When unsure about what's for dinner, make a frittata! An easy, Italian egg dish made with hash browns, veggies, and melted cheese!
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Cooking 101: 4 Easy Ways to Peel Fresh Garlic
As a student I often used garlic powder to make garlic bread or bump up the flavor of a store-bought pasta sauce. The trouble is, if you mistakenly add too much garlic powder it'll make the entire dish taste like a clove of garlic. The great thing about cooking with fresh garlic is it's more … Continue reading Cooking 101: 4 Easy Ways to Peel Fresh Garlic
Cooking 101: How to Brown Pork Loin Chops in a Skillet
Pork loin chops are basically the holy grail for broke college carnivores - cheap and fast to cook. The catch? Overcook them and you've got yourself an expensive frisbee. The secret to juicy pork chops? Stop being a helicopter cook and let them do their thing. Your Pan Will Tell You When To Flip If … Continue reading Cooking 101: How to Brown Pork Loin Chops in a Skillet
Cooking 101: Remove Seeds from a Bell Pepper without a Mess.
Bell peppers don’t have to explode seeds all over your cutting board. At the café today, I’m showing you the “less mess” way to cut them—quick, clean, and student-proof. Snack, stir-fry, pasta…your peppers are ready to behave.
Cooking 101: How to Cut an Onion Without Crying
Chopping an onion would be much better if it produced tears of joy. The problem is onion tears burn and sting. When we cut an onion, the knife ruptures cells and a gas is released into the air. When the gas mixes with the water in our eyes it produces an acid, which causes our … Continue reading Cooking 101: How to Cut an Onion Without Crying
Cooking 101: What is the difference between a simmer, boil and rolling boil?
My favorite analogy to explain the difference goes like this: Imagine the pot is a hot tub and the bubbles are scantily clad people. A simmer is when the water is warm and the people (bubbles) are just hanging out around the side of the hot tub. A boil is when the water is so … Continue reading Cooking 101: What is the difference between a simmer, boil and rolling boil?
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