Comparison Cooking

I remember when I was in Home Economics and my teacher was trying to teach us about value cooking and our assignment was to figure out if meals from scratch cost more or less than buying packaged meals.  So we had to take our favorite recipes and break them down to figure this out, so today, I thought I would show you what I mean by this, so you can do your own comparison cooking… Read more »

Food Safety – Storing Meats

Food safety starts with storing your food correctly.  How you store your meats can be the difference between a good meal or a trip to the hospital… Read more »

Storing Food

To save on money, you need to know how to store your food and for how long.  Always check the ’sell by’ and the ‘use by’ dates so you know when the food should be eaten and/or used…and check out the information below for some other pointers on keeping your food safe.  Read more »

Thawing Poultry

So how long does it take that Thanksgiving Turkey to thaw?  Here is a chart to help you thaw chicken and turkey… Read more »

Cooking Techniques – Knowing How to Cook Your Food

When a recipe calls for poaching, steaming, simmering, etc. do you know what that means?  Knowing those terms can be very important to your recipe, so here’s a look at what some popular cooking techniques mean…

Measuring Techniques – Making Sure You Measure Your Ingredients the Right Way

I know there are those people out ther who can pour ingredients into their hand or into a bowl and know exactly how much they just added to the recipe…I’m not one of those people, and most likely never will be.  So I needed some measuring guidelines…