Cooking tips
Practical kitchen wisdom — 31 tips and counting.
Roasting tomatoes
To roast tomatoes, cut them in half, crosswise. In a roasting pan place the tomatoes flat side down and brush...
Seeding tomatoes
Cut tomatoes in half crosswise. Gently squeeze each half to remove seeds. To keep the tomato juice, squeeze in...
Preparing pumkin for making pies
Cut the top of the pumpkin off and using a spoon or an ice cream scoop empty the seeds and strings. Cut it int...
Spagetti and olive oil in boiling water
Do not add olive oil in the water while cooking your spagetti. Doing so, will prevent the sauce from blending...
Melting cheese
Before melting, bring the cheese to room temperature. Melt cheese over low heat to prevent the separation of o...
Fixing saulty pasta sauces
If your pasta sauce is too saulty add some vinegar and cook for 5-6 more minutes. Alternatively, you can add a...
How to cook pasta
Start by adding cold water to a pot, large enough to hold about 1 quart of water per 100 grams of pasta. Place...
Tomato based pasta sauces
For extra flavour in tomato based pasta sauces add 1 or 2 tablespoons of tomato ketchup.
Cooking pasta
Cook pasta in plenty of salted water and stir regularly to prevent from sticking. Do not overcook pasta; alway...