Posts under ‘techniques’

In the dead of winter, it’s hard not to crave the fresh taste of something home grown. With my garden covered with several inches of snow, it’s downright impossible to have any fresh fruits or vegetables out of my yard. Fortunately, there are ways to grow certain plants and other items in the comfort and [...]

Caramel sauce was one of those things on my list that sounded too complicated to make. I had researched recipes, and they all seemed so, well, scientific to me. The sugar had to be melted to a certain temperature, or the cream had to be a certain type, and it just seemed like too much [...]

The other day, I had one of those slap-your-forehead, duh! moments. I was getting ready to decorate some sugar cookies with colored sugar when I realized I didn’t have the color I needed. Halfway out the door to make an emergency grocery store run, it hit me - why not make my own colored sugar?
It [...]

Who doesn’t love a present? How about a packet waiting for you at your place at the dinner table, just waiting for you to open it up and see what’s inside? That’s the idea behind these salmon packets - they’re like a little gift at dinnertime.
They’re also a snap to make, and the paper holds [...]

By now we’ve all heard of the New York Times’ No-Knead Bread. Everyone and their sister has probably tried the recipe by now, right? Well, I hadn’t - and was a little put off by the amount of time this bread took. So I was happy to see that the recipe has been modified to [...]