Oils 101

Oils

Canola oil? Olive Oil? Vegetable oil? Extra Virgin? If you don’t know what to look for, the cooking oil aisle in your grocery store can be overwhelming. Choosing the right oil is an important step in cooking and armed with a little information you’ll make the best choice for the task at hand. There are Hungry for more?

How to Make a Vinaigrette

Vinaigrette

Making a vinaigrette is more technique than recipe. Once you know the basics, you’re free to mix up the ingredients (pun intended) to suit your tastes. Vinaigrettes consist of a fat and an acid. The fat is typically oil. Acids include vinegars and citrus juices like orange, lemon and lime. Oil and vinegar don’t Hungry for more?

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