The Cook’s Kitchen

Mark Bittman is perhaps best known for his very popular How to Cook Everything book and his column in the New York Times.  In a recent piece in Woman’s Day magazine, he shared what he felt every cook should know:
- If you can control heat, you can cook.  It doesn’t matter if a stove’s electric […]

No worries.  From Real Simple magazine, this very excellent tip …
If you have leftover lemons and limes from a cocktail party, squeeze them and freeze the juice in an ice-cube tray. Once they’re frozen, store the cubes in zippered plastic bags and use them for recipes that call for fresh lemon or lime juice. (One […]

When was the last time you went shopping for cookware? So many shapes, so many sizes, so many varieties and so little time. It can be a confusing world. “What pans are best to sauté in? Do I need a skillet or a dutch oven to make Coq Au Vin? What size pots do I […]

When shopping for bell peppers, you have a variety of colors to choose from … red, green, yellow, orange … does one color really make a difference over another?  In a word, yes. 
The red peppers have the most amount of antioxidants, with yellow and orange following closely behind, so say the research team at Louisiana […]

Alton Brown, host of the popular FoodTV Network show, Good Eats, unveiled his list of 5 Essential Kitchen Gadgets in a recent issue of Oprah’s O magazine. As he said, “I have a small kitchen, so every piece has to audition constantly.”
Chef’s Choice Electric Kettle: “This hot pot takes any liquid to a boil and […]

I rarely have buttermilk on hand, and a bigger problem is that usually when a recipe calls for it, it only needs a small amount, and I’m left with tons leftover. What to do?
If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, try this substitute from Woman’s Day magazine … use a tablespoon lemon juice or […]

Do you know how to tell if a pineapple is ripe? I learned this little tip from Rachael Ray’s talk show last week. If the “eyes” (the name given to those circles covering the outside of the pineapple) are the same size from the top of the pineapple to the bottom, it’s a […]