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:Dine Alberta Listings
Posted August 25, 2006 – 9:15 am in: Links, News, TipsAlberta Beekeepers http://www.albertabeekeepers.org
Alberta Beef Producers http://www.albertabeef.org
Alberta Elk Commission http://www.albertaelk.com
Alberta Farm Fresh Producers Association http://www.albertafarmfresh.com
Alberta Lamb Commission http://www.albertalamb.com
Alberta Pork http://www.albertapork.ca
Alberta Wapiti Products Co-op (AWAPCO) http://www.wapitiriver.com
Alberta White-tail and Mule Deer Association http://www.albertadeer.com/
Big Rock Breweries http://www.bigrockbeer.com
Bison Producers of Alberta http://www.bisoncentre.com
Chomp Around Alberta http://www.chomparoundalberta.com
Fruit Growers Society of Alberta http://www.albertafruit.com
Potato Growers of Alberta http://www.albertapotatoes.ca
Travel Alberta (Edmonton TDR) http://www1.travelalberta.com/
Alberta Agriculture, Food [...]
No Comments | Tags:How to create edible food photos with food styling
Posted August 22, 2006 – 9:59 am in: Tips, Tools and EquipmentNot only is Benjamin Christie a world-class chef, but he does a pretty good job of illustrating his recipe blog with photographs. In this post he gives an overview of the equipment and steps he uses to create perfect food shots. You’ll find a number of helpful tips to improve your food photography.
Food Photography and [...]
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:Interpreting the Menu
Posted June 7, 2006 – 12:15 pm in: Definitions, How To, TipsDoris Mathews was not amused when she called to complain about one of my reviews: the one where I praised the chef’s amuse-bouche and dissed his panna cotta. “Say what?” she exclaimed, explaining how she had pulled out her dictionary and — even then — had no idea what I was talking about.
Menu-speak. It’s a [...]