Let’s talk about some food myths shall we? Myth – Carbs make you fat Sorry to be all gangbusters right out of the gate. But carbs don’t make you fat. Not exercising or eating right makes you fat. Carbs = Fuel. So, unless you’re burning calories (read: exercising), then your carbs are going to waste. [...]
Cooking Tips: DeGlazing
1 CommentApril 20, 2012 by
DeGlazing? Like…licking the delicious-ness of a glazed donut right? Mmmmmmm donuts. No! That’s not what we’re talking about here. See what you’ve done? Now I can’t stop thinking about donuts. Bah. N-E-Way, back to what we came here for. Deglazing. That is a cooking term. And if you learn what it’s all about, you are [...]
Cooking Tips: Salt
2 CommentsMarch 8, 2012 by
Poor salt. It has really gotten a bad reputation over the years. But I’m here to clear some things up. That table salt you use? Probably this stuff here, is no good for you. Because it has been chemically refined. Long term overuse has health risks such as kidney stones, high blood pressure, etc. In fact [...]
Cooking Tips: Zesting
2 CommentsFebruary 9, 2012 by
What did I say last week? Zesting? Ah, that’s right. This is a post about how to get the most out of your citrus…from that part you usually toss in the garbage. Look, I’ll just come right out and say it. I LOVE to zest. Some of you may know what zesting is, how to [...]