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Cooking Measurements and the Inexperienced Coo

Do cooking measurements matter When a recipe calls for a pinch of this and a dash of that does it really matter how much you put in What will happen if you leave an ingredient out If you re an inexperienced cook you wonder about the answers to these and other questions. Let s take the mystery out of cooking measurements once and for all.What s a Pinch or a Dash A pinch of an ingredient usuall.....More on Mexican Cooking

Don t Be Afraid of Cooking An Easter Ha

Ham is the main dish that people all over the world cook and eat for the Easter Holidays and for other large family gatherings. Cooking Easter ham is a tradition in many families. The custom of cooking ham at Easter seems to go back as far as William the Conqueror. You can use a whole bone in ham score it and stick in a few cloves maybe put on a paste of some brown sugar and mustard then seal .....More on Mexican Cooking

History Of Colonial Cooking

Colonial cooking varied by class level as to what was served but no matter what was served food was an important part of the culture. Dinner conversations sometimes lasted well into the night. Fresh food could only be served in season. Sometimes food could be saved by smoking or curing. If a family wanted a chicken they went out in the morning killed it and cooked it eating it for breakfast lun.....More on Mexican Cooking

Simplest Pot Roast Eve

Pot roasts of generations past are not as forgotten as you may think. With just a few minutes prep time and the simplest pot roast recipe ever you will be well on your way to a terrific pot roast supper.Pot roasts are inexpensive cuts beef legs or beef shoulder that when slow cooked with fresh vegetables turns into a delightful home cooked meal. For many cooks who have never tried cooking a pot ro.....More on Mexican Cooking

The Perfect Mashed Potat

Mash Potato Mash Spud Mash.Which ever way you say it it conjures up images of comfort food.Smooth creamy mash with sausages chops and gravy peas and gravy mum s stew . The list goes on.But as with most things in life not all Potato Mash is created equally.If it is too runny too floury too lumpy or too tasteless it is just not going to make the grade.The first issue to the perfect ma.....More on Mexican Cooking

Easy Way To Turn A Ho Hum Dinner Party Into A Smashing Succes

You have prepared all month. You even had invitations engraved and bought a new cookbook to serve something new and different. You asked a wine expert which vintage went best with which. You were prepared There is little doubt that whether it be a business meeting a dinner party or a casual rendezvous the leader sets the tone .If you are having a cocktail or dinner party or combination of .....More on Mexican Cooking

Soup The Perfect Comfort Foo

When you ve had a long day or are fighting a nasty cold there just isn t anything better than a good cup of soup. There s just something about a bowl of that warm liquid that makes you feel better no matter what happened. Let s take a look at what makes soup the perfect comfort food and of course share a recipe for the soup of all soups. You ll have to keep reading to find out what it .....More on Mexican Cooking

The Food in Puerto Rico A Gringo s Loo

Before I visited Puerto Rico for the first time I asked my girlfriend What kinds of food should I expect With a puzzled look she replied that Puerto Rico has all kinds of food and restaurants. What was I thinking After visiting and subsequently moving to San Juan I think I can begin to describe what culinary offerings are available to the would be visitor.There are two main types of cuisine .....More on Mexican Cooking

Part 2 Seafood As A Functional Foo

In part one of this series I said that I thought seafood was a functional food a food that has the ability to prevent disease or in some cases reduce existing conditions to the point they become manageable. I believe this to be true because of my own experience and from the literature that I have read suggesting this to be true.Seafood has many of the nutrients minerals fatty acids and amino.....More on Mexican Cooking

The Basics Of Southern Cooking

Southern cooking reflects the history and past economics of the region. These individuals made do with what was grown from the ground which explains why cornmeal was very popular grain in the south because not much wheat could be grown. The Native Americans taught these individuals how to use plants and game for food. The African Americans taught them how to use black eyed peas okra sweet sorgh.....More on Mexican Cooking

How To Cook Por

There are a lot of ways that you can learn when you want to know how to cook pork. Depending on what pork recipe you like you will have to find a recipe for it. The recipe will tell you how to cook pork for that particular dish. You just need to make sure that the temperature of the pork is 160 degrees F. for it to be considered done. Here are some tips that you want to follow when you are cooking.....More on Mexican Cooking

How to Cook Kal

Growing up in the South I knew exactly three kinds of cooked greens cabbage turnip greens and collard greens. Today though the produce aisles of the stores I shop are overflowing with a huge variety of greens many of which were exotic to me until fairly recently. Kale for example.Actually though kale is just a form of cabbage but one in which the leaves do not form a head. In this it re.....More on Mexican Cooking