It occured to be a few days after posting my last Kitchen Tips that chocolate would have been a great topic to go with the easter theme. Alas, hindsight. Today we’ll talk a little about chocolate and the ways to classify it. Below are some of the most common types of chocolate. Milk Chocolate is [...]
If you ask me what the most important lesson or tip is for baking, I would answer “patience.” Many of the techniques involved in baking can be practiced and learned, but if you can’t muster patience in the kitchen – forget it, game over. Most of my baking mistakes come from rushing things: fallen cakes [...]
One that really drives up the Edwin-Annoyance factor in the kitchen is when my cutting board won’t hold still. Not only is it annoying (return to me!), but it’s also unsafe. Fortunately, there’s an easy solution to this. If you find your cutting board slipping, simply put a damp towel under it. This can be [...]
It’s that time of year again: the holidays! Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, BAKE-A-THON…. The smell of baked goods is in the air! Few things suck more than taking a fresh batch of cookies out of the oven only to discover, *gasp*, the cookies are burnt! (funny story, my mom use to always burn the biscuits ever [...]
Gather ’round children, and we shall explore the wonderful world of zesting. Last week I shared a recipe that called for lemon zest, so today we’ll learn what it is, how to get it, and pitfalls to consider. Zest is the (very) thing skin on citrus fruit like oranges, lemons and limes. Containing oils, zest [...]
Well, I’m still a little flabbergasted by all the recent developments. First the Governor of South Carolina puts on a soap opera worthy performance, then Farrah Fawcett died and then in very surprising but not entirely shocking news, Michael Jackson dies. For those of you in my generation, you probably still remember pulling the wrapping [...]
So it occurred to me recently that a lot of my Kitchen Tips have been more relevant to meat than veggies. Oh well, culinary terms are good for you. However, if you’ve got any questions you’d like answered in the vegetarian subject area, let us know. Brining is the process of immersing a meat in [...]
Edwin and I hope you’re enjoying the new site design that we unveiled this week! Coming to a clean and simplified site makes me feel all warm and fuzzy… it’s like having a freshly cleaned room! In addition to the new design, we’re also trying out some posting changes. Kitchen Tips will be posted on [...]
Happy Saturday, DinnerCakes readers! Today’s Kitchen Tip I learned just a few weeks ago at a cook-out. I got into a discussion about baking with the wife of one of my husband’s friends. She told me a great story about carrot cake! She and her husband had another couple over for dinner, and she unwrapped [...]
My first year out of college was also my first year in law school. I didn’t have a lot of extra time (or sanity), so I frequently made breakfast for dinner. Eggs and pancakes kept me going through the long and lonely nights! It was also during this time that I realized if I immediately [...]
