Chicken parts: a shopping guide
Dressed chicken can be bought whole or cut up. Learn the different cuts of chicken. Know too that the weight stated on the label is false because the meat is injected …
Kitchen
Divided into three sub-categories — ingredients, how-tos and tools — this section includes tips on choosing a kitchen countertop (in case you're remodeling) and kitchen organizing.
How to make chicken bone broth
Nothing beats the richness and flavor of homemade chicken bone broth. I make it with soup bones, divide it into portions and freeze until needed.
Easy tasty risotto for home cooks
My Mac’s dictionary defines risotto as “an Italian dish of rice cooked in stock with other ingredients such as meat and vegetables.” For an Asian, that sounds like …
How to use a cocktail muddler
A serious cocktail enthusiast should own a muddler. Not as a bar ornament but as a tool for crushing fruit, herbs and spices. Pulverizing them in a blender just won’t do. …
Making dulce de leche at home: facts and myths
Long before we came across the term dulce de leche, my husband and I had been boiling unopened cans of sweetened condensed milk to make thick caramel. We’d spoon the …
Is apetina the same as feta cheese?
Both are made with a mixture of sheep's and goat's milk. Essentially, that makes Apetina the same sa feta. Legally, however, cheese labeled "feta" has to originate in …
Is arugula the same as rocket?
Eruca vesicaria is rocket in some regions but is widely known as arugula in North America. It is my favorite salad green.