Boiling vs simmering – which to use?

Boiling is appropriate for some applications, simmering for others. Below are some quick guidelines: Boiling is good for: 1. Pasta – to keep the pasta constantly moving (so it doesn’t stick) and to speed up cooking time 2. Non-starchy, non-delicate vegetables – to speed up cooking time. Vegetables need to be cooked quickly to preserve [...]

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A Lesson in Eggs – The Hard Boiled Variety

Alright. I’m going to try something new and see if it will keep me interested. Originally, I started this blog to keep track of recipes. It progressed into something more and then got difficult and tiresome to maintain. I also…am tired of blogs in general. Recipe after recipe after recipe. Nothing new but a change [...]

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