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5 of the best tips for beginner home cooks, according to Mexican chef Pati Jinich
Mexican chef Pati Jinich shared her best tips for beginners in the kitchen. She said people shouldn’t be intimidated that something will go wrong. She believes that the best cooking, especially in Mexican cuisine, needs space and time. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while…
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Ask an Expert — Cook Smarter, Not Harder: Nine Time-Saving Tips
Meal preparation takes time, and it can be overwhelming on busy days. Consider these nine time-saving kitchen hacks and say goodbye to kitchen stress and hello to more quality time at the table. Prepare staple items (chicken, rice, beans, etc.) once a week. It doesn’t take much longer to prepare extra. Brown rice takes 45-50…
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Documenting the Recipes of Latin America, One Zoom at a Time
For her latest cookbook, “Latinísimo,” Sandra A. Gutierrez found creative ways to meet cooks to document the home cooking of Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Just as Sandra A. Gutierrez was about to embark on a research trip to the 23 cities throughout Latin America that she planned to cover in her fifth…
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Air fryer hot dogs: tips and recipes
Air-frying might be our new favorite way to cook hot dogs Hot dogs are such an easy meal. Since they’re precooked, all you need to do is heat them up, and they’re ready to go. As a matter of fact, you don’t even have to cook them before eating. But why do that? Especially when…
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Ina Garten’s 10 Best Tips For Cooking Pasta
If you’re in the mood for a robust, filling meal that hits all the right spots, pasta alla carbonara is hard to beat. Between the pancetta bits, eggs, parmesan cheese, and heavy cream (sometimes), it’s the perfect post-marathon meal or dish for when you feel like you haven’t eaten in days. But Ina Garten’s recipe…
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11 Tips You Need For Cooking Paella
At its heart, paella is a simple dish with relatively few ingredients considering all of the fantastic aromatics and flavors having a full-out fiesta on your tastebuds with each and every bite. So, what’s the trick to making a traditional Spanish paella with enough flavor to knock your socks off? Well … like most things…
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14 Tips You Need For Making Beef Stew
Beef stew is perfect for dinner in the wintertime. This rich, warm, nourishing dish is bound to warm you right up on a cold night. Because they’re so dense and hearty, root vegetables are traditionally eaten during the winter when other more delicate vegetables are no longer available. And root vegetables are perfect for beef…
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How to cook venison
Nothing heralds the beginning of game season and the change of the summer to autumn than the first venison in our kitchens. It is one of the most delicious meats, with a distinctive gamey flavour, and while it may not be for everyone, for those who love wild meat, it is unbeatable. Venison can have…
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Master ‘The Simple Art of Rice’ with recipes and tips from chef JJ Johnson
Chef JJ Johnson fondly remembers jubilant Sunday dinners at his grandparents’ house in Pennsylvania’s Pocono Mountains. After dinner, they’d leave the table to dance along to the Afro-Cuban sounds of Tito Puente’s music. One constant in those happy memories? Rice. Whether in the form of soupy asopao, seafood paella or basic chicken and rice, it…
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What Is Cardamom? Get to Know the Prized Spice This Baking Season
If you’re thinking about warm spices, the first thing that comes to mind might be cinnamon, ginger, or even pumpkin pie spice! But there’s another must-have spice for the cozy season: cardamom! Also called the “queen of spices,” cardamom is a beloved spice used around the world. It’s especially popular for adding unique flavor to…
