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Recipe for Success: Cooking 101

Ever felt like you just can’t cook? Do you want to be that creative chef, world-class host or hostess, phenomenal entertainer? But you feel like something’s holding you back? Look no further. Here are some simple things you can do to learn and expand your horizons.

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Common Methods of Cooking

Know how to follow steps in doing various cooking processes like boiling, simmering, steaming, sautéing, roasting, frying, broiling baking and other.

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Top Ten Ways to Serve Zucchini

It’s zucchini time again! With all the zucchini that’s growing you might be wondering how to prepare it creatively. Here are the ten ideas for recipes to make with all that zucchini.

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Tips and Shortcuts for the Kitchen

In the days of fast food, I am afraid some valuable kitchen knowledge is getting lost in the shuffle. If you ever attempt to do some real cooking and baking, these tips may come in very handy!

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How to Bake: Step-by-Step Tutorial

This is a three step system on measurements, ingredients and bake times. This is an easy to read step by step process on baking. Once you have read this article you will feel more confidant about baking and have the knowledge to make baked goods look just like the professionals.

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Back to Basics: Measuring Up

Variations in measurements with regard to cooking and baking.

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Spice Up Fruitcake with the Right Ingredients

Forget those glowing candied fruits and stale nuts that define holiday fruitcakes. Create a fruitcake with a combination of sweet, rich ingredients which won’t make guests shudder with dread.

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Making the Most of Your Garage Sale

How do you have a successful garage sale? There are many things that you can do to make the most of your garage sale. Being friendly, flexible and helpful are just a few ways to make buyers feel welcome and spend money at your garage sale.

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Shaping and Baking Bread

Baking bread can almost be an art form. But because of our fast paced lives, it has almost become a thing of the past.

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Cake Baking Advice

Is it sticking to the pan? Is it too dry and crumbly? It’s not your lack of skill, but rather mishandled ingredients. Here are some troubleshooting tips to keep your dough rising according to plan.