On this page, I describe cooking, kitchen and time saving tips: how to cook quick and healthy, how to clean kitchen appliances, which blogs to read, etc.
Oyster sauce, as the name suggests, is a sauce made using oysters. It is used to add depth of flavor, savoriness (umami), and a mixture of sweetness and saltiness to a number of dishes. It is widely used in Cantonese and other Asian cuisines. If you’re looking for an oyster … Read more
Cornmeal is a common staple food ingredient used in a huge variety of recipes. If you’re cooking something that needs cornmeal but you don’t have any then don’t worry too much as there are alternatives. What is cornmeal? Cornmeal is a coarse flour (referred to as a meal) that is … Read more
If you want to do your bit to help the environment then you may have looked into biodegradable trash bags and compostable trash bags. Single-use plastic is one of the most harmful things for the environment. Biodegradable and compostable bags make good alternatives to single-use plastic. The problem is knowing … Read more
Nobody likes to eat food that has gone bad and bad bacon can be harmful. It’s always wise to know when it’s too late for your bacon and what you can do to stop it from going bad in the first place. Here I will tell you everything you need … Read more
Parchment paper, baking paper, and wax paper are all names for types of paper used in cooking. Parchment paper is actually the same thing as baking paper. It’s just that in some parts of the world it’s called one thing and in other parts of the world, it’s called another. … Read more
Perhaps you’ve heard that aluminum leaches at high heat and so using it to cook in an oven would hurt your health or even induce Alzheimer’s disease. Or, you’ve tried using tin foil to cook and it melted onto your oven floor. Now, you’re asking yourself: should you even wrap … Read more
Can you use tin foil in a microwave? The short answer is yes, but carefully (or else this happens). Read on to know why. How Microwaves Work Microwaves work by generating radio waves that make the water molecules in food spin and heat up because of friction. The conductive properties … Read more
You might have heard of bachelor’s grilled cheese prepared in a toaster. Or perhaps you’ve read a “life hack” about turning your toaster on the side to make a quick grilled cheese sandwich at work. I’ll get this right out of the way: please don’t. There’s a good chance you … Read more
One of the popular, if contested, recipes for focus and energy during prolonged study sessions or other situations when your regular cup of joe just won’t cut it has been the so called red eye coffee, also called black eye or dead eye. I’ve been intrigued by it and done … Read more
Origins of coffee Earliest mention of coffee is likely in Arab chronicles circa the turn of the previous millennia. The coffee plant is a native species to the geographically isolated Yemeni region on the south side of the peninsula. The plant, and its invigorating properties were popular among the Sufi … Read more
