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The Heat Is On – Part 2
As promised in last week’s article, here is a brief cooking temperature guide. Of course there are many exceptions to the rule, but if you stick to the basic temperatures below (and cross your fingers) you can’t go wrong. Grilling … Continue reading
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The Heat Is On – Part 1
Cooking is a process of applying heat to a food item. But, what temperature should you use? This is a very hard question to answer, because of the infinite variables experienced during cooking. However, here are some brief rules to … Continue reading
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The Good Egg
Eggs are one of the most inexpensive, versatile and nutritious foods; with the greatest packaging, nature has to offer. They are indispensable in the kitchen. Hen eggs are graded into different size categories based on their weight. The largest eggs weigh … Continue reading
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Food Of The Gods
Honey is one of the oldest ingredients used in cookery. I once read that it was discovered in pottery jars from Egyptian tombs. And although crystallised, it was still edible. Honey was used around the world as a sweetener well … Continue reading
Spring A Leek
Leeks are a vegetable that belongs to the same family as onions. It is widely assumed they are descendant of the wild onions that grow all over the European countryside. Leeks are a long cylinder shaped stalk of tightly packed … Continue reading
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Those Eggs Are Fishy!
It’s one of those Hollywood things – we often associate foods like lobster and caviar with the fabulously wealthy upper-class. After-all, in movies we see millionaires in tuxedoes being served silver platters of caviar with glasses of champagne. So it’s … Continue reading
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Out Of the Blue
It’s a fact of life, not everybody likes blue vein cheese. It can be an acquired taste. Many people I know absolutely hate it. However, when I was kid I can’t recall anybody liking blue vein cheese. So, obviously there … Continue reading
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For Starters
The word antipasto is derived from the Italian ante, which means ‘before’ and pasto which means ‘meal’. Antipasto is traditionally a selection of hot or cold appetisers served at the beginning of and Italian meal. The most typical antipasti (plural) … Continue reading
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The Culinary ‘X’ Factor
One of the first skills a professional chef will learn is the production of ‘Mirepoix’. It’s correctly pronounced ‘meer-pwa’ because the ‘x’ is silent. I can’t help but smile when someone pronounces it ‘miri-pocks’. Mirepoix is a French term used … Continue reading
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Mysterious Microwaves
I don’t like microwave ovens. It’s a hate-hate relationship. Therefore I have no advice for you on the subject. Regardless of what magical tricks the manufacturer will claim their nuclear gadget can do, I would never use a microwave to … Continue reading
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