cooking
The activity of preparing food.
Synonyms
cuisine
cookery
The healthy side of Thanksgiving
Time for planning the Thanksgiving menu and how it would it be. It can be traditional, glamorous, nourishing and easy, and healthy.
Aromatherapy and cooking
Not only our taste is involved in our appreciation of food. We eat through our eyes, and our appetite is also influenced by aroma. Therefore, we can take a fragrant approach to food and talk about aromatherapy and cooking.
Wine, spirits, and beer in cooking
Using wine or beer for cooking is a tradition in wine growing countries. This practice is spreading along with the interest in wine developing in other countries.
Measuring up
Measures and proportions are essential in cooking.
Meat for the barbecue
Meat is the food item cooked most often on a barbecue grill, mainly beef steak. Not all meat is cut equal and every piece has its own requirements for heat and time.
BBQ sauces for all occasions
Sauces add flavor and moisture to otherwise dry meat cuts. Same could be said about fish and vegetables.
What's the rub?
Rub meat or fish before cooking with a carefully crafted spice mix.
Sauces
Sauces complement a dish, adding flavor and texture, turning dry, unpalatable food into juicy, appetizing fare. The skill to prepare outstanding white sauce is one of the characteristics of a great cook.
Main meal
The main meal is the occasion when we get most of our allowance of nutrients for the day; early afternoon or early evening, call it lunch or dinner, it does not matter.
Cooked desserts
Fresh fruit is healthy, no doubt, however, there are celebrations and special occasions where munching a simple piece of fruit as dessert does not make justice to the event and the meal.