How to Cook Beef Flavored Asian Rice + Video
We are particularly fond of Asian food at our home and this recipe for How To Cook Beef Flavored Rice is simple, delicious and perfect for serving alongside most Asian dishes, as well as being a compliment to many other cuisines. This rice can be flavored with chicken stock, if you wish to convert it to Chicken Flavored Asian Rice. As well, you can use vegetable stock if your preference is Vegetable Flavored Asian Rice. How to Cook...
How to BBQ Hickory Smoked Apple Ginger Ham + Video: Cooking Adventures with Kimberly
This fantastic recipe for BBQ Hickory Smoked Apple Ginger Ham offers a completely new take on cooking & enhancing the flavors of ham. It’s always nice to try something different from the way you normally prepare your ham. I’m using a precooked, smoked ham weighing about 1.7 lbs, and cooking it to an internal temperature of 140 degrees – about 10 minutes per lb, despite the directions on the package recommending...
How to Cook Beef Stock + Video
Beef Stock is the building block of amazing soups, stews & sauces, as well as other dishes that require a bit more flavor. Making your own beef stock is easy to do, but takes some time. You’ll start off with roasting your beef bones, which is the most important part of the recipe to develop deep flavors of deliciousness. Use this stock to make a large pot of soup, or save for later in the refrigerator for up to 3-4 days, or...
How to Cook Lobster Whiskey Cream Stew: St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
This elegant Lobster Whiskey Cream Stew will not only make good old St.Patrick proud, but will make any celebration a success. Don’t forget that the Emerald Isle is, well, an island with a slew of coastal cities, that enjoy their fish & seafood. How to Cook Lobster Whiskey Cream Stew: Type: Stew Recipe Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 35 – 40 min Yields: 4 servings Ingredients: 4 cooked lobsters – cracked with all...
How to Cook Irish Stew: St. Patrick’s Day Recipes
Another wonderful recipe for Irish Stew of which all Irish households have their own version. Once again, each home boasts that theirs is the best… How to Cook Irish Stew: Type: Stew Recipe Prep Time: 12 min Cook Time: 45 min – 1 hr Yields: 8 servings Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 3 lbs boneless lamb 2 parsnips – peeled, cut into chunks 5 – 6 cups water or stock – as needed 5 potatoes – peeled &...
How to Cook Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast + Video: Tailgating Central
Who wouldn’t want a Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast for their tailgating party on Super Bowl Sunday? Now, if you live way up North like I do, there is a ton of snow & ice covering my BBQ outside…So, I’m roasting instead. How to Cook Brisket-Style Pork Loin Roast: This pork loin is dry rubbed & then braised to perfection in the oven to yield a super tasty result… A spicy, flavorful crust on the outside,...
How to Cook Beef Pot Roast
What could be more comforting than a delicious Beef Pot Roast for dinner? If this doesn’t remind you of mom, I don’t know what will… 😉 How to Cook Beef Pot Roast: This is an easy way to cook a roast of beef, that keeps it moist & juicy, but gives you a lovely caramelized flavor from first searing the roast on all sides. Type: Entreé Recipe Serve with: mashed potatoes & gravy Prep Time: 10 min Cook Time: 2...
How to Cook Tomato Dumplings with Meatballs
Tomato Dumplings are hearty & full flavored – perfect for any day of the week. An acquaintance revealed that one of her favorite & most delicious dishes made by her mom, they named tomato dumplings. Whenever her own family visited her mother, she requested tomato dumplings. In reviewing the recipe, I have found that it is much more than just tomato dumplings! How to Cook Tomato Dumplings with Meatballs: We, too, have...
How to Make a Bouquet Garni
What is a Bouquet Garni? Well, it’s not a floral arrangement or a special garnish. Actually, bouquet garni is a combination of fresh herbs, vegetables &, at times, even coarsely crumbled spices, which are bundled in layered cheesecloth or they are tied up with a string in such a way to flavor soups, stocks & sauces. The herbs are tied up in such a way that the chef can remove them easily & quickly before serving,...
How to Cook Brussel Sprouts & Chestnuts
This recipe for Brussel Sprouts & Chestnuts is such a lovely addition to a Fall or Winter table. Christmas & chestnuts just seem to go together, and this dish certainly is festive. It’s so pretty with the whole sprouts, chestnuts & pearl onions, all round & beautiful. How to Cook Brussel Sprouts & Chestnuts: If fresh chestnuts aren’t available, use vacuum-packed ones. The canned ones won’t really...
How to Cook Hearty Salmon Chowder
A delicious, rich, celebratory Salmon Chowder is just perfect for serving on cold, Winter evenings. How to Cook Salmon Chowder: This recipe is relatively simple & quick to make. Type: Soup Recipe Serve with: grated cheddar cheese & parsley Prep Time: 20 min Soak Time: overnight Bake Time: 35 – 40 min Yields: 4 – 6 people Ingredients: 1 lb (1 can) salmon – broken into chunks 3 cups water 1 bay leaf 3 tbsp butter 1...
How to Cook Roasted Turkey Broth from Scratch + Video
Whenever I hear the sniffles or a cough in my household, I’m cooking up some soup. Turkey Broth is perfect for just those times, since you usually roast off a turkey a few times every Holiday season. Save those turkey carcasses and bones that have had the meat removed, not eaten off, and either freeze them in a resealable, plastic bag or refrigerate and use quickly. There is a ton of flavor & goodness left in those bones,...
How to Cook Scrapple: National Scrapple Day
National Scrapple Day has arrived, and you may not even know what the heck it is… What is Scrapple? It is a type of pork sausage using cornmeal as the binder and stored in loaf pan. The same sausage, but using oats as the binder, is called goetta. Fresh, raw sausage is great pan fried, grilled, broiled or baked. In the case of frankfurter types, these can be poached in hot water. It’s best not to prick before or during, as...
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