Showing posts with label Cooking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cooking. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

New recipes from a trusted source.

Better Homes and Gardens has always been a trusted source for recipes. This book, the “Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book”, has 1400 recipes. It covers many cooking topics including desserts, grilling, slow cooking and many others. With full color pictures of most of the recipes, this book is a great resource for anyone! If you are new to cooking, or if you want to expand the recipes you use, check this book out! If you have this book, tell us what your favorite recipe is.

Monday, February 8, 2010

What do you get when you mix 3 parts flour to 2 parts eggs?

"Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking" by Michael Ruhlman discusses how proportions make up the base of many recepies. Examples include Biscut dough (3 parts flour to 1 part fat to 2 parts liquid) and Vinaigrette (3 parts oil : 1 part vinegar). It includes information about making all kinds of doughs, batters, sauces, custard, and soup stocks. It even includes information about making meat based ratio recipies like sausage. If you are looking to expand your knowledge of cooking take a look at this book. Let us know if it helped you!