Today's cooking tip comes from Twitter friend Rachel Graves, who has a pretty wicked website here! Defrosting Meats Quickly Meat products will defrost wicked fast if you put them in a Ziploc bag and then in a bowl of warm water—ten minutes from rock solid to ice crystals for chicken breast; twenty minutes to… Continue reading Cooking Tips #10
Category: Jinxie’s Kitchen
Cooking Tips #8
Do you know how to contain a grease fire? Most people don't. The picture below will show you what happens when a grease fire gets out of control. My oldest niece, who recently graduated from culinary school around the same time this fire happened (I know, it's hysterical), now knows what a grease fire… Continue reading Cooking Tips #8
Spaghetti with a Kick
If you don't know, I've been house-sitting all week for a friend of mine who had to go to Texas. However, her youngest son, who was supposed to house sit for someone else, has been here off and on throughout the week. On Wednesday, I wasn't expecting him when I came home from doing some… Continue reading Spaghetti with a Kick
Cooking Tips #7
Today's tip is about onions, and that tip is a chilled onion won't make you cry. So chill your onion(s) before slicing and dicing them and that should help. Mangia!
Cooking Tips #6
Ever have your tomato sauce taste "tinny" or have that metallic taste to it? Yeah, we so understand. This is what happens when you cook tomato-based sauces in aluminum or any reactive metal pan/pot. Sometimes, even copper will have this effect. To fix that taste, however, add a dash or two of Balsamic vinegar. Other than… Continue reading Cooking Tips #6
Cooking Tips #5
Frying things – bread *just* before putting it into the oil, otherwise the breading will become gummy instead of crisp.
Enchiladas Revisited
In honor of Umi's birthday today, I'm re-sharing the recipe for my chicken & cheese enchiladas because it's Umi's favorite dish. Although, rather than making that for her birthday dinner tonight, she's requested the Applebottom Pork Chops. Watch out, my dear enchiladas, you may have been replaced! Furthermore, yesterday was Cinco de Mayo, so this… Continue reading Enchiladas Revisited
Cooking Tips #4
Salting the water allows you to season the noodles beforehand because once they are boiled it's too late to season them. And here you thought it was to keep them from sticking together or the like. Not so. To do that, use oil.
Carbonara!
Today's guest post is from my darling cousin Lori, who's getting married on Halloween to the Rockstar she affectionately calls Future Husband on her awesome and hysterical blog that is full of hilarity Diary of a Rockstar's Girlfriend! This is the meal she made while she was here to visit our g-ma recently, and Oh.… Continue reading Carbonara!
Cooking Tips #3
Butter for crisper cookies; margarine for softer cookies.
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