Category: tricks & techniques

Penzey’s Spices used to put out an herb mix that was great for roasting  chicken. Apparently, I was the only…

After you’ve trimmed off a bit of the stem end, and a bit of the pointy end, pack your one…

This may be the best thing that could ever happen to a chicken. I get a whole lot of compliments…

I ended up getting a bumper crop of red plum tomatoes from my garden this week, so I made this…

So it seems pretty straight-forward, but I never actually tried it until last week. A better way to roast a…

Ron Douglas, author of America’s Most Wanted Recipes, claims he has discovered the secret recipe after lots of chicken, and…

I watched an old episode of Cooking with Jacques and Julia, on the topic of beef, and they demonstrated their…

My wife and I have pretty much stopped ordering steak when we go out, since I seem to be able…

I’ve never been much on the importance of plate presentation, and I’ve got no scientific proof to back it up,…

Don’t let your grandma’s tale of kitchen terror dissuade you from using this great time-saving device.