Choosing fresh fish
Tips

Tips for Choosing Fresh Fish

Choosing fresh fish to buy can be tricky if you don’t know what to look for. Here are a few tips to make your next trip to the fish market a breeze. Tips for Choosing […]

Bacon Cheddar Cheese Ball
Appetizers

How to Make a Bacon Cheddar Cheese Ball

Cheese balls may have had their heyday in the 70s but they’re still a delicious and easy appetizer you can make ahead for your next get together. How to Make a Bacon Cheddar Cheese Ball […]

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Tools

Roasting Pan

Roasting pans are heavy, deep (at least 3 inches), usually rectangular pans with handles. They’re fitted with a removable metal rack and are used for cooking whole poultry, fish or large cuts of meat. The […]

How to make a basic cream sauce
Techniques

How to Make a Basic Cream Sauce

Yes, cream sauce. I know the world’s on a diet, but cream sauce in moderation is a wonderful thing. Here’s how to make it. How to Make a Basic Cream Sauce 1. Saute about a […]

Dark Meat vs White Meat
Tips

Carryover Cooking

Imagine you’re food. You’ve been chopped, marinated and placed in a 350-degree oven for an hour. Some kind cook decides you’ve had enough and takes you out of the oven, yet despite the cooler clime […]

Cream of Tartar
Tools

What is Cream of Tartar?

Cream of tartar, or potassium acid tartrate if you want to get chemical about it, is a fine, white powder made by purifying and grinding the crystals that form inside wine barrels during the wine-making […]

Techniques

How to Toast Nuts

Toasting nuts gives them a deeper flavor and a nice brown color. Here are three simple ways to toast them. Oven Spread nuts on a baking sheet in an even layer. Bake for 5-10 minutes […]