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Good cooking needs more than good recipes. The best chefs have developed tricks and techniques that can make major differences in the outcome. Here are some of my favorite tips and tricks that make cooking easier, and the outcome better. I am publishing them here with this request: If you improve upon them or have suggestions, pass them back to me .
Barbecue Tips & Techniques
Grill Setup: The best setup for a charcoal grill for indirect heat smoke roasting of ribs, pork butt, and beef brisket
"A man can be short and dumpy and getting bald, but if he has fire, women will like him." Mae West By Meathead The key to success in any grilling project is control over time and temp. The best way is a 2-zone setup .
More BBQ Pictures Here There are two basic cuts of ribs from different parts of the pig Baby Back aka Loin Back ribs and Spare ribs. Small under 1.3 lbs Loin Back ribs are baby Back ribs. Back backs are are leaner, tender and have a milder flavor comparable to Beef Filet Mignon.
How to BBQ Ribs ~ BBQ Institute, How to Barbeque, Barbecue
There are many types of smokers to choose from, and finding the one that best suits your needs and budget can be a tedious task. I personally use and recommend a wood burning smoker, but other types available include charcoal, electric, and gas. Each type of smoker can produce good results, but there are positive and negative aspects of using each one. The main characteristic I look for in a smoker is the ability to easily control the cooking heat. To properly smoke meat, you want to cook SLOW AND LOW: slow time and low temperature. Indirect heat is perfect for this.
The Smoker King » Types Of Barbeque Smokers
Why spend a lot of money this summer on condiments from the grocery store that are, in most cases, loaded with corn syrup, artificial flavors, and preservatives? It’s easy to make your own ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise, and more right at home with ingredients you probably already have. Here are a few simple recipes for these favorite summer cookout staples: Homemade Ketchup Ingredients: 1 (28-oz) can whole tomatoes in purée 1 medium onion, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon tomato paste 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup cider vinegar 1/2 teaspoon salt
Make Your Own Ketchup, Mustard, Mayo …
I have made up for a childhood of hating most vegetables in adulthood and love them in abundance. In summer I want salads at most meals, and in winter I love cooked vegetables. My favourite way of eating vegetables in winter is simply oven roasted mixed vegetables. Olive oil, garlic (or not), herbs, salt (or smoked salt) and then to roast them until the outer flesh is slightly caramelised and the inner flesh is nice and soft. I also like to think of ways to wake up and add flavour to simple vegetables. As this has become such a popular post, I have decided to keep it updated with more recent recipes for side vegetables.
Simple vegetable side dishes | Drizzle and Dip
The Secret To Great Saute Probably the most important technique I can share with you is how to sauté properly.
Saute Pan - Choosing and Buying the Right Saute Pan
Farmers Market Facials - Pumpkin!
Don’t forget to add your farmers market recipe links at the bottom of the post! It doesn’t have to be pumpkin – any fresh fruit and veggie recipes will do! Let me give you a little run-down on what goes into these particular kinds of posts. It involves researching for half an hour in my books and an hour online in the morning, two to three hours of recipe creation and photography in the afternoon, and another two hours of research in the evening – all before writing. You can understand, then, why perhaps I feel I have become the food I’m writing about. In this case, I am a pumpkin.
Southern Cheese Straws
From the Kitchen of Deep South Dish Published: December 27, 2008 Far as I know, cheese straws are a very southern thing and so darned tasty! Excellent finger snack for parties too. You are fairly warned though right here and now ... they are literally addictive. For a party, you'll want to do two batches of this recipe. I have never been able to retain that pretty shaped "straw" look of the commercial ones though - mine always flatten out - but I don't make these often and I am convinced that you really gotta have a commercial press to pipe out really chilled and stiff dough in order to retain that familiar commercial shape.***Last Friday night, Brad and I got an invite to an impromptu dinner party...What fun! We were both excited, and of course, I immediately started to think about what I could take along for dessert. I was in the mood for cookies, but not the same-ole', same-ole' variety. I wanted to try something new, but using the ingredients that I had on-hand was a necessity. A trip to the grocery store was not in the cards if I wanted to be on time. So, I began browsing through cookbooks and blogs for just-the-right recipe.
Nutella Chocolate Chip Cookies
I have always found rainbows beautiful. Usually because when I see them I’m usually out and about and cursing the rain and its effect on my shoes but then a rainbow suddenly appears and instantly everything is all right with the world again. I think “Oh yes that’s right, that was what we were all waiting for!”. I was snapping a picture of a rainbow while shopping on Oxford Street and a group of chic fashionistas walked past me holding bags that weighed more than they did.
Rainbow Cake recipe @Not Quite Nigella
Honeyed Pears in Puff Pastry
Poaching fruit is one of my favorite things to do when cold weather arrives. It's so warming to stand over a boiling pot of fragrant spices and lose yourself in thought. When I made these, I couldn't help but daydream as I stirred; if I were a pear... I wouldn't want to spend my days on the shelf of a cold produce department.More Infographics on Good <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6709/jump/Transparency/;article=submissions-design-the-new-food-pyramid;tag=projects,health,design,food,vegetables,fruits,food-pyramid,calories,carbohydrates,healthy-eating,protein,marion-nestle;pos=baseboard;tile=1;sz=728x90;ord=123456789?" target="_blank"><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6709/ad/Transparency/;article=submissions-design-the-new-food-pyramid;tag=projects,health,design,food,vegetables,fruits,food-pyramid,calories,carbohydrates,healthy-eating,protein,marion-nestle;pos=baseboard;tile=1;sz=728x90;ord=123456789?" /></a> <p style="text-align:right;color:#A8A8A8"></p>