Showing posts with label Kitchen Techniques. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kitchen Techniques. Show all posts

Friday, April 24, 2015

Dear Kitchen Wife Vol. 2

Dear Kitchen Wife Vol. 2
First of all, let me start off by saying thanks for sending in all of your great questions this week!  If I continue to get them I may have to do two of these a week!   This week's questions comes from one of my younger readers, (and I love that) Jade, from Iowa. Jade Writes... Dear Kitchen Wi…

Friday, April 10, 2015

Dear Kitchen Wife: Vol. 1

Dear Kitchen Wife: Vol. 1
So often I get asked questions about substitutions, technique, cooking temperatures, and more.  Most of the time I answer these questions on a personal basis, but I thought it would be fun to, once a week, answer a "Dear Kitchen Wife" with you all.  This way we can all grow and learn new…

Monday, April 14, 2014

Perfectly Grilled Steak

Perfectly Grilled Steak
This weekend was absolutely beautiful!  We had temperatures in the 80's, the sun was shining, and I seriously spent 90% of my days outside, on the porch, soaking it all in!  I LOVE IT!  With the weather being so amazing, my husband and I felt that it was time to fire up the grill and celebrat…

Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Roasted Butternut Squash Puree

Roasted Butternut Squash Puree
Have you ever walked through one of those fancy kitchen supply stores or trendy markets, sampled something, and thought "Now THAT is amazing!  I have to get it!"  Only to find out that the mix or jarred puree is some ridiculously astronomical price?  Yeah, me too.  I am also sorry to say…

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Homemade Chicken Stock

Homemade Chicken Stock
I talk to people all the time about cooking, and one of the things I hear over and over is "Well, the reason I don't cook from scratch is because it is too expensive."  For some items yes, that can be true, but there are some tricks you can use to save money and maximize the flavor o…