The Power of Leafy Greens
Posted January 25, 2007 – 12:30 pm in: Diet, How To, Salads, VegetableMost people have heard about the importance of including leafy greens in their daily diet, but many of us admit to confusion when it comes to the choice, taste, storage and preparation of the less familiar, but vitamin-loaded leafy greens like kale, collards, dandelion greens, and Swiss chard.
This short video clip, The Power of Leafy [...]
Can You Cut the Cheese?
Posted December 29, 2006 – 12:05 pm in: Definitions, How To, Learning, TipsAmerican Cheese Styles
The types of cheeses produced in the Americas continue to grow and expand, fuelled by market demand and knowledge gained by cheesemakers. The numbers of new cheeses being offered, from speciality, artisanal, and farmstead cheesemakers, have dramatically increased over the last decade, resulting in literally hundreds of cheeses being available in supermarkets, speciality [...]
8 Foolproof Methods for Organizing Your Recipes
Posted December 29, 2006 – 10:42 am in: How To, TipsIf your place is anything like mine, you’ve got cook books, recipe binders, Internet printouts and much more. Finding a recipe is as much or more work than preparing the dish. Real Simple magazine has put together eight tips for organising and finding your recipes.
Mark the page efficiently.
Make your own index.
Create a kitchen book [...]
DIY: Wall-mounted magnetic knife block
Posted December 18, 2006 – 5:31 pm in: How To, TipsThe folk at instructables have put together instructions for building a magnetic knife block for your wall. It’s a pretty simple project and if you have some old computers lying around (and who doesn’t) you can recycle the hard-drive magnets.
Wall mounted magnetic knife block
The Cooking Blog: Canadian Thanksgiving Day Goodness :: 2006 edition
Posted October 3, 2006 – 7:36 pm in: Baking, Holiday Recipes, How To, Main Dish, Pie, Poultry, TipsI was surfing around, looking for posts to compile as a how-to for Canadian Thanksgiving day —October 9, 2006–– when I came across this post by Wendy Cooper. With links to a handful of ways to [tag]cook turkey[/tag], through to [tag]pumpkin pie recipes[/tag] and on to leftover-turkey recipes, she has covered the gamut of need-to-know [...]
No Comments | Tags:10 Minute Recipes
Posted August 26, 2006 – 1:03 pm in: Appetizers, Beef, How To, Main Dish, Pasta, Poultry, Salads, Sauces, Soup, VegetableFor recipes ready in 10 minutes or less, you need to use convenience foods, or use as few ingredients as possible. These recipes are a little of both! Whether you’re combining a few outstandingly fresh ingredients for a simple pasta or cooking fish with a tangy glaze, these recipes will come to the rescue when [...]
No Comments | Tags:How To: Play With Your Food
Posted July 27, 2006 – 4:39 pm in: How To, TipsFrom the lastest edition of Wired magazine comes these DIY tips for foodies:
Build Your Own Pasta Machine
Choreograph Lively Dinner Conversation
Fill Up a Buffet Plate
Click here to read the tips online.
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Make your own vinegar
Posted July 5, 2006 – 2:30 pm in: Condiments, How To, TipsMaking your own vinegar from wine —leftover or otherwise— is not a difficult process, once you have a “mother”. You can find some straightforward instructions here >>Gang of Pour - So, You Wanna Make Vinegar, Eh?.
No Comments | Tags:Knife Sharpening Tricks
Posted June 26, 2006 – 11:55 am in: How To, Tips, Tools and EquipmentI don’t do a very good job of keeping my knives sharp. A big part of that is my limited sharpening skills. Here’s an illustrated set of step-by-step instructions for sharpening a knife. I work a couple of blocks from our local Chinatown. I’m going to step out at lunch hour, buy a sharpening stone [...]
No Comments | Tags:How To Clean Your BBQ
Posted June 12, 2006 – 4:26 pm in: BBQ, How ToHere is a great, quick, and non-toxic way to clean your grill, and you can easily do this minutes before a cookout.
You need:
* A bucket of water* A long handled grill brush — the kind with metal bristles* Tongs* A piece of aluminum foil the size of your grill surface
Clean it:
1. Heat up the grill [...]