Making your own tomato sauce for pasta and pizza is really quite easy. You can use staples that you have on hand (canned …
Grandma knew that nothing beats a freshly baked muffin hot out of the oven. Crumbly but not dry, tender but not falling apart, she would …
Did you know that you can substitute roasted fresh pumpkin for canned pumpkin puree in any recipe that calls for canned pumpkin?
To use fresh …
Here are guidelines for buying and grilling chicken.
Buying Chicken
Buy USDA grade-A chickens for grilling. (Grade-B chickens are tougher and better for soup.)
Check the sell-by date …
We all know that the best way to enjoy berries is straight off the plant, when the sweet and often puckery-sour fruit is sun-drenched …
• When baking, use the best-quality ingredients you can find. Accurately measure them in advance because the slightest variations can make a difference in …
Making your own white frosting is a snap and uses ingredients you probably have on hand.
Combine 4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 cup (1 …
Before slicing, chopping or dicing a bell pepper, you need to remove the stem and seeds. Here’s how:
1. Cut …
Marinades for beef, lamb, pork, chicken and seafood add more than just good taste. They also tenderize tougher cuts of meat and help seal in juices. …
Secrets to Succulent Grilled Steak
Here’s the inside scoop on cooking the juiciest beef steaks:
1. For even cooking, remove the steaks from the refrigerator about 30 minutes …