Replacing Alcohol in Cooking
You’ll have to use your own judgement on substituting for alcohol in recipes. Sweet recipes will require different substitutions than savory. Amounts will also make a difference. You wouldn’t want to use a quarter cup of almond extract to replace the same amount of Amaretto liqueur. And remember, the final product will not be how [...]
How to Cook A London Broil
A London broil is a great way to cook steak. Note that I said a “way to cook.” In other words, it’s a method, not a specific cut of meat. This distinction has confused many a novice cook.Adding to the confusion, some butchers will call a cut of meat “London broil.” Usually, though, the cut [...]
Tips For Cooking With Wine
Wine can be an essential ingredient. It can enhance the meal, not only by drinking it with the meal, but as an integral part of the food itself. The French cooking sauces, beurre rouge, and beurre blanc both contain wine. Both French and Chinese cooking make use of wine as an ingredient, as well as [...]
10 Ways to Cook Bass From Your Fishing Trip
BAKED BASS Split the fish and stuff with seasoned mashed potatoes. Put a little boiling water and a tablespoonful of butter into the baking-pan, and baste frequently while cooking.BAKED BASS WITH WHITE WINE Put a bass into a baking-dish with salt, pepper and mushroom liquor to season, and enough white wine to moisten. Cover with [...]
Slow Cooker Beef Short Ribs and Vegetables in Red Wine
Beef short ribs were a bargain meal during my graduate school days. How things have changed. My local butcher shop stopped carrying beef short ribs because they had gotten so expensive. “Most of the short ribs are being shipped to the Orient and this drives the price up,” he explained. “Now that the price has [...]
Down Home Cooking – Quick Recipes For Down Home Cooking
One of the ways in which people can enjoy cooking is through Down Home cooking. There are actually varied down home cooking meals and recipes that you can choose from. Some try their constant favorite or try a new one. Enumerated below are just some of the recipes of Down Home cooking that you may [...]
Wine Gift Online & Where To Find The Perfect Wine Gift Online
Do you never know what to get people for birthdays, anniversaries, special occasions or holidays? If you answered ‘yes’ then maybe you should consider buying a wine gift online. Giving wine as a gift to someone can be just the pick me up that they needed or just a thoughtful gift in their minds. Here [...]
Fish in Shoyu (Soy Sauce)
Soy sauce originally comes from China, and is made of soybeans. Most of soybeans used in soy sauce are fat free. It is one of the world’s oldest ingredients and has been used in China for more than 3,000 years.Ingredients:2 – 3 pound of white fleshed fish4 tablespoon cooking wine (or dry Sherry)6 tablespoon soy [...]
How Wine Helps Your Health
You constantly hear a variety of differing information about wine being good for one thing or another, or how alcohol consumption is good in moderation. You may also hear that it is bad altogether. It’s hard to keep the information straight and even know what to believe sometimes. Yet, despite all the different things you [...]
General Tso’s Chicken
Who hasn’t eaten this at least once in their lifetime? If you said, “I haven’t” then you are missing out on some good eats my friend!This is another thing I ALWAYS eat when I go to an Asian buffet. And boy oh boy is it good! Juicy tender chicken in a thick, savory, sweet, and [...]
