Seasoning and Care of Cast Iron Cookware
Posted June 12, 2007 – 7:25 pm in: How To, Tips, Tools and EquipmentSeasoning Cast Iron
Seasoned Cast Iron can be considered the “grandfather” to today’s “non-stick” cookware. Cast Iron Cookware must be seasoned properly and it will last a life-time.
New Pans
Heat the oven to 250o - 300o
Coat the pan with lard or bacon grease. Don’t use a liquid vegetable oil because it will leave a sticky surface and [...]
Video lessons to develop your cooking technique
Posted June 4, 2007 – 2:17 pm in: How To, Tools and EquipmentFood Network Canada has added a new section to the video centre of their website. They’ve posted 40 videos covering a broad range of cooking techniques. (Hoping to have 100 videos by summer’s end.)
Each video follows this format: a definition of the technique being shown, the tools needed and a demonstration of the technique. The clips range from [...]
Watch Cooking Videos Online at FoodTV.ca
Posted April 2, 2007 – 7:42 pm in: How To, Tips, Tools and EquipmentWatch your Food Network Canada hosts prepare recipes, learn tips and techniques or catch show episodes with new online videos.
Video - Food Network Canada
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Food Bites - February 16
Posted February 16, 2007 – 10:59 am in: Bread, Coffee, Dessert, European, Holiday Recipes, How To, Indian, Main Dish, Mediterranean, One Pot Meals, Oriental, Pasta, Pork, Poultry, Slow Cooker, Tools and EquipmentArroz Con Pollo Recipe – the classic Spanish chicken and rice dish.
Chocolate-covered cars – a waste of good chocolate.
No-Knead Bread – A bread recipe that requires no kneading, but takes plenty of time.
Love is a big rare roast – Lynette creates one of her great sounding meals for Valentine’s Day. Lucky Cakes!
The Fundamentals Of Running [...]
Rice-Cooker Spanish Rice
Posted January 29, 2007 – 12:20 pm in: Mediterranean, One Pot Meals, Side Dish, Tools and EquipmentUse your rice cooker to prepare more than just plain rice.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
jalapeños, seeded and diced fine
1 small red onion, chopped
1 green pepper, cored, seeded and diced
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
1 teaspoon fresh thyme
1 small yellow summer squash, diced
1 red pepper, cored, seeded and diced
1 1/2 cups Arborio rice (short grain)
1 3/4 [...]
The Toaster Updated
Posted January 17, 2007 – 9:04 pm in: Tools and EquipmentThis beauty should have been on the floor at last week’s CES. This glide toaster won first prize in the Ceramics for Breakfast contest at designboom. I could see pulling this out for guests at the breakfast table.
George Watson, the designer, says:
“There has been little development of the toaster since the start of the century, [...]
3-D Cookie Cutter Set
Posted January 6, 2007 – 5:24 pm in: Baking, Cookies, Tools and EquipmentThis looks like a fun variation on your standard cookie cutters.
Our 3-D cookie cutters make it EASY to stand out! Celebrate every occasion with your own fun creations. 12 plastic cookie cutters make 6 playful designs, including a teddy bear, unicorn, airplane, sailboat, dolphin and dinosaur. Simply fit the baked pieces together, decorate and [...]
Organize Your Kitchen
Posted January 3, 2007 – 3:03 pm in: Tips, Tools and EquipmentThe Denver Post has some suggestions getting your kitchen organized.
You’ve spent far too much time in the kitchen over the past few weeks, roasting turkeys, mixing vinaigrettes, sauteeing vegetables, baking pies. You and your kitchen have been through the ringer, and it’s hard to imagine ever setting foot back in there again. Besides, the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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