Cooking Articles and Tips

Measuring Flours and Grains  Fragrant, delicious bread is both basic and wonderfully complex. Only a handful of ingredients are necessary to make a loaf, yet the result is so substantial it seems beyond the scope of the average baker. In fact, anyone can make bread with great success. We will guide you through the preparation of numerous types of bread from a basic white sandwich loaf to rich, fruit-dotted holiday rounds to savory quick breads and muffins that assemble in minutes

Tips on Cooking Potatoes    To improve the flavor and keep potatoes white, when boiling add 1/4 cup of milk.Let raw potatoes stand in cold water for at least half an hour before frying to improve the crispness of french-fried potatoes.

How to Cut the Cost of Food Through Budget Planning   Start by analyzing how much money you have to spend on various food items.  Do this by keeping an accurate spending record for the next two weeeks.  With this information you can decide what and how many changes you need to make in your buying habits.

How to Make Chocolate Curls and Pipings   Chocolate curls look lovely on this pie, but if you want a simpler decoration, sprinkle with grated chocolate or garnish with chocolate espresso beans. The fancy piped cream may be replaced with dollops spread evenly over the pie top.

How to Make A chocolate Rose   With the correct equipment, and some practice, you can decorate a cake with icing roses as shapely as any that came from a professional baker.  Note that an icing rose is not made directly on the cake but on the flat head of a hand-held device called a