Cooking Tips

Are you looking for a homemade alternative to the famous Heinz Ketchup or other brand names bought at the store? Or maybe you’re curious about how ketchup is actually made, and interested in adding your own personal ingredients to the recipe? Either way, here is an interesting instructional video I found on How To Make Ketchup.

This video features one of my favorite fruits…mango! You can find mangoes used in many food dishes for it’s flavor, juice, fragrance, and color. This video explains how easy it is to peel a mango, and a couple techniques on how to cut this tasty tropical fruit.

There’s no crying in onion chopping! Onions are a necessary ingredient in many recipes, so it’s important that you know how to properly peel, cut, and chop them. Following these simple techniques will help decrease your prep time, while at the same time increase your knife skills.

Cooking pasta seems simple enough, right? Well, it is! However, don’t be surprised just how easy it is to undercook or overcook pasta, leaving your pasta either too hard or too soft. Pasta should be cooked until they are firm but not hard, also referred to as “al dente.”

If you thought making homemade peanut butter would be a difficult task, then think again! This video shows just how easy it is to make your very own peanut butter recipe. Watch it and try for yourself.

We all want to eat healthier, but as we know, it’s easier said than done. This video gives a few easy pointers on what you can do to eat better. Every little bit helps!

With as many recipes that I’ve posted featuring capers, I figured it was about time for me to write an article about this tasty little ingredient. If you don’t already know by now, I love capers! I could eat an entire bowl of capers as if they were a snack. They are that good! Besides for being one of my finger-foods of choice, I also enjoy cooking various recipes that feature capers as an ingredient.

Edamame is a green soybean that is full of protein. It originates from Eastern Asia and can be enjoyed in a salad or eaten by itself. If you haven’t tried this little healthy soybean snack, check out this video and find out how easy it is to prepare.

We all love pancakes, but fail to realize there’s more to making them than just popping the store-bought frozen pancakes in the microwave and pressing start. Nothing beats homemade pancakes, and quite honestly, they are very simple to make.

French Toast may be one of your breakfast favorites, but you don’t have to run to your local diner to enjoy them. Check out this video that explains how simple it is to make french toast yourself!