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Posts Tagged ‘Cooking Tips’

Top 5 Things You Need in Your Kitchen

By Dominic On April 28, 2010 Comments Off

If you are just starting to cook, or are moving in on your own, chances are, you don’t have much in terms of cooking equipment. Here is what we recommend for you to get, as you are starting out. As times goes by, you will, of course, get more kitchen gadgets. But here are five that we recommend starting out with:

- Chopping board. This is something very basic, as you can’t chop anything without having a chopping board. It is very versatile, as you can chop pretty much anything on it – onions, potatoes, tomatoes, meat, herbs, etc.

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Easy baking with the kids during the february break

By Dominic On February 9, 2010 Comments Off

It is now that time of year again and the kids are breaking up for what will be february half term. My son will be off school with his carnival festival and will dress up as a superhero and have lots of fun with his fellow friends.

One thing that should be on every parents agenda during half term is to find some lovely things to do with your kids that don’t cost the earth but are still great fun.

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Powerful Tips to Keeping Fresh Herbs

By Dominic On October 19, 2009 Comments Off

Harvesting Fresh Herbs: Recap

Let’s take a step back and quickly cover what we learned about harvesting fresh herbs from your home herb garden:

  • Harvest herbs before the hottest part of the day. Preferably morning after dew has dried
  • Harvest no more than 30% of the leaves from a herb plant at a time unless you are harvesting an entire annual herb garden plant like cilantro
  • Rinse leaves in a bowl of cool saltwater to remove insects and dirt

The Best, Little Known Tips to Preserve Fresh Herbs – Tip 1: Herbal Ice Cubes: Little Flavor Bombs

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How to cook the perfect steak

By Dominic On September 25, 2009 Comments Off

A good steak meal could mean many different things, but people are still asking how to cook the perfect steak. For every person, that is going to be a little different, but these tips can be a big help for anyone who wants to make their meat better. Let us take a look at some of the basic techniques that will help you make great steak.

The Wow Factor in Beef – Grass Fed and Finished Beef

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101 Cooking Techniques – Bring your cooking to the next level

By Dominic On September 13, 2009 1 Comment

I have this amazing free ebook for you to download right now!

If you were ever looking for free cooking techniques this is it – there is over 100 great cooking techniques for you to improve your own cooking skills for good.

You can download your free copy at:

www.dsmfoodlimited.com/freegifts/cheftechniques.html

Thanks for reading

Dominic

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