How to use cooking spray on squeaky doors and windows
Discover non-food uses for items in your kitchen pantry. Cooking spray, for instance, can fix a small but annoying and often recurring problem. You'd be surprised just …
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.
Adlay / adlai (Job’s tears)
Adlay or adlai (Job's tears) is a grain that looks like cracked rice. It is cooked like rice (by water absorption) but the cooked texture and mouthfeel resembles pasta …
Sesame seeds, sesame oil and sesame paste
We find them on hamburger buns and bread sticks, and most people think they’re merely decorative. Sesame seeds are more than a food decoration. They add a subtle crunch, …
What’s the difference between calabaza and pumpkin?
What we call calabaza can be Cucurbita moschata or Cucurbita maxima. Pumpkin, on the other hand, is Cucurbita pepo. In cooking, can one be substituted for the other?
Dried shrimps: how to buy, store and cook
They taste different from fresh shrimps; the dried ones have a stronger and more concentrated flavor which some cooks refer to as “umami.”
Pan frying, shallow frying, deep frying: what’s the difference?
The characteristics of the fried food is determined by the amount of oil used. What makes the amount of oil significant? Is deep fried food greasier than shallow-fried …
Scallion, spring onion, leek and shallot: how to differentiate
Spring onion leaves look like scallions but they are not the same. Leeks look like large scallions but it's a different vegetable. Shallots aren't simply small onions. …