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4 of Anthony Bourdain’s Favorite Restaurants
When it comes to food and travel, nobody did both better than Anthony Bourdain. The late chef had a knack for connecting to a culture through its food, a passion that led to successful careers in cooking, writing, and eventually television. Bourdain passed in 2018,...
Kitchen Essentials for Beginners
When stocking a new kitchen, there are several important items needed to cook the simplest of meals. Looking at utensils, cookware, special tools, and appliances are four great places to start. Utensils Some of the most basic utensils are wooden spoons or wooden...
10 Summer Recipes to Cook This Year
Summertime and good food bring family and friends together best. The delicious seasonal ingredients range from peaches to striped bass. Using these abundant supplies, here are a few recipes to make the most of summer meals this year. Watermelon and Feta Salad Full of...
5 Fast and Easy Breakfast Recipes
Since it the first meal of the day, breakfast is the key to unlocking a productive day. Breakfast plays a pivotal role in how people start the day and determines how the rest of the day pans out. Skipping breakfast has the potential of making people feel dull and not...
How to Properly Clean a Cast Iron Pan or Skillet
Every kitchen should have a cast-iron pan or skillet for cooking. These skillets have many great attributes including great heat retention, extreme durability, and a relatively low price-point. Additionally, a cast-iron skillet should last generations making it a...
Utilizing More Roasted Garlic in Your Meals
Another easy way to get the entire family to eat roasted garlic is as a pizza topping. The beauty of making pizza is most herbs and veggies easily compliment each other. In addition to being delicious, it’s a healthy alternative to processed meat pizzas. For instance, using onions, olives, bell peppers, and roasted garlic as pizza toppings provide a serving of vegetables that even the kids want to eat. If not, blending roasted garlic into homemade pizza sauce helps disguise this healthy herb.
Which Foods Should You Avoid Microwaving?
Experts say that people should certainly avoid cooking or reheating boiled eggs. Whether they are shelled or not, microwaving boiled eggs builds pressure inside of them, which then causes the egg to explode. It is also worth mentioning that cooking an egg from the raw state does not give better results either.
What to Know Before Buying an Air Fryer
There are two different air fryers on the market – a convection oven fryer and a basket fryer. The convection oven air fryer is similar to a toaster oven, and the other is a device with a drawer compartment and basket to fry up your food. If you’re looking for additional features and cooking settings, the convection oven air fryer is probably a good choice. Still, if you’re just interested in air frying foods, you can stick with the traditional basket air fryer.
One-Dish Dinners to Make at Home
Cut any vegetables of your choice into long pieces, add shrimp, and stir-fry. Once ready, take a tortilla sheet, spread guacamole, sour dip, and salsa on the sheet, and add the shrimp mixture. Fold the sheet and fix it with a tooth-pick; it’s the easiest-to-make dish since tortilla sheets are ready-made. The preparation time is less than twenty minutes.
10 Kitchen Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
It’s easy to forget to set some butter sticks on the counter about 30 minutes prior to putting your meal together. In a pinch, you may try to soften your butter in the microwave. This will result in the batter spreading too much or your cakes becoming too dense. If you forget to set your butter out, cut it up into smaller portions so that it will soften much quicker.