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Handy Cooking Oil Smoke-Point Chart

Posted in Fixes & Tips, Food
on March 29, 2022

These days, I find myself choosing my cooking oil not only by flavor profile, but also by smoke point. The smoke point is, (more...)

The Hidden Ingredients in Every Recipe, Part 3

Posted in Announcements, Fixes & Tips
on April 11, 2020

Hidden ingredients numbers 1 and 2: Tools and Temperature. What’s your guess for hidden ingredient number 3? It's TIME. Here’s the hidden time (more...)

The Hidden Ingredients in Every Recipe, Part 2 of 3

Posted in Announcements, Fixes & Tips
on April 10, 2020

We talked yesterday about the fact that the need for special tools is almost never called out at the beginning of a recipe. (more...)

The Hidden Ingredients in Every Recipe, Part 1 of 3

Posted in Announcements, Fixes & Tips
on April 9, 2020

When you were first learning to cook, did anyone encourage you to read all the way through the recipe before you started the (more...)

Meal Planning?! Who Really Does That??

Posted in Fixes & Tips, New Methods
on March 2, 2020

Well, starting a couple of months ago, I do. Planning meals a week in advance sounds like a tedious chore that will result (more...)

How Do I Get That Stuff Off the Bottom of My Favorite Pan??

Posted in Fixes & Tips, New Methods
on February 19, 2020

As my son was preparing to move out on his own, I of course reminded him that lots of his favorite recipes were (more...)

Your Personal Carry-Along Cookbook

Posted in Fixes & Tips
on May 7, 2019

A few years ago, I decided I wanted to be able to cook my favorite (but not memorized) recipes from something smaller than (more...)

Strategic Eating: The Right Food at the Right Time

Posted in Fixes & Tips, Food
on April 20, 2019

You may have heard people say that warm milk can help you sleep. You've probably experienced the difficulty of staying alert after having (more...)