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Fish and other seafood items allow for such fun because most of them are fibrous and they will accept almost any flavor. There are a few cooking principles to remember with seafood such as: Juices and fruit go very well because the…

Thanksgiving is upon us and instead of a traditional feast with turkey and dressing you might want to lead your family through a culinary tour with something different. The following tour is centered on red meat and involves some…

When I used to do food reviews for my college paper my focus was on cheap, filling foods, that were portable and easy to get and eat. One of the things I love about OurDeer is that I can talk about and reference foods that take a little bit…

One thing dedicated vegetarians and meat-eaters can agree on is that they want nothing to do with the others’ diet. I know some carnivores who are convinced a meal will not fill them up if there isn’t meat involved. Tofu doesn’t stick to…

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…

Deglazing is one of those basic cooking techniques everyone should know, but many have never taken the time to learn properly. To "deglaze" is simply to pour cold liquid into a hot pan with the purpose of moving all the brown bits stuck on…

This Christmas or holiday season, chances are you’ve consumed a bit of bubbly. Or perhaps you save champagne for New Year’s. If you have some left over, you may wonder what to do with it. Why, cook with it, of course! Cooking with…

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.…

In a restaurant when you make the same dish over and over again night after night after awhile you don’t ever need to look at a recipe because you have made the dish so many times that its ingrained into your cooking soul. For your old…