cooking

  • How to Choose the Right Cooking Oil (or Butter)

    How to Choose the Right Cooking Oil (or Butter)

    Cooking without fat is doable, but not fun. Not only does fat equal flavor, it promotes browning, helps seasonings cling, and keeps food from sticking to the pan. There is an overwhelming number of cooking fats on the market, but the average kitchen doesn’t need all that many. You need two, maybe three, cooking oils…


  • How to Make Your Canned Vegetables Taste Luxurious

    How to Make Your Canned Vegetables Taste Luxurious

    I grew up eating a lot of canned vegetables, mostly at my grandmother’s house but occasionally at home. (I was a big fan of making pizza bagels in the toaster oven, and often use canned mushrooms as a topping.) My mum used them sparingly, but it was the only kind of vegetable my grandmother cooked…