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Vegetables: From Blah to Fabulous

As a rule, Americans tend to eat vegetables because they are healthy, not because they are delicious. But it needn’t be that way. With just a two simple techniques, you can easily turn your vegetables into something so scrumptious they’ll…

How to Make Your Own Stock

One of the keys to successful cooking is the use of quality ingredients. And perhaps nowhere is the inadequacy of ready made cooking products more apparent than in canned stock or broth. The French call stock fonds de cuisine, or the…

Outdoor Entertaining Made Easy

It’s summer, and the living is easy. And backyard entertaining, so popular at this time of year, is no exception. At least it shouldn’t be. It’s not difficult to go beyond the typical paper-plate BBQ and create a memorable outdoor party.…

Tips for Cooking Lobster

As fine chefs know, a great lobster isn’t difficult to prepare—but cooking lobster is still an excellent way to impress your guests and satisfy their appetites for something truly delicious. Lobster hasn’t always been a gourmet treat…

Cooking with Wine and Liqueurs

Wine is an easy way to add flavor to your cooking recipes, but use it incorrectly, and you may end up with an inedible dish. The most important thing to remember when cooking with wine is that if you wouldn’t drink it, don’t cook with it.…

Tips for Cooking Dorade Fish

Mild and light-tasting, with juicy and flavorful flesh, Dorade fish is one of the finest fish available in restaurants. It’s healthy, too. Four ounces of Dorade has about 100 calories, 1 gram of fat, 18.5 grams of protein, 15 milligrams of…

Alsace Wines And Champagnes

Before traveling the beautiful French countryside, going from vineyard to vineyard, it might be wise to learn a little bit about the many regions of France and the wines that they are so famous for richly producing. First of all, don’t…

Creative Holiday Traditions

As Thanksgiving quickly approaches, we all prepare for a day filled with food, friends, family, and cooking. A holiday that revolves around eating and more eating, it is perhaps my favorite annual celebration. When I was a child…