Picture this scene. It’s your first post-Christmas family get-together, and everyone in your family is helping to get the meal ready to eat. To help speed things along, Grandma decides to delegate tasks, and without a moment’s hesitation, she looks at you with those serious grandmotherly eyes and says, “Set the table.” Even if you’ve […]
As anyone who has tried cooking at all knows, herbs and spices can either make or break your dish. If you don’t use enough, your dish will be too bland, and if you use too many or use them incorrectly, then it’s just a mess. Unless you have professional training as a chef, it can […]
Having a well-stocked kitchen can save time and money. With everything you need in arm’s reach, you can try all the recipes your heart desires without stressing over a shopping list. An organized kitchen has been on our minds lately as we just designed a brand new Test Kitchen! Here’s our executive producer Adia Benson […]
Real talk. How often did you have this silent conversation with yourself last year? Man, I really need to organize this cabinet. I can’t find a single thing I need for this recipe! Ugh, when was the last time I used that? Is this a lid of some sort? I should re-arrange everything in here […]
Classes are back in session for universities across the United States. For college kids who have graduated from making dorm room desserts and moved into apartments with kitchens, we thought we’d share some of the most important (and cheap) baking ingredients all students need in their kitchens!
Have you ever made a casserole that you were super excited about, but then it didn’t turn out that well? It’s not your fault! You didn’t have these expert tips to help you out. AllFreeCasseroleRecipes has brought you 10 things you can do to make the perfect casserole. These are great guidelines for beginning cooks […]
When you’re a beginner-to-average cook, you usually start out with the basics: chicken, ground beef and the like. And that’s all well and good for a while. Who doesn’t like hamburgers and chicken casseroles for dinner, after all? But soon you grow tired of having the same thing for dinner week in and week out […]
I’ll be the first to admit that polenta is one of those dishes that has always intimidated me as a novice cook. It just sounds fancy and difficult to make and totally out of my comfort zone. Before last Tuesday, I didn’t even fully know what polenta was, to be honest. But last Tuesday was […]
You’ve watched chefs on TV slice and dice their way through entire baskets of produce in under a minute flat. Sometimes it seems like they’re done chopping an entire onion before you can even adjust the volume on your TV. It’s nothing short of impressive, which is why there are so many cooking shows and […]
Every time I go to a Chinese restaurant, I always sit in awe as I watch my friends, family… even complete strangers… eat their fried rice grace so gracefully. Meanwhile I struggle to get a single grain of rice in my mouth. It’s never a happy experience when it comes to me and chopsticks. I […]
