Sabrina 
I still remember the first time I tried a homemade pizzella. I was about 11-years old, playing at a friend’s house, and her Italian grandmother was visiting. We had a grand time mixing the batter, filling up the pizzelle maker, watching to get that perfect golden crisp waffle cookie (and then licking the bowl while they cooled!). Have you ever had pizzelle or made them yourself? In this article, I’ll …
Okay, so we are in the mood for some Mexican mix-in tortilla foods, fajitas to be precise. Never heard of them? Not to worry, we are going to let you in on what they are and what it is best served with. Most of those who know Fajitas find it hard to differentiate it from all the other kinds of Mexican dishes involving tortillas, making it an easier choice to …
Once you have freshly grated cheese at home, you’ll never buy the factory-grated stuff again! We go through so much parmesan cheese that we’ve begun buying it in huge chunks. We can never get enough on our pasta dishes, in salads, on roasted vegetables, in soups, etc. I use our pyramid style cheese grater, which is awkward and cumbersome to work with for grating cheese over our dishes at the …
Still, in the mood for Italian specials, we are taking a look at chicken piccata, the chicken cooked so delicately. You can always have your chicken or beef boiled or fried, but there is a lot more you can do with your chicken than you know. Piccata is a typical example. Chicken piccata involves the preparation of your chicken with lovely spices and butter. It is one of those foods …
Slow cookers and pressure cookers are both useful kitchen tools with many benefits, but they are totally different from each other. One of them may be better suited to meet your needs, tastes, and schedule, so we’ll explain the differences and the advantages of each type, and suggest some of the best models on the market. Slow Cookers vs. Pressure Cookers Slow cookers and pressure cookers are often used to …
When I was in college, the blender was a fixture in every dorm room for making frozen cocktails (I was partial to frozen Margaritas). Now that I’m a mom, I’m constantly using a blender for making smoothies for my kids. Whatever stage of life you’re in, a blender is very useful kitchen tool. In addition to mixed drinks and smoothies, I also use my blender for pureed soups, or to …
There is nothing like the satisfying crunch of deep fried food, be it French fries, chicken wings, or a deep fried dessert like beaver tails, a Canadian specialty. That deep fried taste is so beloved, that many people are buying deep fryers for their own home. In this article, I’ll discuss how deep frying works and some of the features you should look for when shopping for a deep fryer, …
A mortar and pestle is one of the most ancient kitchen tools; just about every civilization in history has some version. When I was 8 years old, I found a stone mortar “nutting bowl” dating back hundreds of years to the Native American people who lived in that area of New York long before Europeans arrived. It’s fascinating to hold a piece of history like that. Despite the old-school nature …