Cooking Tips & Advice

How to Cook Broccoli

Date: 2014/06/02
"I cook a lot of broccoli and use it in salads often. I have never cooked it for a couple of minutes before adding it to a salad but I might try that next time. Thanks for the tip!"

Easter Candy Recipes

Date: 2014/03/28
"Fun Easter candy recipes. I am going to have to make a couple of them this year for Easter. They look fun and simple to make."

All About Chocolate

Date: 2014/02/04
"Very helpful information on chocolate. I have been having trouble with my chocolate seizing up when I am melting it. I will have to try some of the tips in this article to see if I have better luck."

How to Make Christmas Cookies

Date: 2013/12/03
"Wow! This is a lot of information on making Christmas cookies. I got a couple of really good tips and loved the information on storing them because I always have a hard time with that. I liked the tip on freezing frosted cookies so they can be stacked in a couple of layers."

Roasting Ham

Date: 2013/11/25
Comment: I didn't realize it made a difference as to the type of ham you were roasting as to how you were to cooking it. Good to know for the future. I will definitely keep this info in my favorites.

Turkey Cooking Times

Date: 2013/11/11
"Great chart but click on the Turkey Guide link and you will find links to everything you would ever want to know about turkey and preparing it."

Pork Cooking Times

Date: 2013/10/27
"When I cook a pork loin I am always concerned that it gets done and I end up cooking it too long. I found this chart that indicated a thermometer temperature for checking doneness. I tried checking doneness with a thermometer for our last pork loin. Finally . . . the meat was moist!"

All About Potatoes

Date: 2013/09/17
"Lots of good basic information on potatoes. I thought the descriptions of the different potatoes were helpful because I was never sure which kind were best for baked or mashed potatoes or which would be best for potato salad."