Cooking Basics

Cooking pasta is a very simple task that many home cooks, plain and simple, mess up every time. Use these tips to cook perfect pasta.

How often have you tried to make noodles or pasta for dinner and it came up in clumps or in the worst case scenario - one large ball of noodles when removing it from the colander? Despite my best...

Water or sauces that boil over can leave a sticky mess on your electric range. If you don't quickly notice what has happened, the mess will burn, filling your home with the odor and potentially...

Every wonder what to do with all those left over hard boiled egg you used for the kids Easter Eggs hunts? Every wonder how to get your kids to learn to love eggs? Well here are the answers to all...

Boiled eggs are delicious whether you eat them on a Caesar salad or on toast. All you need to boil an egg without breaking it is a little patience and some finesse.

Do you like your hard boiled eggs soft? With this guide you can make your eggs soft with no effort.

Do you have difficulty peeling hard-boiled eggs? Does the membrane pull off easily with the shell? Or does it pull out pieces of the egg? If you need your eggs to look great when you are done,...

Boiling a chicken is almost as easy as boiling water. When you finish, you will have delicious chicken and nutritious chicken broth. Working with raw meat can intimidate some people but follow...

Have you ever had a pot of boiling spaghetti boil over? Or had spaghetti stick together in a sticky mess? Or better yet, not made enough spaghetti and ran out? It is easy to make spaghetti...

For the person who has been told that they can not even boil an egg, here is help in three easy steps.

There is no question that a properly prepared and cooked lobster tail dunked in butter is a delicious delicacy. Many people are intimidated about cooking lobster when in fact it is not difficult....

Mashed cinnamon sweet potatoes are great year round. But I enjoy them best for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Cinnamon compliments the sweet potatoes in such a warm way. Cinnamon sweet potatoes are a...

This method works well for me. The eggs are always cooked through, but never overcooked.

If you are in a hurry and need your water to boil quickly, try these few tricks that I find work well.

There is a standing joke about boiling water and eggs, and the mention that some peoples cooking skills are so poor they cannot do either. However, ever the best cook can have an egg issue. ...

This may be the hardest thing you EVER HAVE TO DO. You are going to... drum roll please... boil water with your microwave. DO NOT BE AFRAID. I will walk you through every step of this...

When you boil an egg, a physical change occurs that causes it to harden. The time it takes to hard boil an egg depends on the size of the egg. Give the egg time to reach room temperature, about 12...

Here's a quick, easy way to get a batch of hard boiled eggs out of their shells. It's so much fun that even the kids will want to do it.

Maybe you have a special Birthday or Anniversary coming up in your family or maybe, you just want to cook an extra special dinner for family and friends. Boiled Lobster is a New England tradition...

There are a lot of different recipes for making potato salad but what kind of potatoes you use and how they are cooked makes a difference in the finished salad. Here a few tips on how to boil...

I have made grape jelly using this recipe many times and it always turns out delicious for me. The juice used for this recipe comes from my other recipe for apple butter, so you will have to check...

Boiled eggs are popular, both as a breakfast item and as an ingredient in other recipes. Making boiled eggs is easy and fairly quick, but making sure they are still fresh is key in using them once...

It is the most basic and necessary of all cooking techniques. Yet time and time again you hear the story of how he or she can‘t even boil water. So I am hear to give you the easiest instructions...

Green beans are a delicious vegetable and are very versatile. They make great side dishes and can be served alongside fish, chicken, beef and pork. When preparing green beans, trim off both ends...

No one ever knows how to boil an egg, right? Or you think, I don't have time in the morning with kids and or a job. Your egg comes out either to runny or over done with some mystery green around...

You will learn the easiest way to make a perfect hard boiled egg without much effort.

There is an article here about how to figure out whether the eggs in your frige are hard or raw, if you've forgotten to separate them. I will be suggesting an easy way to keep them separate, that...

Making the perfect hard boiled eggs seems to be the hardest thing that most of us can do. Eggs that are undercooked and not usable and those that are overcooked are hard to peel. Finding the...

Though boiling and peeling eggs (without making a mess of the whites) is relatively simple, it is only simple if you know how to do it correctly. You want the yolk to have a soft, but cooked,...

Cooking crab is easy and relatively fast. But the rewards are oh so delicious. I hope you enjoy this brief but complete guide on cooking crab.

Too many times, improper technique has caused would be hard boiled eggs to turn into shell-ridden, half-poached, disasters. By following these steps, perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs are easier...

Boiling an egg is a basic technique everybody needs to learn. It is fast and it leads the way to kitchen know-how and self-sufficiency.

So you want to know how to boil potatoes? It's very simple. Just follow the few simple steps below.

A lot of times, when hard boiling an egg, it either gets too done or not done enough. Want a super easy way to hard boil an egg and get it perfect - not runny and not over done? Follow these...

Some of us are new to cooking and simply need to know the basics. How to boil a chicken is just a few steps above boiling water.

Scuppernong grapes were named after the Scuppernong River in eastern North Carolina. They are a variety of muscadine grape native to the United States and have been cultivated for more than 400...

Do you think you already know how to hard-boil an egg? I thought I did up until recently, but I read the proper way to hard-boil an egg from an incredible edible egg promotion in Woman's Day...

Making soft or hard boiled eggs is simple. Just follow these steps and you'll be an expert in no time.

It's not as simple as you might think! Hard boiling eggs needs to be done right so you don't end up with rubbery eggs, or that green rim that forms between the yolk and the white. Follow these...

Feeling a little lost in the kitchen? This is exactly what it says, step by step: how to boil water. This is the method I use every time I go to make pasta or anything where I need to make...

The Blanch method of cooking vegetables keeps them crisp and fresh and helps them keep their nutrients and color. Below is a guide on how to blanch green beans properly. This blanch method is not...

Easter is on its way and you will want to know how to boil an egg. Boiling an egg isn't as simple as it sounds. Getting the egg just right for a hard boil egg takes practice.

Hard boiled eggs are a nutritious part of breakfast and are also an important component in Cobb salads. Deviled eggs and colored Easter eggs are also hard boiled. Eggs can be hard cooked several...

Have you ever wondered how to keep your egg yolks from turning green? Well the solution is simple. You just start with a pot of cold water (enough to cover the eggs) and add a teaspoon of salt...

Most people, when making a hard boiled egg, leave the egg(s) on high heat for the duration of cooking the egg. This method works, but there is a better way to make hard boiled eggs.

Ever Had a hard time boiling water? Well Here's A easier way to do things

Dry beans are one food that takes many hours to prepare. The good part about it is that they can simmer on the stove while other household chores are being done. I’ve been told, it is a long...

Do you keep getting eggs that turn out over cooked or worse yet undercooked when you try to hard boil them? If this is your dilemma read on! I promise you the perfect, yellow, flaky done to...

There is no end to the amount of times I have let the water boil over or over cooked pasta when I got to answer the phone or check on my small child. This will bring a end to standing at the...

How to hard boil the perfect eggs. This fool-proof article will show you the fastest, simplest way to perfectly hard boil eggs in no time!