Archive for category: Kitchen

Bagging It

Bagging It

0 / March 30, 2012 12:21 pm

How did you ever survive before the invention of food storage bags? They are not only perfect for toting sandwiches and snacks, keeping vegetables and fruits fresh and tasty, easily marinating foods, and freezing meats without fear of freezer burn, [...]

Kitchen Herb Gardens

Kitchen Herb Gardens

0 / March 30, 2012 11:20 am

Buying fresh herbs at the market is expensive, they often don’t have the varieties you need, or the selection is old and wilted. The best way to ensure you have fresh herbs on hand year round is to grow them [...]

Sensational Sausage

Sensational Sausage

0 / March 29, 2012 12:19 pm

Besides breakfast meat and pizza topping, sausage can be used to add flavor and texture to many dishes. It freezes well and can be substituted for ground beef in many dishes, so stock up if you find a good sausage [...]

On A Roll

On A Roll

0 / March 29, 2012 11:18 am

The choices in rolls and buns get bigger every day. Although technically a bun is just an oversized roll, both bread types are designed and shaped to meet a wide range of culinary needs and add variety to meals and [...]

Jammin’ With Jelly

Jammin’ With Jelly

0 / March 28, 2012 12:17 pm

Even though they all come from fruit, there’s a big difference between jellies, jams, preserves, marmalades, and fruit butters and spreads and how they best enhance various foods. Jelly This firm, clear spread contains no pieces of fruit, which makes [...]

Potato Potpourri

Potato Potpourri

0 / March 28, 2012 11:16 am

Step aside hash browns and fries: the freezer section is filling up with a plethora of potato choices that free you from the tedium of peeling, slicing, dicing, or mashing potatoes for meals and snacks. And fries also come in [...]

Tuna Tips

Tuna Tips

0 / March 27, 2012 12:15 pm

Tuna in a can conjures up all kinds of memories for many people. Some remember the tuna salad sandwiches Mom used to make for school lunches, and others recall subsisting on tuna noodle casseroles during lean college days before Top [...]

White Condiments

White Condiments

0 / March 27, 2012 11:14 am

The condiment aisle has many products to slather on hot and cold sandwiches to enhance their flavor and give them color and texture. Yellow and brown dominate the mustard section, shades of red color the ketchup and barbecue and chile [...]

Cutting the Mustard

Cutting the Mustard

0 / March 26, 2012 12:13 pm

No matter what you smear your mustard on, you probably have a favorite blend or brand. From mild to spicy, they all start with the seeds of a lovely mustard plant with feathery leaves that belie the intensity of flavor [...]

Butter Me Up

Butter Me Up

0 / March 26, 2012 11:12 am

Butter is a wondrous gift. A pat of butter makes a mediocre roll a treat, transforms a simple potato into a star, and even makes the velvety texture of a salmon fillet more glorious. The things butter does for sweets [...]