Archive for category: Kitchen

The Cutting Edge

The Cutting Edge

0 / February 22, 2012 12:06 pm

Whether your kitchen knives are top-of-the-line carbon steel or cheap discount types, using the right style and cutting edge makes food preparation safer and easier. With a small selection of knives in various sizes and shapes, you can sucessfully prepare [...]

It’s a Set-Up

It’s a Set-Up

0 / February 22, 2012 11:00 am

Most people grab a fork from a drawer to eat home meals but if you’re hosting a dinner or lunch party, the layout of the dinnerware and flatware is important aesthetically as well as for the comfort of your guests. [...]

Pistachios – Nuts Worth Cracking

Pistachios – Nuts Worth Cracking

0 / February 21, 2012 12:00 pm

Once known mainly for staining hands bright red at ball games, pistachios in their more natural form are making a comeback and are full of distinct flavors and nutrients. They are delicious eaten out-of-hand as a snack, crushed and used [...]

Lobster Tools

Lobster Tools

0 / February 21, 2012 11:00 am

No, pliers and nutcrackers are not real lobster tools. For your next special lobster dinner, help dinner guests make the most of the experience with special gadgets specially designed to crack and eat the crustacean. Cracking Up Claw crackers can [...]

Juicy Stuff

Juicy Stuff

0 / February 20, 2012 12:00 pm

With all the different fresh, frozen, and concentrated juices on the market, it’s hard to tell which are freshest, healthiest and taste the best. Without reading the fine print on the labels, here’s an easy way to tell one type [...]

Oatmeal Enhancements

Oatmeal Enhancements

0 / February 20, 2012 11:22 am

Everyone knows oatmeal is good for you and even if you like the taste, it can get monotonous with the traditional brown sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon toppings. Not all mix-ins and toppings scream healthiness but an occasional indulgence won’t [...]

Food Processing Made Easy

Food Processing Made Easy

0 / February 17, 2012 12:19 pm

Whether your food processor is old or new, you may have been intimidated by it at the onset when you ended up with onion puree instead of chopped onions or overfilled it and covered your kitchen counters with spilled ingredients. [...]

From Light to Dark

From Light to Dark

0 / February 17, 2012 11:17 am

The first time you read a cake recipe that recommended a dark or light colored cake pan, you probably thought it was a misprint or the recipe was tied to some bakeware manufacturer trying to peddle their wares. But oddly [...]

Porking Out

Porking Out

0 / February 16, 2012 12:14 pm

Many of us have pork chop nightmares brought about by mothers or grandmothers who grew up in the age of trichinosis, a parasite common in undercooked pork back in the early to mid part of the 20th century. The only [...]

Cookie Jar

Cookie Jar

0 / February 16, 2012 11:11 am

When you get a hankering to make cookies, you might be surprised at how many options there are for such a simple and satisfying sweet. All cookies start with a sweetened dough but the way the dough is handled and [...]