Cooking Basics

To fully understand what happens when an egg boils, you must first understand the composition of the egg itself. Although many egg connoisseurs may consider the inside of eggs liquids, an egg's...

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.

Hard boiling is a type of cooking method for whole eggs. They are submerged in boiling water to cook through the whites and yolks, then the shells are peeled away before serving. Hard-boiled eggs...

Separating egg whites from egg yolks is an important cooking skill. Egg whites and egg yolks have separate cooking applications. Egg whites and yolks are used in a variety of recipes. Egg whites...

A recipe will sometimes call for egg whites or egg yolks only. There are a few ways to separate the egg from the yolk.

To fry an egg you will need an egg, stick of margarine and a fry pan.

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

Given modern salmonella warnings, many people don't like to eat runny eggs these days. If you've stopped eating runny eggs, but still want to have a nice sunny side up egg, here are some...

Egg rolls are another easy dish that people love to eat, very simple recipe to do and you can get ingredients at almost every grocery store. I love to cook Chinese cuisine, You will learn easy...

Learning how to crack an egg with one hand is both efficient, and impressive. I can teach you how to do it, with a simple maneuver of your fingers. Let’s begin.

Goose eggs can be cooked much like chicken or duck eggs, and seasoned similarly. However, because of their larger size, goose eggs require a little special handling prior to and extra time during...

So many people are afraid to dabble into egg making. Omelets are sometimes percieved as being difficult to make or too sofisticated. Not so! This easy to follow "how to" will make you...

Not everyone knows how to cook a hard boiled egg, and even fewer know the easiest way to remove the shell. While the egg is still warm, is the best time to do this, but this will also work on eggs...

Soufflé are very elegant and impressive. The key is the beaten egg whites.

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.

Meringue powder is simply dried egg whites with stabilizers and anti-clumping agents such as cornstarch. You will likely not need to add additional starch if you are careful to keep this meringue...

Mayonnaise is an emulsion of small drops of oil suspended in a mixture of egg and vinegar or lemon juice, and often includes dry mustard (which stabilizes the mayonnaise as well as adds flavor)....

It's sometimes important to use only egg whites or only egg yokes in your recipes. So learning how to separate your egg white from the yoke without special gadgets is helpful. My grandma's did...

have you ever had that stray egg that your not quite sure about? What about the egg in the carton with an expired date? Eggs are one of the hardest things to tell if they are still good. You could...

Ever try to peel a hardboiled egg and gave up in sheer frustration? Here is a super easy way to peel an egg!

You'd like to share a recipe online, but is it really yours to share? Do you remember where you first found the recipe? Was it on a package label or in a cookbook or magazine? Was it given to...

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.

Gourmet hollandaise sauce starts with a double boiler over low heat. The water in the bottom pan has to be heated, but it shouldn't be heated so much that the water boils. In the top pan, first...

Egg whites are the most nutritious and least fattening portion of an egg which makes it an excellent choice for healthy cooking and a good replacement for full eggs for people looking to lose...

This article will tell you how to make the PERFECT fried egg, no runny white centres, just a perfect egg, with a slightly soft center

Some recipes call for the egg white and yolk to be separated. With this method, you can separate the egg white and yolk without using any special tools.

Whether you're a college student or a kid, sometimes it's the things that seem most obvious to everyone else that are tough. Here's an easy guide on how to crack an egg.

Ever have problems getting the yellow yolk part of the egg in your egg whites that you needed for your recipe? Some people use only the clear egg whites of the egg because of the cholesterol. ...

Mayonnaise is not only the basis for many cold sauces such as tartar sauce and remoulade, but is also an important flavor booster for many foods including salads and sandwiches. Making your own at...

You think peeling a hard-boiled egg is easy? Think again. It depends on the condition of the egg and how you peel it. It can be deceptively hard. Here are some tips…

This is an easy recipe for an old-fashion pie that you very rarely hear of these days. This is another one of those favorite southern foods. The egg pie is very similar to a chess pie but it is...

If you are just starting out on your own or are learning to cook for the first time, this may be helpful to know.

Ever wonder how pasta was made before the supermarket variety? Ever wish you could make your own wholesome food from scratch? Well then this is the article for you - this quick and easy way to...

People who like soft-boiled eggs over hard-boiled sometimes get irritated when their egg doesn't come out just right.

Ever feel like pulling your hair out because that hard boiled egg just won't peel easily? Here's a trick I learned from a gentleman who I now think of as "an egg poacher from way back"....

Nothing makes a recipe taste better than fresh homemade egg noodles. Egg noodles are easy to make. Recipes call for a standard dough made from flour, eggs and butter. If you like the tri-colored...

Here are some tips on how to get more for your money at the grocery store AND how to stretch your groceries dollars once you get it home.

This is the traditional method to see if an egg is good.

Poaching eggs is one of those old tricks that just seems too difficult in today's modern world, but never fear. You can now poach and serve gourmet eggs in a matter of minutes using your...

Eggplant is one of the most delicious recipes of the vegetables of temperate climate areas. Eggplant reduces high blood cholesterol, works as antioxidant in your body and is a good source of...

This is a fried shrimp, cook it until it is crispy and golden brown.

This is a wonderful flourless cake recipe for Pineapple Upside Down Cake. It is 100% gluten free and perfect for those who suffer from celiac disease.

The next time you want to make your own soup broth, try this method for making a nice clear stock. This is not a recipe for stock, rather a method of clarifying the liquid after cooking.

Here's how to separate the yolk from the egg white!

I was starting to bake a cake and found I only had one egg, but needed two. It was too late to go to the grocery store and I had already mixed the ingredients. What should I do?? Listen and Learn!

Fried rice is fried rice, right? Wrong. Golden fried rice is the ultimate fried rice. It is easy to make and especially tasty because each grain of rice is coated with egg yolk. Invite your...

Another seemingly simply task. But ho HO! How wrong you are. The line between perfect and pathetic is terribly thin. But if you follow these easy steps, you'll never be cursed with the latter again.

Hard boiled eggs are delicious, but sometimes they prove difficult to shell. The following steps will walk you through peeling the shell off the egg. Just remember, don't crack the egg too sharply...

Working slowly is the secret, as is getting a good first crack.