Let’s get real… salad is a big old fail. Some of us have learned to love it, and some of us even legitimately adore it, but reality is that lots of people hate salad and force themselves to eat it to stay healthy. It’s totally ok to admit it.
She hated that she couldn’t remember
My grandmother was an incredible cook and baker. Everyone in the family used to beg for her recipes. Sadly, she never considered herself talented in the kitchen; in fact, she believed the opposite.
Turkey in a Time Warp
When turkeys defy the space-time continuum. And what did we learn from this little situation?
4 Ways Cooking Can Increase Your Confidence
There is a certain confidence that comes with cooking that happens. Just like an artist, the perfect stroke of a brush is like cutting, seasoning, boiling, and preparing. The smell is just the beginning of the bliss that comes with completing, serving, and finally eating your delicious meal. With any accomplishment, our confidence increases, and we feel good. Cooking can bring out the badass in us all. There are five ways that cooking can increase your confidence.
How to Cut a Recipe in Half, the Easy Way
Have you ever found a recipe that you wanted to make but the servings were for a super large amount? A couple weeks back I found a great cookie recipe, but it made 115 cookies. Of course I didn’t even think to split the recipe in half, instead I tried to make the whole batch in my 5-quart KitchenAid mixer. Let’s just say it was NOT the best way to make cookies. I needed to use 2 of my largest stainless steel bowls to make it work, and I had dough flying all over the kitchen. What a nightmare!
How to Roast Vegetables, Perfectly
First and foremost, roasted vegetables are amazing because they’re delicious. When cooked properly, the sweetness of the veggies shine through (yes, vegetables can be sweet), and the flavor is heightened by an unbelievable crisp on the outside. It’s the perfect union of texture and flavor. Think savory on the outside, sweet on the inside.
The beauty of roasted vegetables is that they’re a great way to get an extra serving of veggies into your day, and they’re also handy for using up vegetables when you have too many hiding in your fridge. When you’ve overdone it at the grocery store or farmer’s market (hooray summer!) and have too many vegetables on hand, making a big batch of roasted vegetables is a phenomenal option and prevents food waste/saves money.
How to Cook A Perfect Steak – 5 Pro Tips
Ahhh, how to cook a perfect steak. While steak is easily one of the most popular meals in the country, the thought of dishing up steak for dinner causes a panic for many home cooks. It doesn’t have to be that way. With the right skills and just a bit of practice, you can dish up perfect, restaurant-worthy steaks at home in less than 30 minutes.
4 Tricks for Epic Dinner Salads
We all know how important it is to eat salads, and dinner salads are fast, healthy way to get dinner on the table. Unfortunately, too many people think of salad as that boring green stuff that restaurants sneak in before you get your steak and fries. I’m going to try to change the “salad stigma” and show you that, by following four simple tricks, you can create awesome, delicious salads you’ll happily eat, even as a main meal.
How to Sharpen Your Sense of Taste and Broaden Your Palate
When I was growing up, my dad had this weird theory about food. It goes something like this: All food is “good” because otherwise, it wouldn’t be considered food. Someone somewhere must have tasted it and had a favorable reaction to feel like eating it again, and then feed it to his or her family.
My dad said he learned it from a philosophy professor when he was an undergrad at UC Berkeley, but I suspect he just made it up to get me to eat “All The Things” when I was a kid. The thing is, though, it kind of makes sense. Your sense of taste is part biology, part preference, and part experience.
How to Make Perfect Eggs, 4 Ways
Learning how to make perfect eggs is something we get asked about A LOT. If you’re intimidated by cooking eggs, you’re not alone. While they are a breakfast favorite all around the world, many home cooks cringe at the idea of poaching or scrambling eggs themselves. I’m going to change that. With good quality eggs, a few basic utensils, and solid technique, I’m positive even the noobiest cooking noobs can start dishing up delicious eggs from their kitchen.