(Image: cafemama/Flickr) When you cook, do you follow a recipe? Now if you do, let me ask you this… Do you have any recipes memorized? If so, how many? I started to think about this little question after making my grandma’s banana bread… and that is just something I could actualy make with my eyes …
What’s the difference between Dressing and Stuffing?
To tell you the honest truth I never understood the differences between dressing and stuffing. To me these two words always came upon and questioned my thinking during Thanksgiving time. I guess due to the oh so many fall recipes that are running around dressing and stuffing was bound to be right there on the …
Thanksgiving Tablescape Ideas
Beautiful, Fall colors is always the way I go when I decorate my tables for Thanksgiving. It’s something about combining golds, browns, yellows, oranges, and burgundy that put a smile on my face when I walk into my kitchen, especially when its all topped off with burning candles. 🙂 See I’m smiling! Bring the beauty …
Do You Store Appliances On Your Countertop?
(Image: jilbean3/Flickr) With the holidays rolling in one after the other and celebrations are being planned the kitchen become a meeting ground for everything. As I was in my kitchen this morning I was looking around my countertops and saw that it was clean. No i am not saying I have a messy kitchen, I …
What is Caramelization?
(Image: methTICALman/Flickr) Caramelization occurs when sugars are heated so much that their molecules break down. These molecules will in turn react to brown the sugar and create hundreds of new and varied flavors. Any type of sugar can caramelize, but glucose and fructose are “reducing sugars,” which means they react more easily to form new flavors. …
What Is Dulce de Leche?
(Image: Chez Pim/Flickr) Story takes place at 8:30AM, Wednesday morning…. Customer: Oh My! That smells wonderful… Me: Well of course it does, come get a fresh, healthy made right in front of you delicious crepe! Customer: Do you have any sweet breakfast crêpes? Me: We have a wide assortment of crepes, what’s your guilty pleasure? …
