noodles-Part 1
Nuts are a healthy source of protein, B vitamins and minerals. I buy them by the tub to serve when there's company. They're a better snack alternative - healthier than candies or pastries.
B...
They are also known as snow peas and sugar peas (Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon). They are named mangetout meaning "eat all" in French because both the pods and peas can be eaten. Sometimes...
Though I grew up in a family of very good cooks, I am not picky with food. After four years of living in a college dorm, I can tolerate almost anything. Sometimes though, I encounter food that seems ...
The other day, I was talking to my auntie about not having time to cook what I want. I'm sometimes too busy, she however, has all the time in the world since she's retired and living alone. ...
Canadian health officials announced recently that the H5 Avian influenza flu virus has been found in 33 migratory ducks in Eastern and Central Canada. Though the flu's subtype is yet to be determ...
Read more of Avoiding food-borne illnesses this holiday season
Normal Rockwell featured a roast turkey as a symbol of prosperity in his painting "Freedom from Want" - one of his four Freedom Series paintings. There can be little argument that the Turke...
Read more of Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Turkeys
We still have a couple weeks left before turkey is the only thing on everyone's mind so let's talk about Italian cooking. Generic dried spaghetti noodles and sauce from a jar isn't authen...
Cooking without a stove or microwave at your disposal is easier than you might think. It just takes a little patience, some ingenuity and an open mind. I live in Florida and was without electricity f...
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