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 […]
Have you ever wondered, “What does it mean to be gluten free?” You’re not alone. In every grocery store, there are sections, sometimes entire aisles dedicated to allergy-friendly food and drink. It’s easy to have misconceptions about what a gluten free diet means, so I wanted to lay out some basics and share some unbelievably […]
