Saturday, July 21, 2007

Understand How Your Recipe Works

Whether you are a new cook, or a seasoned kitchen veteran, there are some simple tricks that you can use to improve the quality of your meals. Professional chefs everywhere use these techniques to wow their customers, and keep them coming back. Try some of these ideas, and see how your family and guests react to your amazing culinary delights.


- Dried herbs versus fresh ones. Fresh herbs are best for flavor, but if unavailable, use about one-third as much dried. If a recipe doesn’t specify fresh or dried, you can assume it means dried, since dried herbs are much more commonly used. Whichever herbs you choose, if you’re unsure of the amount, start with just a little, taste often and add more during cooking. And to ensure that you’re using dried her View the rest of this article


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