Cooking Basics

You do not have to be a great cook to make people think you are. If you learn the basics, you can use your imagination and make some beautiful flavorful dishes. One of the basics to cooking...

The best thing about salmon is that it is good for health because it is high in protein, high Omega-3 fatty acids, and high vitamin D[10] content... not to mention it is very easy to cook. Salmon...

This is a qick and easy breakfast you can make and modify in lots of ways, I will give you an example of my favorite and you can go from there. We call it the Breakfast Rush becuse its's a good...

For those who cannot or do not want to drink cow's milk, soy milk provides an alternative for cooking and baking. When compared in a blind tasting against cow's milk, soy milk alters the final...

Tomato sauce is a thick puree of tomatoes, generally seasoned with Italian spices and served on pasta. Tomato soup, on the other hand, contains broth and usually milk or cream, and is a popular...

Making raw tofu is a task that might seem beyond your reach at first, until you consider that it's a lot like making many simple, soft cheeses. If you've ever made your own ricotta, queso fresco,...

Soy milk is used by many people for a variety of reasons. These reasons may be due to a dairy allergy, an aversion to animal products, or just because of the health benefits of soy. Many may not...

A palate cleanser is a food or beverage that calms the taste buds and sweeps intense flavors from the mouth and tongue. Long meals often benefit from a palate cleanser between the savory courses...

If given time to sit, fresh milk will split and the cream will rise to the top as it weighs less than the milk. Once separated, the cream is vigorously shaken causing the fat molecules to adhere...

This recipe makes enough sauce for 4 people, generously served over any type of pasta. A classic Italian American favorite, this is best served over pasta and grilled chicken. Also, this light...

Homemade cheese making is often affectionately referred to as both an art and a science. Great cheese can often be made using ingredients found at a local grocery store and many tools needed are...

Whether you live on a farm and milk dairy goats or if you simply love goat milk from the store, making goat milk cheese can be a satisfying way to use your leftovers, and mozzarella is one of the...

Buttermilk is a key ingredient in many baked goods and breakfast foods. While it adds great texture and taste, people do not use buttermilk on a regular basis. Those who do buy buttermilk usually...

Hershey's is perhaps the most popular brand of chocolate in the country. However, many people don't realize that a lot more than just chocolate goes into Hershey's candy. Read on to learn more...

Rule of thumb: If you can make gravy, you can make anything! As in all recipes with few ingredients, technique is everything. With the proper technique, you can make great milk gravy.

Basic though a plain chocolate bar might seem, it goes through a long creation process. Though unsweetened chocolate has one main ingredient, there are many steps involved in turning the humble...

Great for a cold day, my son loves chicken and dumplings. I think this is a great family meal or could be made to share while entertaining. Very popular dish here in the South, everyone has their...

Nancy Johnson receives credit for inventing the first ice cream maker in 1847. Her hand-cranked model remained popular for decades. Ice cream makers have changed how ice cream is made. Hand-crank...

These are the real thing no boxes of flakes just pure simple Smashed Taters Georgia Style. You can serve these as is or add any number of your favorites to them such as bacon bits, peas, green...

Milk can be an obvious ingredient in food products or it can be listed as something unfamiliar. Even though a product may say "nondairy" that does not mean it doesn't have milk-containing...

Kids are constantly active, and it's hard to keep up with them. For children that are lactose-intolerant or need to moderate their intake of milk, there are a number of food options that will...

Making a white sauce is a fairly basic skill in the kitchen, but it's kind of boring. By adding or changing ingredients, you can make all kinds of yummy things. There are several ways to make a...

The basics of Mac N Cheese without having to read the box.

Light cream is one of the many of cream produced by milk. Many people do not keep light cream in their kitchen and need a substitute when cooking. When a substitute is needed, the recipe should...

This article will teach you the easiest way to make mashed potatoes to serve 4 people.

You just got back from your fabulous Hawaii vacation and are wanting to recreate some of the fun meals that you tried while you were there...try making your own homemade coconut syrup to put on...

One scrambled egg contains about 100 calories, depending on how you cook it. The standard size egg in recipes is a large grade A, which has about 74 calories raw.

If you find yourself in the middle of preparing a meal and find you need buttermilk and do not have any on hand, no need to panic. Whether making buttermilk pancakes, buttermilk biscuits or any...

Do you want to try to make sweet butter? Do you wish to improve the flavors of your cooking? do you want fresh buttered toast or biscuits? Fresh butter will change the way you cook and will...

In today's health-conscious society, many people are swapping their traditional dairy products for those made with goat's milk. Not only is goat's milk easier to digest, it is higher in calcium...

In this tight economy many people are looking for ways to stretch their grocery bill. Butter or margarine is expensive but there are ways to expand it from one pound to two. Evaporated milk, salad...

Sheep have been domesticated for thousands of years for the use of their meat and for their milk to drink and make cheese. Sheep's milk can be made into many varieties of cheese, from soft to hard...

With its ability to withstand high temperatures without melting, halloumi cheese is the perfect addition to many high-temperature dishes. In fact, it can often be grilled or even fried on its...

According to Anne Mendelson, the author of "Milk," there is no set definition of buttermilk. The term was first used in reference to the liquid left over after milk was churned into butter, but...

Yogurt can be a healthy addition to your diet, but store-bought yogurt can come loaded with sugars or artificial sweeteners. Making Caspian Sea Yogurt is much easier than traditional yogurt,...

This is one of my fav comfort foods! My mom used to make it for us, when we were kids - and now it's one of my favorite quick dishes (and super cheap) to make :) It literally takes about 5...

If you look on the back of instant pudding packages, you will notice that the package warns you not to use soy milk when making pudding. And if you've tried despite the warnings (like I have),...

Ever wanted to make some oatmeal, but maybe you forgot, or lost, the directions? Perhaps you are making fresh, home-made oatmeal, but have to cook the oatmeal through a microwave? Well, the...

Whether you are a novice cook or a seasoned one, at one time or another you will run out of something in the kitchen when time does not permit you to run to the store to buy more. Don't throw the...

I love potatoes every which way, but especially mashed. This recipe is super delicious and easy and can be halved, doubled and tripled. It's also a great recipe to have the kids help with. Who...

Goat milk is rarely used in the United States outside of certain specialty foods because of the extreme popularity of milk harvested from dairy cows. The same is not true for most other countries,...

There is a lot of confusion out there about the difference between coconut water, milk and cream. Coconut water is the liquid that comes straight out of a cracked, green, coconut. Coconut milk...

If you are like most people you do not keep buttermilk on hand in your fridge. If you did it would just go to waste because you wouldn’t use it all. So what do you do when you are cooking or...

This quick guide is a simple way to substitute ingredients while cooking. Ever run out butter, whole milk or cake flour? No need to worry or start all over that holiday meal can be saved in a pinch!

Eggs and Cheese, what could be tastier? Here's how to make this hearty breakfast main dish.

Going on a diet requires some heavy shift in your eating habits. Oat meal have proved to be a great way of shedding those extra pounds as it contains heavy fibers which allows excretion of bodily...

Although I'm not a bad cook, cooking is not my best activity either. One thing that I have never failed to draw raves for is my scrambled eggs! Now you can make them too.

After many years of cooking, I have found that the most frustrating part is getting halfway through, and realize that not only do you lack an ingredient in the kitchen, but your...

Lots of recipes for cookies and breads call for sour milk. Originally, these recipes may have used milk that had been left sitting out. But nowadays, there is a better way to get sour milk. ...