Tips & Tricks

Slightly sweet, white meat from a frog? The idea of eating frogs legs is, to many Americans, completely foreign. We tend to think of frog legs as a strange food eaten in France – but the truth is, frog leg meals are common throughout…

Do you waste time or energy in the kitchen by adhering to myths? Find out, as I examine some of cooking’s most prevalent urban legends. Searing Meat Helps Keep it Juicy You’ll often hear that searing meat seals in juices, but…

When cooking, you may run across the terms stock, broth, bouillon, and fond. Each is a type of liquid and each typically has a word in front of it describing what the liquid is made from. But what is the difference between the stock and…

Cabbage is at its best during fall and spring’s cool weather. Excellent for long storage, versatile, tasty, and healthy, cabbage is a vegetable that ought to be a regular part of every diet. Try it today! Red Cabbage vs.…

Take a peak at many of Our Deer’s recipes – or recipes in any gourmet cookbook or website – and you may run across directions asking you to sweat. No, this doesn’t mean the chef needs to work up a sweat. "Sweating" is actually a cooking…

Fall is for pumpkins. And I’m not just talking about jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin pie. Pumpkins are excellent for both savory and sweet dishes, and while cooked pumpkin is unfamiliar to most Americans, it’s easy and delicious to prepare.…

Brussels sprouts aren’t exactly a popular vegetable – largely because most people have only tried overcooked, bland, boiled Brussels sprouts. But Brussels sprouts actually have excellent flavor when they’re prepared well; in my family,…

There are over 3,000 varieties of pears, and many are available all year long. However, from August through October, most pears are at their peak. Packed with fiber, vitamin C, copper, and vitamin K, pears are thought to lower bad…

Sweet and smooth, figs are a superb – though uncommonly used – cooking ingredient. They are an important source of potassium, fiber and magnese, and can be used in both savory and sweet dishes. Because figs are highly perishable, most…

Although apples are available year round at grocery stores, they are typically at their peak in late August through November. So for the best flavor and nutrition, now’s the time to add apples to your menu. Favorite Ways with…