General tips
Practical kitchen wisdom — 44 tips and counting.
Chosing fresh artichokes
Look for compact, plump, round and heavy (related to their size) artichokes. Their leaves should be dark green...
Uses of canned apricots
Canned appricots are great as a cold desert, served with their juice, or as an addition to fruit salads and de...
Chosing apricots
Try to pick plump and juicy looking apricots with a shiny, smooth, orange color. To check if an apricot is rip...
Helping apricots ripen
Place apricots at room temperature in a paper bag with an apple. The ethylene gas that is release by the apple...
Preserving the color of peeled pears
Drop peeled pears in cold, lightly salted water, to preserve their color.
Preserving the color of peeled apples
Drop peeled apples in cold, lightly salted water, to preserve their color.
Using apples to ripen fruit faster
Apples emit ethylene, a gas that makes other fruit to ripen faster. Just add an apple in a bag, together with...
Facts on egg whites
Egg whites or albumen, become thinner and more transparent as the egg ages. Use fresh eggs to get taller, more...
How many tomatoes in an ounce?
Many times recipes ask for a certain amount of tomatoes in ounces. To find out how many tomatoes to use in a r...