Cooking Temps
I want to explain a little bit about the temperature of cooking foods. This has nothing to do with how hot it is outside, nor how cool your kitchen is; I am talking about the product you are going to cook. As well as give you a short guide to some quickies. Everything has an optimal temperature. Convenience, doesn’t always go along with this, but … Continue reading Cooking Temps
Pot Roast Beast
So I have been playing with a more recent pressure cooker. It’s nothing like the ones that I used to use, in that, you have buttons to push amongst other things. First, I wanted the meat seared, of course. Using the browning feature on the pressure cooker, worked out alright for the first sear, but took too long to re temp (& started burning the … Continue reading Pot Roast Beast
Stuffed Peppers
No need to turn on the oven & heat up the place to have yummy stuffed peppers as a summer dish. Stuffed peppers in the pressure cooker is a difficult feat to pull off, as the peppers are going to be super done, but it can be pulled off with success. Don’t crowd your peppers. You can either slide the spatula under them, with your … Continue reading Stuffed Peppers
Penne with Sun dried tomatoes
I made three articles out this recipe. I have wanted to do some dried Roma tomatoes for some time, & with the pasta recipe below, decided this would be a great time to combine things. Certainly check out the provided links if you’re interested in drying some veggies. For the sun dried pasta, I used about 4 ounces (about half the 8.5 oz jar liquid) … Continue reading Penne with Sun dried tomatoes
Portobello Burger
Here is a very veggie dish. I put it together via the recipe, & modified. I also included a modified basil pesto for those who like that. With a suggestion, I modified the basil pesto using half fresh & half packaged, because sometimes that’s what you have on hand. The recipe builds are below. I also modified it to one or two servings, because Portobellos … Continue reading Portobello Burger
Colorful Events
No matter where you are, color coordinated foods will be a hit. Sometimes you have to explain it to some people, shrug. Seeing that I’m here in the U.S. RWB (Red White Blue) is the color scheme for our country holidays, so I tied in some chips & dip for this memorial day. Often people will go with a blueberry dessert (torte or truffle), because … Continue reading Colorful Events
Tips & Tricks
Some help files, a bit of advice, a little nudge for the neophytes. Here, in this article, I’m going to list some assorted tips, tricks, ideas & things that are too small to have a full article. From time to time, I’ll update this, as things come to mind that I would like to share. The newest stuff will be on the top, as it’s … Continue reading Tips & Tricks
