About Writer Michael Sheridan is a published writer and recognized authority on cooking matters. A former head chef, he runs several websites on cooking, including http://www.thecoolcook.com
The Original Irish Coffee There are a number of Irish Coffee recipes available on the web and elsewhere. Most of them are close to the original, but I have yet to see one in its true authenticity.What makes me such an expert? A branch of my family invented this wonderful mix of black coffee, Irish whiskey and cream which was... Similar Editorial : Coffee Recipes by Anthony Sastre. | Source : Coffee Cup Mugs
How To Stuff A Chicken Before I go into detail on how to stuff a chicken, let's look at why we do it in the first place. It is by no means a universal thing and there's a reason for that.In countries where there is traditionally a large rural population and chicken has always been part of the staple diet, stuffing is pr... Similar Editorial : Chicken Recipe by Isnare Articles. | Source : Vegetarian Chicken Soup
How To Cook A Stockpot Chicken Any hen had a pretty good time of it living in the freedom of our farmyard, the envy of their sisters in batteries and barns. Until, that is, the eggs stopped coming and the speckled hen became the stockpot chicken.Butchers called them boiling fowl and you can still get them, frozen, from your local... Similar Editorial : Chicken Recipe by Isnare Articles. | Source : Vegetarian Chicken Soup
How To Cook Lobster French chefs plunge them into boiling water; English ones, in an attempt to appear more humane, drive kitchen knives through their skulls before doing the same thing.No wonder the miserable creatures go red. They're mad as hell. What a way to treat the king of crustaceans.Let's make a pact. From n... Similar Editorial : The Best Lobster Bisque Recipe by Greg Roy. | Source : Crayfish Trap
Is It A Grill, A Broiler Or A Salamander? 'I like grils''Don't you mean girls?''And just what's wrong with us grils?'Well, it doesn't really matter much what you call it, it's a simple device for applying heat to food. I'm going to call it a grill, because it takes less time to type.While grills come in all kinds of shapes and si... Similar Editorial : Grill Recipes For Steak by Lucille Green. | Source : Barbecue Spare Ribs
Herbs And Spices In any number of cookbooks and recipes you will find advice on which herbs go with what. I'm not going to take that route.While there certainly are marriages that are tried and tested, such as tomatoes and basil or lamb and rosemary, the reality is that the use of herbs is every bit as much a matt... Similar Editorial : About Indian Spices and Herbs by Munus Shankar. | Source : Herbs and Spices
How To Use Whole Spices Using ground spices may be quick and convenient, but for that special occasion nothing beats whole spice that you grind yourself. Not only will you get a better flavor, you will save money as well.Most of us buy our spice these days in those little jars that line up on supermarket shelves in uniform... Similar Editorial : About Indian Spices and Herbs by Munus Shankar. | Source : Herbs and Spices
All About Steak At the last count there were 14 different cuts of steak, many of which have more than one name. So the first job is to list the more popular ones and the appropriate methods of cooking them.This list is by no means definitive, there are probably even more names out there for the same cuts, but it'... Similar Editorial : Coffee Marinated Steak by Donna Monday. | Source : Chuck Beef Steak
Thicken That Sauce! With most sauces and nearly all types of gravy you will need to use a thickening agent at some stage. This may be one of any number of things.The most commonly used are starches of some kind, because they all have the quality of swelling up in any liquid to which they are introduced. But it's imp... Similar Editorial : The Best Pizza Sauce by Sean Lannin. | Source : Aioli Recipe
Exploding The Microwave Myth Despite the fact that microwave cookers have been with us for over 30 years, they still tend to be treated as a secondary method of cooking in many kitchens.Part of the reason for this stems from some ill-informed comment made about them when they first appeared, much of which persists to this day a... Similar Editorial : Beer Bellies A Myth by Andrea Nichol -. | Source : Best Kitchen Appliances
Metal And Microwaves. Whats The Problem? Metal, we are told, should never be used in a microwave. Yet that is exactly what the oven is made from, right down to the reflective mesh in the window.So what's the big deal?To understand the relationship between microwave ovens and metal, it helps to know a little about how these modern cookers ... Similar Editorial : Alcohol A Worldwide Problem by Helen Stevens. | Source : Best Kitchen Appliances
How To Clean A Microwave One of the big advantages a microwave has over a conventional oven is that it is so easy to keep clean, especially if you keep food covered when you cook it.But even the most careful of cooks will have a disaster from time to time, and there are always the casual users who 'forget' to put the lid ... Similar Editorial : How To Clean Your Fish by James Brown. | Source : Best Kitchen Appliances
Low & Slow Is The Way To Go What's the difference between roasting and baking? Many Aussies would tell you there's none at all. We call roasts 'baked dinners'. But for the purpose of this article we are going to separate the two.Roasting is done in the presence of fat, baking is not. It's that simple.So, potatoes cooked i... Similar Editorial : Slow cooker soup recipes by Robert92 Donnelly92. | Source : Fire Pit Ring
The Art Of Frying A stranger approached the Abbey, or so the story goes, and hammered on the old oaken door.As the sound of his knocking reverberated through the interior and died away, footsteps could be heard approaching. The ancient portal creaked open, revealing a figure dressed in a long brown habit and clutchi... Similar Editorial : Adding Pizzazz by Stir Frying Veggies by Christine Steendahl. | Source : Deep Frying
Bicarbonate Of Soda: The Magic Ingredient? For well over a century professional cooks have known that adding bicarbonate of soda to cooking vegetables enhances their color; greens turn bright green and old carrots look like new.It's a chef's trick that has crept into some recipe collections and often appears in lists of cooking tips and hi... Similar Editorial : Using Chocolate as a Cooking Ingredient by Chris Alleny . | Source : Nutrition Antioxidants
