Stay confident in the kitchen with food safety tips, easy recipes, and meal planning ideas. I share what you need to cook smart, safe, and stress-free.
I’ve bought eggs from a farm, but usually, I buy them from a grocery store. So I’ve wondered are grocery store eggs fertilized? No. Most eggs sold in grocery stores are not fertilized, meaning the hens did not mate with a rooster before laying the eggs. But even fertile eggs sold in grocery stores may … Read more
As I’ve struggled with my weight, and gotten into the keto diet, I’ve wondered Is unsweetened yogurt keto friendly? While any sugar-sweetened yogurt should be avoided on the keto diet, unsweetened yogurt works great. But avoid low-fat or non-fat yogurts. Whole milk or non-dairy milk unsweetened yogurts are the lowest carb yogurts. Also, look for … Read more
I’ve used salt my whole life. In many ways, I just take it for granted, but I began to wonder what is kitchen salt, what are all the different uses of salt, and the differences between sea salt, iodized salt, table salt and other types of salt. Kitchen salt is just iodized or table salt. … Read more
I love my chef knives. While I do sharpen and hone them regularly, I started to wonder exactly how often should you sharpen a chef’s knife? For regular home use, a chef’s knife does not need to be sharpened more than a few times a year. However, you should hone the edge with a steel … Read more
I love being outside at my grill and am lucky enough to have both a charcoal and propane grills. While I know some of the dangers of an open flame, I have wondered are propane grills safe? Propane grills are VERY safe when used properly, but can explode due to a gas valve being left … Read more
I love fresh corn masa and always have a bag of Masa Harina in my pantry. But I don’t make corn masa very often, so I began to wonder does corn masa expire? Fresh corn masa, sometimes called masa preparada, can be stored up to 3 days in a refrigerator. Masa harina, also called corn … Read more
I love being at my grill. I have a cool combo grill that has a propane side, a charcoal side, and a smoker attachment (called a firebox). But despite my years of using them, I don’t know everything there is to know about the different types of grills and smokers. The different types of grills … Read more
I love eating hard-boiled eggs. BUT, for something so simple, why are making and peeling hard-boiled eggs so darn complicated? I’ve made plenty of hard-boiled eggs in my time. But still, peeling them well doesn’t work every time, so I decided to find out how to boil eggs so they peel easily. To boil and … Read more
If you’re like me, when the weather’s nice, you love to be at your grill. But when a lot of people are over, it’s easy to get pulled away from the grill. When that happens, it’s easy to burn your meat and veggies. So, I wondered how not to burn veggies on the grill. To … Read more
I love to cook. And when we cook, we tend to use a lot of fresh vegetables. So I wondered what are some of the other vegetable peel uses we could be using the peels and scraps from our fruits and veggies for? There are dozens of uses for fruit and vegetable peels. You can … Read more