Tag Archive for: cook

Buy brown sugar as you need it, in as small a quantity as possible. The stuff just doesn’t keep...

Caramelize more onions than you need to. A lot more—you’ll use the extras in omelets and sandwiches; on chicken,...

Always keep lemons in the fridge. They’ll keep longer that way, so you’ll always be able to add fresh...

Buy your avocados at a Mexican grocery store. Those are the stores that sell them ripe.

Don’t toast your toast. Fry it! Warm some butter or olive oil over medium-high heat. Lay in bread and...

Marinate your cheese. Mozzarella, feta, and fresh goat cheese? Delicious. Mozz, feta and goat cheese marinated in olive oil,...

Air dry your chickens. After you’ve unwrapped and rinsed your bird, pat it dry, salt it generously, and let...

Make your own croutons. Toss cubed bread on a rimmed baking sheet with oil, salt, pepper and whatever other...

Keep your vegetables scraps. Toss fennel fronds, carrot ends and other vegetable scraps into a resealable plastic bag you...

Oil-salt-roast- in that order! When roasting vegetables, toss them in oil, then season them with salt and pepper and...

Bake pies in glass pie pans. It heats more evenly than tin, and when your pie is perfectly golden-brown...