Have you ever used a charcoal grill? If you haven’t, don’t bother! Charcoal grills are just soo messy. There are charcoal briquettes, and black soot and ashes that seem to get everywhere. Including on your clothing. And trying to get the stains out is a nightmare. The solution of course is to get yourself a …
Who knew that finding the right cookware for your kitchen could be so expensive? While it’s tempting to kit out your kitchen with the best cookware that you can find, it’s all too easy to become restricted by a budget. I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to be spending a fortune on …
If you’ve ever tried your hand at home baking, one of the places you might be most tempted to start is with meatloaf. This traditional American dish is very simple to make, all you need is some ground beef, vegetables, and the right size loaf tin.Loaf tins are one of the most flexible baking accessories …
Air fryers are certainly nifty little machines. You can cook your food in a much healthier way than traditional frying, and you don’t always even need to spray a little oil.Golden deep-fried delicious with none of the guilt? Yes, please!And an air fryer with rotisserie is even better. You can roast your Thanksgiving turkey easy, …
Blue cheese is a very distinct type of cheese that many people either love or hate. It has a very strong taste and smell and can be easily identified by its coloring. With most types of foods, it can be very easy to tell if it has gone bad just by looking at it or smelling …
Technically speaking, peanuts are a member of the plant family Leguminosae. This is a part of the legume family, which includes beans and peas. They grow underground and in the form of edible seeds encased in a pod. These fall into the vegetable category, therefore technically, peanut oil is a kind of vegetable oil. You can substitute …
Baked beans are traditionally white beans that are parboiled then cooked slowly over a low heat in a tomato-based sauce. If you opt to make your own, this tends to be made in large batches that you cannot get through in one evening. Storing baked beans in the refrigerator can extend their lifespan by 3-4 days, …
Whether in its powdered or fresh root form, ginger is a resourceful ingredient to keep in your kitchen for all manner of dishes.However, even kept in a refrigerator it won’t take more than a few weeks for ginger to start to spoil – it can wither and rot, and the deterioration can be plain to …
As egg-based dressings go, mayonnaise is one of the most popular. With its widely-loved taste and versatility, it can be used as a condiment, a spread for sandwiches, a dressing, and even as a thickener or binder in cooking.However, being that this dressing is made with eggs, it can spoil quickly even if you keep …
Mexican refried beans are one of the country’s favorite dishes, you can enjoy their sumptuous flavor in a wide variety of different ways – in a tortilla wrap, with guacamole, with rice or tortilla chips. There’s no shortage of combinations for this delicious melt-in-the-mouth foodstuff.But beans are small, so the tendency is to cook them …
