If dinner is over but you find yourself back in the kitchen, figure out why and what you can do to avoid overeating. Are you really hungry? Don’t reach into the fridge before asking yourself if you really do feel hungry. If yes You probably didn’t get enough calories during the day, so choose a [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Crisp, refreshing, colorful, delicious and healthy are all the words which come to mind when we think of salads. The value of salads in our diet cannot be underestimated. They provide valuable nutrients such as vitamins and minerals, which are not lost through cooking. Salad ingredients were once restricted to the traditional varieties of the [...]
