Cooking Basics
How To Carve a Chicken
Watch this video to learn how to carve a chicken (and it’s basically the same thing for turkey, too.) Then check out my facebook page to see how to enter a giveaway to win an 8″ Wusthof chef’s knife!
Read MoreHow to Cook Beans
This is the fourth in a series of answer posts to reader-submitted questions. Many of these questions and answers were incorporated into the revised edition of the Learn to Cook book. How to Cook Dried Beans To cook beans from scratch, the first step is to sort the beans. If you usually skip that step,…
Read MoreHomemade Chicken Stock
Making your own chicken stock is easy, healthy, and budget-friendly! It’s a great way to use vegetable scraps and get the most out of your chicken dinner. What I do is save my onion, celery, carrot, parsley, and garlic trimmings in a bag in the freezer. Sometimes I include green bean ends, potato peels, and…
Read MoreLearn to Cook: Oils
This is the third in a series of answer posts to reader-submitted questions. Some of these posts may be incorporated into the revised edition of the Learn to Cook book. If I’ve left out any information, or if anything is unclear, please tell me in the comments section so that I can amend this post. Thank…
Read MoreLearn To Cook with Butter – Clarified Butter – Creaming Butter
This is the first in a series of answer posts to reader-submitted questions. Some of these posts may be incorporated into the revised edition of the Learn to Cook book. If I’ve left out any information, or if anything is unclear, please tell me in the comments section so that I can amend this post.…
Read MoreCucumber Salad
Cucumber Salad Recipe Video – scroll down for recipe Subscribe to my YouTube channel to get notified of new videos. Cucumber salad a great thing to make the day before a big party because it just gets better in the fridge for the first couple days. After that, it’s still good, but definitely best if…
Read MoreFancy Gourmet Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Gourmet Grilled cheese sandiches video – scroll down for recipe cards Grilled cheese sandwiches are an unavoidable part of learning to feed yourself. Many were the late nights and early mornings of my younger years fueled by a grilled cheese. Sometimes, the only thing between my head and the floor was a quick and toasty…
Read MoreRoasted Asparagus with Chili Oil and Lemon
Roasted Asparagus with Chili Oil and Lemon Recipe Video (scroll down for printable recipe) Roasting, if you are unawares, is most likely the best thing you can do to any vegetable. Asparagus takes particularly well to this treatment. Once roasted, it becomes sweet and juicy with a good, toothsome texture. I’m not really sure what…
Read MoreMeatloaf with Spicy Tomato Gravy
Derrr, I’m not really sure what I can tell you about Meat Loaf that you don’t already know. I mean, he only created one of the BEST SELLING ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. And then invented one of the MOST FAMOUS RECIPES OF ALL TIME. I mean, come on. The guy’s a genius right? Bat Out…
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