Pasta is probably the greatest gift of Italians to the rest of the world next to pizza. It’s versatile flavor, interesting shapes, and accompanying array of sauces really leaves you wanting more and more. Our goal with this article is to affirm your love of pasta and share some recipes for you to make and enjoy at home with your friends and family. Pasta lovers unite! Complex History for this Complex Carb There …
Winter seasonal traditions go all around the weird behavior stereotypes. People sing on the streets, people randomly kiss because of plants and people exchange friend-party drinking for family-party drinking, which is always weird. But one winter tradition that should be a year-long habit is ham. There are few things as homely as a juice sweating, smoke exhaling ham. Kitchen wise, ham can be intimidating, big pieces of meat always are. Unexperienced cooks dread reheating a …
Sweet potato has been served on tables across the globe since time immemorial. Today, we will be talking about this popular staple that perfectly defines a complete meal. There is nothing more satisfying than having a long stretch at work and munching on a hot home-cooked meal to cap the day off. But sometimes, tired as you are, you wish for nothing but to have food ready in a snap. Luckily, the microwave sitting on …
Eating leftover pizza can be frustrating. From being the most glorious food on its fresh-from-the-oven state, it quickly becomes the dullest and most lifeless food on the planet. Fortunately, there are ways to retrieve its quality and have a superb eating experience as if it was just delivered on your doorsteps. This scoop will tell you how to reheat pizza in two ways – the oven method and the skillet method. How Is The Oven …
Stews have been around since cooking came to be– which as you can imagine is a very long time. Similar to soups, it became more prevalent in the diet of early man with the invention of pots and discovery of fire. Since then, early humans were cooking meats and vegetables in water. The difference between soup and stew? We’ll they are basically the same. But stews have less liquid than soups and usually take longer …
Bacon is basically a requirement on weekend mornings for leisurely breakfasts. But if you don’t have all the time in the world or are just looking for a way to do it faster, the microwave is a quick and easy solution. So can you microwave bacon? The answer is YES! As a bonus, when you microwave bacon, there will be less grease to clean up afterwards. No greasy splatters all over the stovetop and no …
Let’s face it, poultry in the kitchen is a dangerous game. On the plus side, it offers a versatile and quick meat protein option. Any person who cooks on weeknights or practices meal planning has a powerful ally in chicken breasts. They can be baked, grilled or fried, they go well with sauces, salsas, spices, soups, salads and any other complement that begins with an s, or that doesn’t. But greatness carries burden, and, in …
Real breakfasts have eggs. Any kind of eggs, go for it, take your shot with fried, scrambled, boiled or poached. You’ll probably end up with the same boring eggs you have cooked all your life. You know which, the runny whites, not quite fried, the burned wannabe omelets, the eggs that look like soup inside the shell, water with cooked bits all around. Eggs are hard to cook right. It’s not actually in them. They …
So you had a full breakfast. You went all in on the fresh juice, the sunny-side-up eggs with their bacon smile and a big steaming cup of coffee. But that’s not all, as was expected from the heavy, stressful week behind you, you woke up Saturday morning in a state of near starvation. So, on top of the five-star hotel breakfast, you made pancakes. You put your soul into those big, fluffy American style pancakes. …
Is stir fry healthy? It probably depends on whether you are doing it correctly. For the most part, stir frying doesn’t need the things that may make other cooking methods either unhealthy or plain and boring. Unhealthy cooking often resorts to oils or greases that help the food cook evenly and keep the heat inside the food. Fried food consumption is linked to heart disease and weight related conditions like obesity or diabetes. But it …
