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Clean Mama’s 7-Day Kitchen Cleaning Plan That You Can Actually Manage | Bon Appetit

As much as we all try, it can be easy for cleaning the kitchen to get away from us. All of a sudden you wake up one morning and see that your kitchen is just a shell of what you want it to be and you have to spend hours getting it back into shape. It can be much easier for you to tackle one task at a time over the course of a week, and Bon Appetit has set out a 7-day kitchen cleaning plan that can help you get your kitchen looking its best so that maintenance becomes much easier for you. Check it out!

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Posted by MikeG on June 10, 2017 in Cooking Tips, Cooking Websites, Equipment, Uncategorized

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8 Line Cooks Share Hacks to Cut Your Prep Time in Half | Bon Appetit

23 Apr

Prep work for a meal is something many of us do not have a lot of time to handle, particularly during the week when things get hectic enough. Finding shortcuts, better ways and more efficient methods is always a beautiful thing to help you save some time chopping vegetables and getting things ready for a meal during the week or on the weekend. Bon Appetit has 8 tips here from professional line cooks that they use to make their job easier so you would have to think they are methods that would benefit the rest of us really well. Check it out!

New recipes coming this week for sure as I iron out some free time to do more blogging in between other responsibilities and adventures. Check back and see what is going on!

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Posted by MikeG on April 23, 2017 in Cooking, Cooking Tips, Cooking Websites, Dinner, Equipment

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The Best Pots and Pans for Every Kitchen | SAVEUR

08 Apr

As much as I may want to believe that I can do everything with my cast iron pan, there are times where your cooking calls for something a little different. Having some basic pots and pans in the house can make your cooking more efficient and easier and it allows you a bit more freedom to experiment with new recipes. Saveur has put together what they think are the best pots and pans for your kitchen, and it’s hard to argue with the types they have selected. Check it out and see if you could add something new to your cooking arsenal!

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Posted by MikeG on April 8, 2017 in Cooking, Cooking Tips, Equipment

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Easy Homemade Condiment Recipes | Tasting Table

24 Mar

We all rely on store-bought condiments most of the time, but is there a better option? Who has the time to make things like ketchup or mayo at home? Surprisingly enough, you do! Making your own condiments is a lot easier than you think, gives you better control of the ingredients you and your family eat and they just plain taste better. Tasting Table has put together 7 easy recipes for different condiments that you can make yourself so you can save some money, eat something that tastes great and really impress your family! Check it out!

I am finally over my sickness after several weeks of fighting it. Though work has been pretty crazy lately too, I am going to try to get caught up on my blogging next week so I can get back into my routine. I have some great recipes I have tried recently that will be fun to share. Stay tuned and thanks!

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Posted by MikeG on March 24, 2017 in Condiments, Cooking, Cooking Tips, Cooking Websites, Dinner, Dressings, Lunch, Sauce

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17 Tips for Faster, Healthier, and Easier Weeknight Dinners | Bon Appetit

09 Jan

Coming up with ways to make easy, fast and healthy dinners can seem impossible sometimes. There are many days when the last thing you want to think about is what is for dinner and wish something could magically appear that you can cook quickly. Instead of turning to pizza delivery or fast food, start using some of these 17 ideas and tips Bon Appetit offers to keep healthy and easy dinner options right in your kitchen so you can throw something great together in just minutes and look like you have been thinking about it all day. Check it out!

Tomorrow should be the day our new appliances come, and hopefully, that will complete our kitchen. It’s been tough trying to cook meals just using an electric pressure cooker, a sandwich press and two small electric burners we borrowed, so it will be great to have a stove again that I can with each day. Fingers crossed it works out tomorrow, and I can get back to recipes!

Source: 17 Tips for Faster, Healthier, and Easier Weeknight Dinners | Bon Appetit

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Posted by MikeG on January 9, 2017 in Beans, Beef, Cooking, Cooking Tips, Cooking Websites, Dinner, Herbs, Leftovers, One Pot Meals, Pantry, Pasta, Poultry, Produce, Rice, Salad, Sandwiches, Sauce, Sausage, Seafood, Side Dishes, Soups & Stews, Spices, Vegetables

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The Food Lab: How to Roast the Best Potatoes of Your Life | Serious Eats

02 Dec

As easy as roasting potatoes may sound, getting the potatoes to come out just right with the perfect combination of crispy and crunchy outside with a creamy inside is not as simple as it seems. More often than not I find I struggle in getting the combination perfect and either get ptoatoes too crunchy outside and dried out inside or moist inside but not crunchy. Well Serious Eats seeks to make the process easier for you and I by showing just what you need and what you have to do to create the perfect roasted potatoes any time. Check it out!

Source: The Food Lab: How to Roast the Best Potatoes of Your Life | Serious Eats

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Posted by MikeG on December 2, 2016 in Cooking, Cooking Tips, Cooking Websites, Dinner, Potatoes, Side Dishes, Vegetables

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Emergency Hacks for Your Thanksgiving Dinner

23 Nov

As much as you may plan your meal on Thanksgiving, there can always be a situation where you find you run out of one ingredient you may need. Williams-Sonoma has put together a few hacks for you for items you can use in a pinch if you run out of something like buttermilk or cornstarch. Check it out!

Emergency Hacks for Your Thanksgiving Meal

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Posted by MikeG on November 23, 2016 in Cooking, Cooking Tips, Cooking Websites, Dinner, Holidays

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Watch Chef Jacques Pépin Demonstrate 7 Mesmerizing Knife Techniques – Bon Appétit

04 Nov

One thing I have always wished I could do better in the kitchen involves my knife skills. While they are better, I could still use some work and improvement. If you are like me and want to work on your knife skills, who better to learn from than cooking legend Jacques Pepin? Bon Appetit has 7 how-to videos from the master that cover different knife techniques so you can learn to be an expert at the chopping board. Check it out!

Source: Watch Chef Jacques Pépin Demonstrate 7 Mesmerizing Knife Techniques – Bon Appétit

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Posted by MikeG on November 4, 2016 in Cooking, Cooking Tips, Cooking Websites, Equipment

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Basic Knife Skills – NYT Cooking

20 Sep

I am certainly no expert when it comes to using a knife. I always wish that it was something I was a little better with so that doing all of the prep work before cooking would be a little bit easier and quicker. New York Times Cooking has put together some basic information and a video to talk about basic Knife skills, choosing the right knives, taking care of them and learning to make cuts like an expert. The information is pretty helpful and perhaps it can assist you in improving on your own knife skills. Check it out!

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Posted by MikeG on September 20, 2016 in Cooking, Cooking Tips, Cooking Websites, Equipment

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Kitchen Pantry Cooking Essentials – Key Ingredients and Recipes – Food.com

16 Sep

The key to good cooking and easy cooking is having some basics in your pantry all of the time. When you have the right ingredients around you can put together a meal in no time at all. Food.com has a list for you of the 50 most common cooking essentials you want in your pantry so you can do anything at any time. Check it out!

Source: Kitchen Pantry Cooking Essentials – Key Ingredients and Recipes – Food.com