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Kitchen Cooking terms 5.0
In this edition of "Kitchen Cooking terms", I have decided to go with cooking items that may not be essential, however, they are very handy to have in anyone's kitchen. These are tools that make life a lot easier in the kitchen, and less time consuming to cook your famous meals. Handy tools around the kitchen [caption id="attachment_1339"...
Coriander and Cumin Rubbed Pork Chops
[caption id="attachment_1272" align="aligncenter" width="803" caption="All ingredients here except cloves of garlic (subbed garlic salt)"][/caption] I like pork chops, and I wanted to try something new, so I looked it up on the web, and found this recipe. As well, since I got my new spice rack, I wanted to try spices in my cooking (especially...
Homemade Honey Garlic Sauce: Try it with French Fries!
[caption id="attachment_1228" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="Olive oil, Garlic salt, and Honey!"][/caption] A very simple recipe for a good 'ole' favourite: French fries. I find that sometimes I get bored with ketchup, and all the other dips, so I thought what haven't I tried on French fries? My answer was quite simply, honey garlic...
Kitchen Cooking terms 4.0
Welcome back for another installment of kitchen terms! This week I decided to veer away from sharp blades and concentrate on: Small appliances! Yes, that's right...electrical appliances in the kitchen! Who doesn't like gadgets? For that matter, most of the kitchen appliances I will be talking about are "useful gadgets". That makes these things...
Kitchen Cooking terms 3.0
The importance of kitchen knives is unmistakable when cooking, however, which ones do we really need to use and own if we aren't a chef? I have collated (5) common kitchen knives that I think are important in a basic kitchen. Anyhow, in the upcoming editions of "Kitchen Cooking terms" I'll come back to knives again, and discuss more specialty...
Healthy Foods that Pack a Punch!
[caption id="attachment_877" align="alignright" width="77" caption="Fist of fury"][/caption] The other day, as I was in the process of cleaning clutter, I almost threw out some interesting food and health information found on a card by the "The Cancer Research Society Inc." (Canada). So, I am in debt to them for their good research which I am...
Link: Kraft doesn’t break the bank
Continuing in my theme of making food but saving money, I wanted to point you in the direction of another suggestion. Now I don't condone the use of Kraft Dinner, but Kraft is a pretty good company to keep your eyes on when you're trying to stay in the affordable food realm. From peanut butter recipes to cheeses or even jello (yes, they're with...
Kitchen Cooking terms 2.0
[caption id="attachment_690" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Dry ingredients only!"][/caption] dry measuring cups: Dry measuring cups are used only for dry goods like: flour, sugar, rice, and dry pastas. Most sets have cups with the measurements of 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup, and 1/4 cup. If you got a set of cups with more measurement sizes, you...
Link: Potato Chips, the cheap way
If you're like me, and if you're reading this article chances are pretty high, you know that the best meals in life are free. Now I don't mean to start this off on the wrong foot, this recipe is cheap but isn't made for free. A lot of people right now are making a lot of hype about "recession this" and "recession that" - but I'm not seeing much...
Kitchen Cooking terms 1.0
[caption id="attachment_483" align="aligncenter" width="243" caption="stir fast!"][/caption] whisk: A whisk is usually a metallic object that is made up of coils that that connect at the handle. They form what looks like the skeleton of a club. It is used to stir the ingredients (usually dry combining with wet ingredients) into a mixture that...