Calling All Singles - Cooking for Busy Lives
?If you have the lifestyle where you eat out or order take-out every night, you can really get tired of it and it?s so expensive?, says cooking expert Marybeth Gregg, ?so why not learn to cook with ease, and actually enjoy it?? ?There is more to life than pizza and popcorn. Be a little adventurous. With just a few simple secrets, you can create a great meal for yourself and others.?, say this active business owner who offers tips to making...
Recipes From Around the World Right in Your Kitchen
One of the most enjoyable parts of travel is to taste the foods that are indigenous to different countries and cultures.If you judge Mexican food by local restaurants you would miss the incredible variety of moles for Oaxaca, for example. The stews of Hunan province are not served in Chinese restaurants and African food is hard to find outside of large cities.But traveling to all these regions to sample these wonderful cuisines is...
"Cooking with Love- Just in Time for Valentine's Day"
?Cooking with Love in the Kitchen - Just in Time for Valentines Day" ♥ by Marybeth Gregg---------------------------------------Remember when you made a homemade card for your first girlfriend or boy friend and they were so happy they couldn?t stop smiling? You couldn?t figure out what you did that was so great but as you got older you began to realize that giving is best when we give not just ?things?, but when we give of...
'Tis the Season for the Perfect Bowl of Texas Chiliplain tomato sauce (Not Spaghetti Sauce!!)
2 tablespoons lime juice
7 cups water
5 tablespoons masa harina (corn flour) or 3 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with water to form a slurry
Serves 10-12
1. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the Chili mix. Mix the remainder with ? cup water to form thick paste; set aside. Toss beef cubes with 2 teaspoons salt in large bowl; set aside.
2. Fry bacon in large Dutch oven over medium-low heat until fat renders and...
10 Convenient Ways To Eliminate Food Poisoning With Your MicrowaveCover foods with a lid or a microwave-safe plastic wrap to hold in moisture and provide safe, even heating.
7. After reheating foods in the microwave oven, allow standing time. Then, use a clean food thermometer to check that food has reached 165 ?F.
Proper Containers
8. Only use cookware that is specially manufactured for use in the microwave oven and that is labeled for microwave oven use.
9. Plastic storage containers such...
10 Critical Ways To A Perfectly Food-Safe Kitchencancer. Don?t cook food partially and leave it to cook later.
7. Wash your hands thoroughly with an antibacterial soap before and after cooking.
8. Wash vegetables thoroughly. Wash all lentils, legumes, rice, etc. with lots of water. These are often treated with powder, polish, and even colors, to make them attractive.
9. When you want to use leftovers, heat them to a high temperature so that any bacteria that may have multiplied in the...
10 Deadly Bacteria That Can Get In Your Food (And How To Stop Them From Getting There)/>
The cardinal rule of safe food preparation in the home is: Keep everything clean.
The cleanliness rule applies to the areas where food is prepared and, most importantly, to the cook. Wash hands with warm water and soap for at least 20 seconds before starting to prepare a meal and after handling raw meat or poultry. Cover long hair with a net or scarf, and be sure that any open sores or cuts on the hands...
10 Dishes Every New Bride or Groom Must Know How to Make!
Okay, you've either gotten married or are planning to pretty soon. Congratulations! I'm sure you're aware that this means you will be responsible for at least half the meals you and your loved one will eat from here on out! Not to mention future children, your visiting family members and - of course - inlaws. A while back, one of my young daughters (who I hope wasn't getting any ideas), asked me which 10 recipes I thought every...
10 Simple Ways To Safely Store Foodinsulated container to keep them frozen until you get home. If foods defrost on the way home and you re-freeze them in a domestic freezer, large ice crystals will form and can rupture cell membranes in the food allowing nutrients to escape. Keep frozen foods frozen to maintain quality, as bacteria will begin to multiply when the food is thawed.
Storing Meat Products
7. Fresh meat, chicken, and fish always carry some bacteria so these foods must always be...
10 Smoky Tips To BBQ Food Safelyvery fast on the outside. Use a food thermometer to be sure the food has reached a safe internal temperature. Whole poultry should reach 180? F; breasts, 170? F. Hamburgers made of ground beef should reach 160? F; ground poultry, 165? F. Beef, veal, and lamb steaks, roasts and chops can be cooked to 145? F. All cuts of pork should reach 160? F. NEVER partially grill meat or poultry and finish cooking later.
7. Keep Hot Food Hot
After cooking meat and poultry on...
