How to Cook French Onion Soup in Stoneware Ramekins from Scratch + Video
Cooler weather is approaching & I’m breaking out all of my Fall recipes… …Soups, stews, casseroles cooking in the oven, baking things, and using different methods to cook than in other seasons. Long simmering, flavorful stocks & broths adorn our taste buds, and we crave it as soon as football season hits, don’t we? Well, here in North America, we do… Root vegetables like sweet potato, parsnip,...
How to Dice an Onion Properly
I have been getting a lot of comments and questions about chopping Onions… …How much people hate doing so because they smell bad, it’s difficult, the onions make their eyes water, and so on. Onions are your friend! Not only are they very healthy for you. You can even Get Rid of Your Cold with Onion! They are the basis to MOST ethnic cuisines around the world, and the basic building block for flavor in many dishes....
How to Cook Onions with Their Skins On
Cooking Tip: When making chicken broth, aside from roasting the pieces of chicken and vegetables, there’s another trick that is often used in some cuisines… Many Jewish kitchens will use onions complete with their skins on to make a tasty broth with a darker color. I tried this earlier this week and it turned out wonderfully! I told my mother about it and she figured I just knew that…LOL Of course, when making a...
How to Cook Caramelized Onions
Caramelizing onions is a skill that’s so very important in the kitchen and in various cuisines. Almost anytime I cook Ukrainian, German or Italian food, I am most definitely either sautéing or caramelizing onions. In order to caramelize onions, they must brown further than simply sautéing them (on low and slowly in the pan). Tonight we are pan frying up some cheese & potato perogies, and some sauerkraut perogies (or pyrohy)....
How Do You Keep Green Onions Fresh in the Fridge? + Video
Here’s some good tips on how to keep your Green Onions Fresh in the Fridge, until you’re ready to use them! Say you need to leave town unexpectedly for 1 week or so, and just went to the grocery store and bought a ton of fresh veggies, like green onions and celery, etc… Ugh…That figures, right? Maybe you found a great deal on these vegetables, or your kitchen garden has done well & given you a huge...
How To Peel Small Onions Quickly & Easily
Whether they are small white onions, pearl onions, small red onions, shallots or any other type of small onion…and you need to peel a lot of them at one time…here’s the trick! Boil a pot of water large enough to accommodate the amount of onions you are needing to peel. Once the water in the pot is boiling, put the onions in and boil for 1 min. Then, strain them in a colander or fish them out with a hand-held...
How to Bake Savory Onion & Garlic Bread for the Bread Machine
I was craving freshly baked bread today and wanted something savory and delicious! Nothing tastier than onion & garlic bread! Yum! ~ Kimberly Edwards 🙂 Type: Bread Serve With: Roasted chicken Prep Time: ~ 10 min Cook Time: 2 hr 30 min Yield: 1 loaf Photo right: During the rising stage Ingredients: Instructions: 1. Combine all ingredients in the bread machine reservoir. 2. Turn on the machine to the Normal cycle, if you have one....
How to Get Rid of Your Cold Virus Onion + Video
It’s cold season, so try this home remedy – Get Rid of Your Cold Virus Onion! This recipe does not sound delicious, but surprisingly, it is rather tasty, and it WORKS! This is an old family remedy – try it, you’ll be glad you did. Get Rid of Your Cold Virus Onion: The key here is to allow the onion to macerate overnight or for about 8 hours. Type: Home Remedy Prep Time: 3 min Macerating Time: 8 hrs or overnight...
How to Cook Down-South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy + Video
If you love #liver – then, you’ll love my Down-South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy recipe! Okay, I really really disliked liver and onions when I was a kid. Uhhhhh. The reason why? Well, apart from the fact that my parents told me it was beaver tail (uh, yeah, true story), but it tasted so disgustingly nasty to me. I still have a liver block to this day. However, my mother and sister are liver freaks! Well, I...
May Food Holidays & Events
Here are May Food Holidays & Events. Most of these holidays are based out of the USA, with others sprinkled in here & there. Find other months on The Year in Food Holidays & Events page. Month Holidays: National Asparagus Month: Browse Asparagus shows, Asparagus recipes Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Oven-Baked Asparagus with Blood Orange Grilled Lemon Zest Asparagus with Verjus Playlist: Asparagus Recipes + Reviews National...
Baked Macaroni with Tomato Sauce, Chorizo & Green Pepper + Video
Craving pasta? Try my Baked Macaroni with Tomato Sauce, Chorizo & Green Pepper! Follow step-by-step & cook your way to a delicious dinner for the family, with leftovers to spare. This pasta dish is filled with tasty ingredients like chorizo, mushrooms & green peppers, and with an easy tomato sauce that brings it all together, you’ll be the hero in the kitchen tonight. Baked Macaroni with Tomato Sauce, Chorizo &...
Our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years
We are sharing with you our Top 50 Cooking Shows of the Past 10 Years! Yup! Can you believe we have been on YouTube for 10 years?! How the time flies. Starting from a crappy webcam that filmed in shades of yellow, filming with an old camera phone, and then on to better clarity with newer cameras, our shows have evolved, to say the least. The way people cook & food philosophies have changed a great deal over the past decade, n many...
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How to Cook Down-South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy + Video
August 9, 2007| 5 CommentsIf you love #liver - then, you'll love my Down-South Smothered Liver & Onions with Gravy recipe! Okay, I really... -
How to Brine a Whole Chicken + Video
April 30, 2012| 3 CommentsThe most effective, easiest and inexpensive way to impart flavor into your whole bird (albeit a chicken, duck, turkey, hen)... -
How to Scald Milk for Baking + Video
October 14, 2010| 9 CommentsDon't worry...Many people don't know what it means to Scald Milk for Baking! In fact, it's somewhat of an outdated... -
How to Make a Saltine Cracker Pie Crust
November 25, 2008| 1 CommentLooking for a great alternative to a shortening-enriched, pastry crust? Here's your answer! Great for fruit pies and tarts, meringues... -
How To Peel Small Onions Quickly & Easily
June 9, 2008| 3 CommentsWhether they are small white onions, pearl onions, small red onions, shallots or any other type of small onion...and you... -
How to Slow Roast Chicken with the Best Skin Ever + Video
April 1, 2008| 8 CommentsI discovered this amazing trick unintentionally... When we were in university, there were times I would use my slow cooker,... -
How to Marinate Sirloin Tip Steak + Video
July 24, 2012Tonight, I have decided to BBQ some sirloin tip steaks that looked beautiful from my grocer. It is a marinating...
