If you’re a fan of the slow cooker, you know that it can add an incredible amount of convenience to cooking in many ways. You can prepare entire meals with much less effort than slaving over the stove. You can cook for events or meals and be good to go. Understanding the convenience of a…
Salads have a rough reputation for being rabbit food or boring, unsatisfying health food. While salads may be very healthy, the reputation is otherwise entirely unwarranted and needs to be readjusted. With a tiny bit of creativity, salads can become beautiful works of delicious, edible art. Mix and match your vegetables, throw in some fruits…
Yacon syrup is made from the yacon root and is used as a sweetener for tea and coffee. The yacon root is naturally sweet and looks very similar to a potato. Yacon syrup does not contain any additional chemicals and has been to be prebiotic, it also only provides around the third of the calories…
Tuna salads are a perfect lunch food for a hot summer day when you need something flavorful, light, and refreshing. Though you probably grew up eating tuna salad as a quick meal your parents could put together with relatively little effort, tuna salad can be a fantastic choice for all kinds of meals and situations. …
People often overlook table decorations and take them for granted. In most cases, we wouldn’t bother too much with the small details since there is nobody else to impress. In other situations, we spend an entire day to prepare incredible dishes for our guests only to remember that we cannot serve them on an undecorated…
There is just nothing like the simplicity of canned tomatoes to help complete a recipe. There are so many things that you can do with crushed tomatoes – from homemade salsa to lasagna dishes and everything in between. We would be curious to know your favorite ways to use crushed tomatoes and how you mix…
Fondue is so much fun! You get a nice fountain or a dipping pot and you get to make your own creations. Of course, the traditional fondue is in a fondue pot. You can make fondue to your liking and you can enjoy it in so many different ways. Fondue can be catered to almost…
Olive oil is in almost every household and in some is treated with the deference of a fine wine. There are even olive oil clubs. It is healthy and delicious and useful for nearly every aspect of your culinary adventures, so it deserves a permanent, labeled location in your pantry. While many people reach for…
Cointreau makes a great cocktail, but it’s also called for in a wide variety of baking and cooking recipes as well. If you’ve got your heart set on making a specific dish but find yourself without this specialty alcohol, there are a few alternatives that you can reach for instead. So what is the best…
If you’ve just found a beautiful chicken, a prime cut of steak, or even the prettiest pink pork tenderloin you’ve ever laid eyes upon, it’s time to talk brining. You don’t want to risk dry, tough, or chewy meat. You want to do your meat justice and brining is the best way possible to ensure…