The amount of time steak is cooked is solely a personal preference. Cooking the steak for shorter intervals allow the steak to retain more of its juices. Steak that has cooked for longer periods of time result in drier, tougher meat. Raw – Uncooked. This meat is used in steak tartare and Carpaccio. Blue rare or …
Different Cuts of Steak
Cookouts are here full force and steak time is upon us again. What kind of juicy cut of steak are you? Do you like a sizzling rib-eye or a top choice filet mignon. Here’s a guide for those carnivore that really want to sink their teeth into! Rib Eye aka Delmonino Steak – naturally …
Stop Salt Shaker Clumping
Want to stop salt from clumping in the salt shaker… just add uncooked rice inside the shaker. This will not only help with the clumping issue but also with keeping the salt fresh, locking moisture out. Great tip! Image by steven.kohus/Fickr
Repurpose Rarely Used Appliances – “The Rice Cooker”
I remember as a child my grandmothers would always cook rice, but never with a rice cooker. The would throw a cup of rice with 1 1/2 -2 cups of water and let it boil in a pot. When i frist got married a rice cooker was one of the best wedding gifts I could …
Odd – Measuring Spoons
Have you ever wondered exactly how much a pinch is? Or what about 2/3 of a teaspoon? Now I know the majority of us have a measuring spoons already in our kitchen, but what about the tricky measurements that are sometimes asked in recipes. I am always asked exactly how much these measurements are and how do I know …
What To Do With Sour Cream?
anjeve/Flickr I have never been a real fan of sour cream…. if a recipe calls for the ingredient then sure but on its own with other things never really was a fan. So I started wondering what can you do with a container of sour cream that is in your refrigerator? According to our …
