Posted in Cooking Tips on Apr 15th, 2010
Okay, ten seconds might be pushing it – but it certainly wont take ten minutes! Just follow this how to make salad dressing recipe and you’ll wonder why you’ve been buying salad dressings for so many years. This is a basic salad dressing and this recipe will make enough to dress a family sized salad. [...]
Posted in Cooking Tips on Nov 12th, 2009
Handy tips on cooking nice fluffy Couscous. I always use a cup measure to make Couscous – the cup should hold approx 250 ml / 8 fl oz of liquid. If you don’t have an actual cup measure, just use a regular cup. Here goes:- Cooking Couscous – Ingredients 2 Cups Couscous (serves approx 4-6) [...]
Posted in Cooking Tips on Nov 5th, 2009
Just a quick post on cooking rice in a microwave. White Rice Most microwaves today have a cooking rice option and if you haven’t yet tried it, I suggest you do. It’s quick and easy and makes excellent fluffy rice. Here are a few tips to help you:- Some rice needs rinsing in cold water [...]
Posted in Cooking Tips on Nov 2nd, 2009
Sticky, soggy pasta is not nice, so here are some handy tips on cooking pasta so that it is Al dente. Cooking pasta Always add pasta to boiling water – and use plenty of water To save energy, boil water in the kettle and add to the pan. It’s much quicker and will save energy. [...]
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