Pantry Raid: How to Cook Carrots
If you aren't eating carrots regularly, you're missing out on both a tasty side dish and excellent ingredient, and a great source of vitamin A. In fact, carrots can be used in so many different ways, they're one of the most versatile vegetables available. They work...
8 Cool Food Hacks To Make Cooking More Fun
Hacking has become part of the popular culture, and the term has taken on a slightly different meaning from the idea of a hardened computer geek coding his way into your computer to steal your data. These days, hacking more often than not means finding a way to...
Easy Soup Recipes: Cold Cherry Salmorejo Soup
Easy Soup Recipes: Cold Cherry Salmorejo Soup I love a good cold soup in the summer. When it is hot outside, a cold, flavorful soup is the perfect remedy to the heat. With a nice salad and some crusty bread, or even a sandwich, a whole meal can be made without heating...
Sandwich Ideas: Grilled Tofu On Rustic Bread
Sandwich Ideas: Grilled Tofu On Rustic Bread Who doesn't love a hearty sandwich? In summer, I like a hearty sandwich, but I like to keep it light and figure out ways to use my grill to make sandwiches. My place has no air conditioning in the living areas (there is AC...
Hologram Advertising: Coming to an Aisle Near You
Well, it's not flying cars or jet packs, but there is one sign that we're moving into the future: hologram advertising is becoming an actual thing. Believe it or not, companies like Kraft are testing out hologram advertising in supermarkets as a hi-tech way to grab...
5 Ways You’re Creating a Hazardous Food Safety Environment
If you're cooking at home, it's likely that you're dishing up just as many food safety hazards as you are tasty dishes. That's because everything from how you shop for perishables to how you wipe down a cutting board while prepping dinner can affect food safety, and...
Dinner Ideas: Grilled Vegetarian Lasagna
Vegetarian Lasagna - Perfect For Summer My Italian friends bristle when I say I am going to fuss with Italian classics, especially when it is the king of Italian foods - lasagna! It is like a slap in the face to their Nonna! I don't want to disrespect Nonna and I...
Easy Fruit Salad Recipe With Mint Whipped Cream
An Easy Fruit Salad Recipe I, like many, love a good baked dessert. I have trouble turning down a slice of just about any type of pie. But, in the summer, no matter how buttery and flaky I think that pie crust will turn out, sometimes it is difficult to justify...
Confidence In The Kitchen: Getting To Know Your Bakeware
Getting Familiar With Bakeware Bakeware is the foundation of making tasty treats. Sure, there would be no lovin' from the oven without regard to ingredients and the very careful measurement of said ingredients, but bakeware is very important. One of the most important...
Pantry Raid: How to Cook Pork Chops
Sometimes all you need is a great, big juicy piece of pork. And what's the first thing that comes to mind when you think a pork dinner? Pork chops, of course! And once you learn how to prep and cook pork chops, you'll have a solid dinner standby that's delicious and...