Cooking Basics

I love to cook! But all of those recipes that I find in magazines and online get ripped out, printed and tossed in a cabinet most of the time. With this easy and handy technique you, too, can...

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...

Sour salt is crystallized citric acid, a weak acid derived from citrus fruits such as lemons and limes. Sour salt is used as a seasoning to add a soft pucker to lemonade, borscht and other...

There are many reasons to throw a dinner party, such as for a holiday, birthday, anniversary or just for a fun get-together with friends. Make sure that when planning the menu you have appetizers,...

Cooking in college can be a chore, but if you have a cookbook to help you guide you with your cooking, you'll find that making meals is going to be a lot easier.

Organized recipes that can be found at your fingertips can add to the pleasure of cooking. A little time and effort initially can save much time and frustration later in locating the exact one...

Let me begin by saying, "I hate to cook!", but I love to save money. I am a big believer in finding a simple way to do things that you hate to do. Having said that, this article will...

Planning a successful and executable menu for a restaurant involves making a number of decisions about both style and content. By asking yourself and others a few simple questions and taking a few...

Dinner time is usually hectic, and you don’t have an hour to prepare dinner. But you can get dinner ready in a jiffy if you know how. What’s more, your meals can be nutritious, delicious, and...

Are you a fabulous cook? Do your friends often ask you for your recipes? Is cooking a passion to you? Start your own at home cooking business! The steps below will give you the tools and help...

Going vegetarian doesn't mean that you have to give up your favorite dishes. There are great vegetarian substitutions for meat that will complement many recipes.

"The Joy of Cooking," one of the quintessential American cookbooks, began by a St. Louis widow as a family project and grew into an essential for many American cooks, from chefs, like Julia Child,...

Some people love to cook and could happily spend hours in the kitchen experimenting with ingredients. Others prefer to eat out every chance they get and cook only on special occasions, such as...

If you have many cookbooks, you probably have to search through several to get the recipe you want. Most cooks can never find all the recipes that are favorites in just one book. That is why you...

Bovril is a beef or chicken stock concentrate created by a Scot in 1886. Manufactured by the British branch of international company Unilever, there are over 3 and a half million jars sold on an...

You can save money and later, time by making easy homemade meals in larger quantities, and freezing some for later. Homemade meals taste better, and are much less expensive to prepare.

It's fun and easy to create your own recipes! I started cooking "out of the recipe box" years ago. All it takes is a little imagination. Here's how.

Rather than bookmarking dozens of cookbooks and collecting folders of recipe cutouts, you can use these simple steps to create an easy-to-use cookbook on your computer.

You are probably bored with having the same things day after day on the menu. Your not alone! I am sure there is someone pondering over the same issue this very moment. Why not gather a group up...

We foodies often run across recipes that we think we just can't do without. When I am at the library looking through the cookbooks and magazines I seemed to have only two options. I could make a...

Xylitol is a sugar substitute that is made naturally from plants (mainly corn cobs and birch trees). It has no known long-term side effects, unlike the chemically made sugar substitutes NutraSweet...

Menu planning is one of the best ways to save money. You save on groceries and you save by not eating out. Making the menu seems a little daunting but it's not.

We all hope that it doesn't happen but it seems that the American economy is headed toward a state of economic depression. If this happens it will be a life altering change for the majority of the...

Many cooks and chefs use garlic for countless recipes. A popular way of using garlic is to roast it first. It's easier to handle than raw garlic and two to four times milder (see Resources)....

If you want to make or design your own cookbook to save your cooking recipes, then this is how you do it.

Cooking school is a wonderful way to learn to cook from experienced cooks or chefs, but unless you intend to become a professional cook it’s not really necessary. Learning to cook every day meals...

Learning to cook with wheatgrass offers many benefits. A small amount of wheatgrass every day can help stimulate the metabolism, cleanse the gastrointestinal tract, organs and blood, as well as...

When you organize your recipes, meal planning becomes much easier. You can find what you need and are more “in the mood” to cook if you know you don’t have to wade through a bunch of papers to...

Ever have trouble translating measurements for butter? Ever wonder how much is a tablespoon of butter or how much is an ounce? Read on to learn how to Measure butter for cooking recipes .

Food is something we all have in common, and cooking can be a great point of cultural exchange, as well as a fun social activity. Cooks are usually on the lookout for new recipes, and non-cooks...

Do you have all your favorite recipes cut out of magazines, printed off the internet, and highlighted in old cookbooks? It may be time to make a cookbook that contains all of your favorite...

Family reunions, church gatherings, community get-togethers and club functions can bring large groups together over generous quantities of food. However, cooking for large groups requires...

Cooking, like any other activity, is a skill. It's also a skill that will save you time and money. Like many people, you may have struggled to learn how to cook. Maybe your mother tried to teach...

When you're trying to cook on a budget, paying attention to the cost of food ingredients is very important. Luckily, it's easy to save money with ingredient substitutions in recipes. Make your...

You might have a pile of hand written recipes and recipes clipped from the backs of boxes or out of the newspaper. In order to organize these, you need to make recipe cards so that all of these...

It is a satisfying experience to make tasty meals for friends and family. Home-cooked meals are a wonderful way to make dinnertime a pleasant and memorable experience. The aroma of simmering...

Creating a recipe book for your kids can be a heartwarming experience you can remember for years to come. I still have the one my grandmother started for me. Every time I open it up, I can smell...

Properly stocking a kitchen pantry requires a basic inventory of items. This might include such items as flour, sugar, oil and tomato paste. Tomato paste can be used in many recipes that require...

Who wants to spend all their time slaving around the stove cooking! Not me! However, I still want the nutritional value that cooking fresh foods provides for my family. I have created a weekly...

If you save recipes from magazines, food packages, and have lots of favorite recipes that were given to you by family and friends, then you probably have a pile of recipes that you have to dig...

Most of us have a favorite cooking show. I don't care who you are, male or female, when channel surfing, we always stop at the cooking show. My favorite is G. Garvin. The chefs make it look so...

Cooking can be a lot of fun if you learn how to enjoy it. When you are coming home from a long day of work, it can seem like a chore to have to cook for the whole family. Cooking can be quite...

Keeping bananas from turning brown in a recipe can be a challenge. Browning has two causes: oxidation and caramelization. Oxidation is the browning which occurs when bananas are exposed to the...

Crock-Pot, or slow-cooker, recipes can vary and be created according to the style of meal you want. Anything from the simplest ingredients like ramen noodles to the unexpected like fudge brownies,...

Expensive ingredients in recipes can have a significant impact on your grocery bill. The effect is cumulative, and it can cause a lot of problems if you're trying to feed a family on a small...

Most of us think of pumpkin as jack-o-lanterns but until the 19th century, turnips were used for the traditional folk Halloween. Early American colonists discovered this native squash and used it...

Helping kids to learn how to cook is easy when you start a kids cooking club. Kids love getting messy and playing around with food, and teaching them the proper way to handle utensils and prepare...

With access to every imaginable recipe at your fingertips simply by browsing the Internet, it’s amazing that cookbook collecting is still a hobby—even a passion—for many....

Cooking at home can be intimidating if you are just starting out. If you are feeling overwhelmed start simple and try new things as your confidence grows.

With life changes comes the need to downsize our homes, cars, and eating habits. As our children leave for college, marriage and homes of their own, and even the lost of a spouse, we are...