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…

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…

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…

We can probably all agree that the best part of the muffin is the muffin top. The fact that it tends to be slightly crisp on the outside and fluffy in the middle makes it so much better than the bottom part, with its fluffy interior but slightly limp exterior. While all this sounds well…

Stock image | Photo by Prostock-Studio/iStock/Getty Images Plus, St. George News FEATURE — When you are busy, it is easy for menu planning and healthy eating to be put on the back burner. But it doesn’t have to be that way. With a few tips and tricks, you can find ways to balance a chaotic busy…

​​Griffin Baum is the author of a cookbook that features recipes, cooking techniques and recommendations on how to organize a kitchen. But Baum is not a chef. He’s a neurosurgeon who specializes in spinal surgery, and for years he’s heard from his patients that cooking is a challenge. “I always ask my patients, what’s something that you…

Ina, Emeril, Giada. Mashama, Vivian, and Kwame. Today, we’re all blessed with a seemingly-endless library of free online cooking lessons from chefs who are so world-famous, they only need one name. But long before those celeb chefs graced our small screens, most of us learned our very first cooking lessons at home from a couple other…

If you’ve ever watched a seasoned Southern cook in the kitchen, you’ll find that there are certain things they just know. Their biscuits are fluffier, their sweet tea is just perfect. They always seem to know what to serve, and how to make ingredients taste their best. Those lessons might have been passed down from…

These delightful French cookies can be tricky for even the most seasoned bakers, but these tips and tricks will put them well within reach. In the baking world, French macarons, an almond sandwich cookie consisting of two meringue shells filled with ganache, buttercream or jam, are known as a particularly tricky confection with a high…