Recipes and package directions are your instructions for preparing food. Though you may have looked at them as you made your shopping list or while you were in the store, you will need to reread them now.
Recipes in cookbooks, magazines and also in the internet can be arranged in several different formats, or ways to [...]
Here is a quick list of ingredient substitutes in case some ingredients are not readily available.
You can also save time and money if you learn master this list. Try to take note of the differences when using one ingredient or its substitute for you to assess which is more favorable to your taste.
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Herbs and spices can add zest and flavor to many kinds of foods. The following guidelines will help you use them to best advantage.
Most recipes call for dried herbs, unless otherwise indicated. If you are substituting fresh herbs, use approximately four times of the dried amount (eg. 1 teaspoon of fresh chopped basil instead of [...]
Cooking chicken in the microwave is convenient, but the correct timing is very important, particularly for breast. The trick to evenly cooked chicken is to elevate the breast off the flat cooking container. A meat rack that is microwave safe is best used, but you may also use chopsticks, evenly spaced in your baking dish, [...]
Read the recipe from beginning to end first, and make sure you understand all the instructions.
Prepare and measure out all the ingredients before you begin cooking and have them all in reach.
Take down all utensils and serving dishes you will need before you begin, and have them within reach.
Clean as you [...]
Exact measurement is necessary in order to be successful in cooking. The utensils are the standard measuring cups, set of measuring spoons, table of weights and measurements, and a set of weights in terms of grams, kilos, etc.
All dry ingredients must be sifted first before measuring. If not, the weight will be greater. In [...]
Bake – to cook by dry and continuous heat
Barbeque – to roast whole
Baste – to moisten (meat or fish) with drippings, butter, etc. while cooking
Batter – to pound or beat
Beat – to strike repeatedly
Bisque – a thick rich soup made from meat or fish
Blanch – to whiten or remove
Blend – to mix
Braise – to [...]
Blender – a machine used for blending
Carajay/Wok – a deep pan
Cheese Cutter – used for cutting cheese
Coffee Maker – any of various utensils in which cofee is brewed
Colander – a perforated vessel for straining liquids etc.
Cookie Press – an implement consisting of a hallow barrel to hold cookie dough
Cookie Sheet – a flat rectangle [...]
