For my money, the big question in home cooking is, “How do I get on a roll?” Anyone can make a great dinner one night. A productive home cook makes good food every night. This entails a system, a way of…
Category: Home economics
A pot of beans
All my children will learn how to cook beans. Beans are economical, healthy, and delicious. They’re a great platform for trying out new flavors. Here’s my approach to beans.
Full-flavored pressure cooker chicken stock
If you need a full-flavored chicken stock recipe, here’s mine. It is based on the recipe starting on page 91 of James Peterson’s Sauces. For what it’s worth, the book is a classic. Following his procedure exactly will obtain superior…
Two chickens
Last summer I stopped buying pre-cut chicken parts and started buying whole chickens. That’s a big change for someone like me. Let me describe what a whole-bird-buyer gets himself into. Yield Of course, it depends. I took How to Cook…