HOW TO SKIN A FISH FILLET
In the past week, I’ve heard two talk show hosts mention that they liked a fish dish and wanted to learn to prepare it but were at a loss as to how to remove the skin before cooking. Read more
Posts tagged ‘tips’
Sep 25
Family Meal Planning Efficiency During the Week
In my last posting, I talked about the fact that in the fall, when activities start up, especially after school opens, schedules fill up so fast, even into the evening hours, that many people get really stressed. It takes time to adjust to new routines and frequently the first casualties are meals, most especially the family dinner. Read more
CHICKEN: TO RINSE OR NOT TO RINSE
About 5 yrs. ago all the chefs began touting “brining” poultry. My family has been “soaking” it in salted water, before cooking, for generations because salt draws the blood. Unlike other meats, residual blood in poultry toughens the meat and taints the taste. Read more
Quick Weekday Dinner Recipes for Busy Families
With fall here and school open, for many there’s not only an adjustment to the day time schedule, but to the evening, and often the night time ones as well. More importance is given to extra-curricular activities, and now with reduced P.E. in many districts there’s a concerted effort to fit sports programs into after school hours, weekends and even evenings. Read more
REAP THE FALL – Fresh, Frozen and Canned Produce Recipes
Before starting this week’s posting I have some announcements to make. On Labor Day, September 2, my article; “Hello September” was featured on the new on-line food magazine The Bwyd (thebwyd.com). Read more
Basic Sauces Explained – Recipes for your favorite basic Sauces
A friend, who’s a really savvy cook, read me the riot act, via email, right after last week’s posting appeared. Quite rightly, he pointed out that I had confused sauces identity by incorrectly lumping them with gravies. Read more
Savvy Sauce Recipes – Advanced Sauce Techniques
Those of you who read last week’s blog on sauce recipes will have realized that sauces, in their classic forms, can be tricky, time consuming, possibly expensive, to make and certainly no friend to any type of diet. Read more
Making your own Sauce – Sauce Recipes and Tips
If I were asked to define a sauce, I would say that it is a fluid which accompanies other ingredients enhancing the flavor and/or texture of the finished dish with which it is served. Read more
