cooking conversions The Metric Kitchen - StumbleUpon The instructions and tables presented below will walk the reader through converting a recipe to metric measures. It is important to note that these conversions only work with U.S. recipes. Customary measures like cups, pints, quarts, and gallons mean different things in different countries. For example, if you try to convert a British or Australian recipe to metric using these instructions, it may flop. For the sake of keeping things simple, I have slightly rounded off the measurements stated below. All conversions should be sufficiently accurate for all recipes. Liquids (and Herbs and Spices) Liquids can be converted to liters or milliliters with the following table. Weight Weights can be converted with the following table. Other non-liquid ingredients Non-liquid ingredients specified in American recipes by volume (if more than about 2 tablespoons or 1 fluid ounce) should be converted to weight with the following table. Length Lengths may be converted with the following table. Temperature
Macaroni and Cheese Farewell, blue box. You have been forever replaced. I don’t care if you are ready to eat in less than 30 minutes. Have I mentioned before how I adore the Smitten Kitchen blog? I’ve followed Deb’s blog ever since she caught my eye with this recipe for Homemade Oreos. I digress. Now, this dish cannot be whipped together at the drop of the hat. When you are making a dish which calls for shredded cheese, you should almost always shred your own. After grating the cheese, make the béchamel. Then you’ll mix in your spices. Now, mix in half of the shredded cheeses. Cook the pasta only until the outside is fully cooked, but the inside is not. Add the pasta to the cheese, give it a good stir, and put it in a buttered dish. Top with the other half of the cheeses. And the breadcrumbs. Bake until the cheese is bubbly and the breadcrumbs are toasted. And if you go back for seconds (or thirds), I won’t tell. 3 tablespoons butter 2 1/4 cups milk, warmed 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon coarse salt
Wine Notes: Antica Terra was up to the challenge of 2011 harvest View full sizeBRENT WOJAHN/THE OREGONIANAntica Terra winemaker Maggie Harrison (right), sorting grapes with Megan Iversen, says despite challenges posed by weather and locale, 2011 could end up the wineryâs finest yet. If 2011 had been a typical year, the wine-grape harvest would have happened two months ago. But 2011 was an anomalous year. The Willamette Valley experienced the coldest April through June on record. The remainder of the summer was colder than average; one OSU horticulturist declared it the coldest growing season in more than 50 years. However, September was spectacular, with a string of days hitting higher than 90 degrees that were counterbalanced by cool nights. All that added up to what may, for some local wineries, be the vintage of the decade. One such winery is Antica Terra. I visited Antica Terra on its most frenetic harvest day in early November and asked winemaker/partner Maggie Harrison what set 2011 apart for them.
Tips for Cooking - Steer Clear of These Common Food Prep Mishaps at WomansDay.com - StumbleUpon It happens to everyone. Despite your best efforts in the kitchen, something went terribly wrong and the dish is tough, mushy, too salty or lumpy. Whatever the case may be, you’re stuck with a lousy plate of food and a bad mood. But take heart: The most common blunders are also the easiest to prevent in the future…and some can even be fixed now. To get you on the right track, we spoke with several renowned chefs to learn the cause of—and solution for—everyday kitchen failures. Prepare to never be disappointed again! Mistake #1: Too Much Salt Cause: You didn’t taste the dish as you were cooking it. Solution: If the saltiness is the result of an over-reduced soup or stew, add water, recommends Jesse Schenker, chef and owner of Recette in New York City. Mistake #2: Tough Meat Cause: You cooked it too long or the heat was too high. Solution: Marc Vidal, executive chef of Boqueria in New York City, says that once meat is overcooked, shredding it is a good way to expand your preparation options.
Change Your Life Rich Red Wine Sauce You will understand why the French are masters of cuisine. Similar to the classic French Bordelaise sauce, this velvety rich sauce makes a classic topping for beef and lamb. I love it on beef tenderloin or filets mignon, which, although they are beloved by many, often have a metallic or liver undernote. It really illuminates a lightly smoked pork chop. As heretical as it may seem, it is great on pulled pork. I like to serve boiled baby potatoes on the side, and I douse them with this sauce too. This is an easy to make classic red wine sauce for red meat, especially filet mignon. Course. Cuisine. Makes. 1 cup, enough for 4-6 servings of meat Takes. Special equipment. Ingredients 5 tablespoons butter 1 large onion, coarsely chopped 1 carrot, skinned and coarsely chopped 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped or crushed 2 cloves garlic, crushed or pressed 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves 1 teaspoon dried sage leaves, crushed 1 whole bay leaf 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 2 tablespoons tomato paste
50 Amazingly Helpful Time-Tested Tips for the Kitchen | Life Hackery - StumbleUpon You know all of those helpful kitchen-related suggestions that old-timers are so willing to share with the younger generations? These little tips and tricks might be called “kitchen hacks” these days, but they’re still the same good old nuggets of wisdom that they always were. As with any old wives’ tale, hack, or tip, your mileage may vary. Some of these gems have been around for several lifetimes - and according to most grandmas, they really work. 1. For cleaning smelly hands after chopping onions or garlic, just rub them on a stainless steel spoon. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.
Cooking Tips - Free Recipes - Baking - Low Fat Cooking Himalayan Salt Blocks, Salt Plates, and Salt Bricks used for cooking Pakistani Pink Himalayan salt blocks, plates, platters, and bricks can be used for sautéing, grilling, chilling, curing, baking, salting, plating, bathing, and contemplating. The Fundamentals of Himalayan Salt A boulder of Himalayan salt emerges from darkness of a 16th century mineshaft in Pakistan and explodes into light, catching and refracting the sun in hues ranging from water-clear crystal to clematis flower pink to deep meaty red. The rough salt rocks are then hand cut by local masons into a variety of shapes, providing the foundation for extraordinary new ways to prepare and serve food. Indeed, there are as many uses for a heavy slab of Pakistani Pink Himalayan salt as there are foods, cooking styles, whims, acts of folly, and shows of bravado. The salt’s crystal lattice has a fairly high specific energy (energy per unit of mass), so it will tend to hold any temperature you bring it to for a good while. Himalayan Salt Block Recipe & Cooking Ideas pickled ginger and wasabe.
Kitchen Cheat Sheet | Everest Home Improvements Despite what modern cooking shows might tell you, whipping up a gourmet meal isn’t just a case of slicing, dicing and measuring ingredients before throwing them into a pan. You can’t just turn the oven on and gaze wistfully out of your Everest windows until it emerges perfectly cooked. It takes a lot of knowledge and preparation to be a whizz in the kitchen, which is why Everest Home Improvements have produced this Kitchen Cheat Sheet to help you on your way to your first Michelin star! Save it, Print it & Stick it on the fridge Whether you are new to cooking or an experienced chef, everyone can use a little help in the kitchen sometimes. That's why we created a comprehensive kitchen cheat sheet for you to fall back on whenever you are in doubt. Embed Kitchen Cheat Sheet on Your Site: Copy and Paste the Code Below