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Cooking

Frugal cooking and baking advice, as well as tips for eggs,
healthy cooking, and more

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" If you would like to spend less time in the kitchen, yet still feed your family
healthy, nutritious meals, there are cooking shortcuts that will make meal
preparation easier."  from How to Save Time in the Kitchen, by Nikki Willhite

Related Links: Cooking Kitchen and Cooking Index


The ABC's of Cooking

Cooking 101, by Mr Bloggy    A few tips to make food cook and taste better.

Essential Cooking Tips You Should Use, by Jordon Browning   Some tips on how to prepare food, cook food, and store food.

Save Time in the Kitchen, by Nikki Willhite   Tips to make meal preparation easier.

Your Food and Its Vitamins: How to Preserve the Vitamins and Nutrients in Your Food, by Nikki Willhite  How food loses vitamins and nutrients and how to eat healthier.

Beans

Frugal Beans, by Nikki Willhite   Frugal bean facts, information and recipes.

Cheese

Colby and Cheddar Cheese, by Nikki Willhite   The difference between Colby and cheddar cheese and how to use them.

Desserts

Choosing Cake Frosting Recipes, by John Knollwood   How to choose the right frosting for your cake.

How to Make Pie: Tips for Making a Better Pie, by Nikki Willhite   Pie making tips.

Simple Step By Step Cake Decorating, by John Knollwood   Some tips to make decorating a cake easier.

You and Your Ice Cream, by Nikki Willhite   How to store ice cream and creative ways to serve it to children.

Eggs

All About Eggs, by Nikki Willhite   How to make the best use of eggs.

Great Tips For Preparing Deviled Eggs, by Morgan Hamilton  Tips for preparing and serving deviled eggs.

The Economical Egg, by Nikki Willhite  
Egg trivia, and how to use and store eggs properly. Recipes for Mexican Omelets and Country Quiche.

The Perfect Omelet, by Patrick Carpen   Step-by-step instructions on how to make omelets.

Grains

Bread Baking Made Easy, by Beth Scott   Some tips to make a better loaf of bread.

 

Grains (cont)

Use Your Favorite Bread Recipe to Make Great Whole Grain Breads, by Dennis Weaver   How to make healthier bread and a bread recipe.

Herbs

Optimized Cooking Herbs List, by Michael Jones   Some of the most common herbs and how to use them.

Frugal Cooking with Herbs, by Cyndi Roberts   Some tips on cooking with herbs and recipes for lemon chive dressing, mint iced tea, herb butter, and a basil-lemon face mask.

Homemade Foods

Economical Stir Fry Cooking, by Nikki Willhite    How to use leftovers and flavor stir fry meals.

Homemade Pizza, by Nikki Willhite   Some general tips to help you make pizza at home.

Nuts

It's Raining Nuts, by Nikki Willhite   A little information about nut trees and cracking nuts.

Nuts: Fact and Recipes, by Jennifer A. Wickes   Recipes include Chicken Cashew Salad, Pistachio Ice Cream, Southern Pecan Pie and Marzipan.

Oils

Using The Right Oils In Your Cooking, by Stephanie Foster   A review and analysis of some of the common cooking oils.

Pasta

Sautéing and Cooking Pasta Correctly, by Michelle Ann Gelder   How to sauté and cook pasta.

Ten Steps to Perfect Pasta, by Skip Lombardi Cooking tips for pasta.

Misc

15 Time-Saving Kitchen Tips, by Cyndi Roberts   How to save time on some kitchen cooking tasks.

Cooking High-Yield Recipes for a Crowd, by Patrick Carpen   Recipes include sloppy joes, chicken and broccoli alfredo, chili and ham sandwiches.

Cooking Measurements and Equivalencies    Chart to calculate equivalent teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, quarts and pounds.

Homes and Scent, by Nikki Willhite   How to enjoy life with your sense of smell and food.

Martha Stewart's vs. My Way  Homemaking humor.

 

 

 

 

 

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