If you learn how to roast a whole chicken, you will have lots of meal options open up. There are lots of ways to roast a chicken. You can vary the cooking times and temperature, stuff it or not, rub butter under or over the skin, sprinkle various herbs on it or in it. The…
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Grind your Own Meat
If you’ve got a KitchenAid stand mixer, adding a KitchenAid Food Grinder Attachment for Stand Mixers lets you easily grind your own meat so you know what you’re getting. Essentially, you cut the meat into cubes or strips that fit into the feeder. It can be easier to cut if it’s partially frozen. Run the…
Cooking with Bulk Ingredients: Potatoes
Periodically, potatoes go on sale around here for as cheap as .89 for a 10 pound bag. I’ve heard they get cheaper elsewhere but that’s about the lowest I’ve ever seen them here. Cooking with bulk ingredients like potatoes can be challenge. With some flexible ideas about how and when to serve them so they’re…
Bread Crumbs: How to Make Your Own
The other day we had two families over for dinner. As part of the feast, we had bought a couple of baguettes to serve up with spinach dip. We didn’t eat them all up of course. I ate a few slices toasted with sliced tomatoes for breakfast the next day but baguettes go stale fast! …
How to Cook Artichokes
I’m often asked how to cook artichokes. I grew up mostly in California and we ate a lot of artichokes. I only remember my mom boiling them in water and serving with mayonnaise and lemon juice, which is still a favorite of mine. We love artichokes–so much so that I have 3 plants of my…