How to Microwave Chicken

You can microwave chicken and it won’t be dry and it will taste wonderful.  Take the seasonings of your choice and microwave chicken using the guidelines below:

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Fish and Shellfish

I love seafood and it can really be pretty easy to make…and making it in the microwave can make it even easier…

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How to Cook Ham

Have you ever had that “gotta have ham” feeling?  But didn’t know how to cook it?  Well, here’s some tips on just that very thing…

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Cooking Dried Beans

Beans and legumes are good for you.  They are a healthy way to get protein.  But knowing how to cook them can be a little tricky, so here are some tips to make sure you get those beans cooked just right.

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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…

Pantry Items

Pantry items or staples can be a lot of different things based on your tastes and on your cooking ability.  Below is a list of items that would be a great starting point:

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Basics of Cooking – What do all those abbreviations mean?

Have you ever been reading a recipe and wondered what in the world an abbreviation stood for?  Well, I’m here to let you in on that little secret….

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Basics of Cooking – what to keep in your pantry

If you are new to cooking then you might need some basic information that will help get you through your first meal.

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Food Substitutions – What to use when you run out of something

So you’ve decided to make something special for your special someone and right in the middle of mixing you realize you don’t have enough milk…What do you do?

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