8 Simple Commonsense Cooking Tips

 

8 Simple Commonsense Cooking Tips

Do you get lumps in your white sauce? When making the white sauce (bechamel) or any sauce that requires slow cooking to thicken, use an egg whisk, and you can increase the temperature (not too much, though) to speed the process up. And you won't get any limps in it.

Turn your open barbeque into a gourmet oven. Want to try a new barbeque recipe that requires a hood on the barbeque, which you may not have. Try using a wok lid or any domed lid. This works very well indeed. Great for roasted meats when camping out.

Never repurchase frozen pastry. Do you hate making short pastries? Use a kitchen whiz instead of the usual hand method. Use slightly less liquid than may be asked for in the recipe. Just run the whiz until all the pastry forms into a ball. If it doesn't form into a ball, you may need just a touch more liquid. The liquid depends on what recipe you use for your pastry.

Why is It I Can Never Think Of Anything “Good”

Why is It I Can Never Think Of Anything “Good”

 

Why Can I Never Think Of Anything “Good” To Make For Supper?

Okay, now I need to ask whether you find yourself making the same meals over and over and over. It seems like I get in a rut and fix the same foods on a rotating scale. Granted, I have picky eaters in my family but not that picky.

I decided to do something about it. After reflecting on it for a while, I discovered the biggest problem with cooking supper was deciding what to make, so I got out a notebook and started writing down meal ideas complete with side dishes. I occasionally asked friends and family what they were having for dinner to get more views.

My daughter also gave me ideas for her favorite meal choices and side dishes. She did an excellent job of coming up with things I hadn’t even made in a long time. I found that asking her when she was hungry seemed to help her creative juices develop more ideas.

4 Types of Tea: How is Each One Made

 

4 Types of Tea: How is Each One Made

Tea is one of the most popular after food drinks globally, but very few people are aware that there are four inherently different flavors and types of tea in every supermarket. Each tea is made out of other ingredients, and each tea has its advantages and disadvantages. I will explain.

It would be best never to forget that there are only four types of tea.
 1) Black tea
 2) Green tea
 3) White tea
 4) Oolong tea

All these are made from the Camellia sinensis, also known as the tea plant. Other herbal infusions such as chamomile tea, ginger tea, or red tea made of rooibos leaves are disqualified as types of tea since the tea plant is not involved in their making. The difference between the four tea variations lies in making them. In addition, each type of tea has another flavor and various health benefits.

1) Black Tea
 The solid flavored burnt Sienna colored hot beverage is the most popular type of tea in the West. Either served with a squeeze of lemon or added milk, and a cube of sugar, the cup of black tea is part of daily tea ceremonies worldwide. Black tea is made of heavily oxidized Camellia sinensis leaves. When served plain, it contains no calories, carbohydrates, or fats. A cup of black tea contains more caffeine than any other type of tea but less than in any cup of coffee.

2) Green Tea
 The lightly oxidized tea has been popular in China, Japan, and Korea for centuries. Recently, rumors on its health benefits increased its popularity in the West. It has been proven that drinking green tea can lower cholesterol, prevent cancer, increase metabolic rates and be helpful in a variety of other conditions and illnesses. The green tea is lightly oxidized, dried but not fermented.