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

Thursday, March 13, 2014

Cheese Sauce 101

Cheese Sauce 101
Mac and cheese, nachos, broccoli, and so much more!  Yes, cheese sauce makes the culinary world go round!  I realize you are probably thinking "Why do I need to know how to make cheese sauce?  They have all sorts of them in a jar, and if all else fails there is Velveeta."  That may be tr…

Monday, March 10, 2014

Blanching 101

Blanching 101
Have you ever read a recipe and saw the term "blanch" and thought to yourself "What on earth?"  Yeah, I did too.  So I thought I would show you how to do it step-by-step and tell you why it is important.  Blanching by definition is simply boiling a food, usually a vegetable, f…