#cooking-tips

#cooking-tips

Bananas are easy to freeze for smoothies, baking, and snacks if peeled beforehand; freezing with peel makes them sticky and difficult to use later.

Clam juice, made from the leftover liquid from steaming clams, serves as an excellent substitute for fish sauce due to its briny, mildly sweet, and fishy flavor.

Baking nachos requires precise temperature for perfect results, ideally between 350 and 400 degrees Fahrenheit, ensuring the cheese melts without burning.

Using high-quality chocolate for fondue is crucial as it will enhance the overall dessert experience. Professional chef Alekka Sweeney emphasizes selecting brands like Guittard.

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.

Bourdain emphasized the importance of using the freshest eggs and never cracking or beating them ahead of time to ensure rich, flavorful scrambled eggs.

Fresh, ripe figs are luscious, their flavors varied depending on the type. Black Mission figs are dark and sweet, Calimyrna figs are mildly nutty, while Brown Turkey figs have a honeyed flavor.

Crab deserves to be celebrated, but that doesn't mean it has to be a super-fancy, laborious meal. Crab midweek? Yes, please, and fried rice is my fallback whenever I am in a dinner pickle.

You want butter with as few additives as possible, and choosing the right butter is important if you want great ghee.

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.

"I always dry-marinate. I never put a wet marinade in anything, because the minute you put soy in something and you marinate it, it's just all the salt that cooks the beef."

To make this recipe, you'll start with some yellow and firm bananas without any green parts. Make sure you also have butter, heavy cream, eggs, brown sugar, cinnamon, maple syrup, granulated sugar, and vanilla extract.

Pairing red bell peppers with cheese and maple syrup creates a unique, decadent flavor profile that elevates this often-underappreciated vegetable to gourmet status.

Gelatin is a protein that keeps its shape because of its polypeptide chains, which connect to each other in a spring-like formation.

While Dollar Tree's steakhouse seasoning wasn't the best spice mixture for steak we've come across, it definitely earned its stripes when it came to flavor and is worth taking a chance on due to its inexpensive price point.

When making candied fruit, it's essential to follow a specific recipe as each fruit has distinct textures and varying water content, affecting the results.

The quality of the nuts makes a big difference - don't sleep on that. Whatever you use, those natural oils they release when blended are what give pesto its body and mouthfeel.