Category: Techniques

Winter Squash - roasting brings out the best flavor

Winter squash such as acorn squash, butternut squash, hubbard squash, spaghetti squash, and others can prepared using a variety of cooking techniques but my favorite and easiest way to prepare them is roasted.

Top Ten Tips For Vinegar In The Kitchen

My May 2003 feature article takes a jab at white vinegar stating the limited uses it has in the kitchen, but actually white vinegar can be useful tool in the kitchen.

Tips For Making Successful Pie Crusts

Pie crusts - everyone has a different recipe and each thinks theirs is better than the others.

Surviving Too Much Salt

When cooking from recipes I typically have to divide the ingredients because I’m only cooking for two, not the 4, 8, or 12 that most recipes indicate. During the hustle and bustle of cooking I’ll either figure the division wrong or worse yet, forget to do it at all!

Shopping For And Prepping Asparagus

March through May is the prime season for fresh asparagus so you should be seeing more and more of this vegetable at your local market at reasonable prices.