Tender cuts will always be preferred for kabobs, but those can get pricey. I gravitate to lesser-known and versatile cuts like the tri tip of beef or the sirloin of pork for kabobs.
Ceviche is one of the easiest dishes to make, and a great way to dip your toe into the world of Mexican seafood. While the idea of eating raw fish might turn you off, the acidic juices used to create the dish 'cook' the fish just enough to keep it safe while keeping the dish light and refreshing.
Don't go in cold. You've all been there. You've turned up ready to bake, only to glare at the instruction for room temperature eggs and butter. Yours are fridge cold. Maybe you microwave the butter to a half-solid, half-liquid result and you take a gamble on the cold eggs. Your mixture comes together, but the scrambled egg effect is real. That's because a cake batter is an emulsion of ingredients... When something is a little bit too cold or a little bit too warm, it's never going to combine perfectly, or it will split or it will break.
Bourdain emphasized the importance of using the freshest eggs and never cracking or beating them ahead of time to ensure rich, flavorful scrambled eggs.
With the sun out and the peak of summer approaching, we're all craving one thing: barbecues. Everyone wants perfectly grilled dishes, and controlling temperatures on the barbecue is a sought-after skill.