by Jane Sweeney | May 1, 2017 | Tips + Tricks
Even the most skilled cooks — professional chefs included — experience mishaps from time to time. It’s not beyond us pro cooks for the soup to turn out too spicy, salty, bland, or thin. Or for the birthday cake to be stuck in the pan. (Damn you,...
by Stacie Billis | Jan 21, 2017 | Tips + Tricks
If you’re already thinking that you can’t bear to hear about one more “foolproof” technique for how to cook eggs so that they peel perfectly, let me say that I UNDERSTAND. In fact, I was recently schooled by someone at the American Egg Board on...
by Jane Sweeney | Nov 9, 2016 | Christmas, Holiday Cooking, Thanksgiving, Tips + Tricks
Sometimes people assume that because cooking is a part of my work, I must love everything about being in the kitchen. Unfortunately, that’s not true. While I do love cooking and often find it relaxing, sometimes it can feel like a chore. But a good kitchen cheat...
by Jane Sweeney | Sep 28, 2016 | Tips + Tricks
Hands down, the reason restaurant food is better than home cooking is that chefs know how to properly use salt. It is the essential ingredient in every meal–in every bite, really–that knocks your socks off. Chefs aren’t afraid to let it rain down on top of steak; they...
by Stacie Billis | Aug 8, 2016 | Tips + Tricks
You’ve probably seen the food blog headlines: Ripen an avocado in just minutes! or How to ripen an avocado in the oven! Given that a) I love cooking with avocado since it’s an easy, nutrient-dense fruit that I can serve as a kid-friendly, no-cook...
