Category: Lessons
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Kitchen timers and why you need them
Kitchen timers will change the way you cook Kitchen timers are the key to making things perfect. I find it oddly uncommon for people use timers when they are cooking at home. These things are small elements that can change everything when it comes to cooking. And it is the tools that we use in…
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Rich and Savory Tomato Sauce
The base to a lot of amazing things is a good tomato sauce. It is a delicious representation of the full flavor that the humble tomato has. Unlike a quicker pomodoro sauce, the tomato sauce is not chunky, but smooth and complex. It has a deeper more caramelized flavor lended from the longer cooking time…
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How to: Brine A Chicken the easy way
Brining a chicken is not necessary, but it is delicious. To brine is the process of using wet or dry ingredients to preserve and season food while enhancing tenderness and flavor. You enhance the flavor through the additions of herbs and spices in the brining process. Similar to marinating, you would take the ingredients, apply…
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A no frills super simple pie crust
A simple pie crust recipe is something to always have in your back pocket. They are extremely useful and can be used for both sweet and savory applications. Such as my quiche or pumpkin pie recipes. It’s super simple to make too! It can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for…
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How to Make Homemade Tomato Paste: A Step-by-Step Guide
Tomato Paste (Conserva) Tomato paste, when made by hand is a loving and caring process. And when done as such, you will create something that when you eat it, tastes like love and care. Making this with fresh tomatoes at the peak of their season is the key to this recipe. You may do it…
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Food Thermometers: You Need One
Why You Need One These things are a MUST HAVE in every kitchen! Food thermometers are a staple in all professional kitchens and should be in your home as well. They will actually save people from getting sick. And make things taste and cook much better as well as cover your butt and give you…
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Norwegian Independence Day
The History of Norwegian Independence Day Norwegian Independence day is celebrated every May 17 in Norway. The constitution day, also known as Syttende Mai, is an official public holiday celebrating the signing of the Norwegian Constitution in 1814. Passing in a unanimous vote, it was then signed the following day on may 17 of that…
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You need to buy an oven thermometer now
And it will change the way you look at your oven So I was having a conversation with my mom the other day and she said that i should talk about on this on here. She mentioned her frustrations with the accuracy with ovens and how they never quite get the temperature she needs to…
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Never forget acid (not that acid)
Why acid matters Acid is a key component when it comes to cooking things right. It helps bring all of the flavors together and balance them. It is of course not the only thing needed as balance needs at least two things to be, well… balanced. More often than not when a dish doesn’t taste…
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Make Stock. It’s what you need to do with leftover food scraps.
What do you do with the scraps of meat when you are ready to cook? Throw them out? WHY? There is no reason to be wasting perfectly good pieces of meat, bone, or tendon. That can be the perfect base for a stock. There is so much flavor left in those scraps just waiting to…