Cooking Tips

Cooking Tips

summer salad recipes

3 Completely Addictive Summer Salads!

Summer time is here and people tend to eat lighter, which is why salads prove to come in handy. Typical salads that have store-bought dressings are not healthy at all. In fact, some lack...
never microwave

7 Things You Should Never Microwave

It's not just one of the most efficient kitchen appliances but also one the most effective. This is because it can do almost anything: defrost, warm, boil water and cook food.What's more is that it's so...
how to clean mushrooms

You’ve Been Cleaning Mushrooms Wrong…

Mushrooms provide such a specific texture and flavor to so many dishes, that it's not a bad idea to have them readily accessible to cook with at all times in your home. Whether your...
uses for salt

4 Surprising Uses For Salt In Your Kitchen

For too many people, salt is that one ingredient that helps gives their food taste. But, did you know that salt has many more uses than you could ever think of? It can be used as a beauty product, a...
egg expiration dates

Are Your Eggs STILL Fresh?

Though we all know the importance of checking for a sell by date before consuming any product, on several occasions, we have been left to question the credibility of these sell by dates. This...
stop brown banana

How To Prevent Bananas From Browning

We love bananas just as much as the next person,  but we understand what it's like to go to the store with some wonderful intentions to stock up on bananas for a week of healthy...
cooking summer vegetables

Your Guide To Cooking With Summer Vegetables

One of the enormous benefits of summertime is all of the fresh produce that is now available and ready for eating. You may have noticed that tomatoes taste a little fresher in July, and that...
cook scallops

Cook Scallops Without A Recipe

Sea scallops are a definite favorite for seafood lovers all over the world. Whether you're eating at a 5-star restaurant, or at a seaside hole in the wall, you're bound to enjoy your meal...
keep cheese fresh

The Best Way To Keep Cheese Fresh

Who doesn't love cheese? We have endless bags, blocks and slices of cheese in our refrigerators, and sometimes don't even get to use them before they go bad. Wouldn't it benefit everyone to have...
make homemade sausage

5 Quick Steps To Homemade Sausage

We all know fresh is best. It just tastes better. So you can buy ready-made sausage at the grocery store, but with a small amount of effort, you can grind up some delicious homemade sausage. ...