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Microwaving Oatmeal | Microwaving Rice | Microwaving Rye One of the most efficient and convenient methods for cooking grains is with the use of a microwave oven. The overall results can be very good if the grain is properly cooked in the microwave.

Baking Millet | Baking Oats | Baking Rice | Baking Wild Rice Many grains can be cooked using the baking method, which is a dry heat cooking process that surrounds food with heat in an enclosed oven.

Classifications of RiceShort-grain Rice Varieties | Medium-grain Rice Varieties | Long-grain Rice Varieties Some grains, such as rice, are available in many different types and varieties.

General Nutritional Facts of Grains | Specific Nutritional Facts of Individual Grains General Nutritional Facts of Grains Grains are composed primarily of carbohydrates, but the quantity varies according to the type of grain.

 

Carrot Preparation | Carrot Cooking | Tips Carrots A plant of the parsley family with feathery green leaves and an orange root that can be eaten raw or cooked.

Cauliflower Preparation | Cauliflower Cooking | Tips Cauliflower A vegetable that consists of undeveloped white florets attached to a single stem that form a compact, cabbage-like head, called a curd.

Extreme care is necessary to ensure safety when deep-frying a whole turkey. Because the required equipment can be cumbersome and the large quantity of hot oil necessary for cooking a whole bird can be dangerous, deep-frying a whole turkey is much less safe than deep-frying food on a smaller scale.

Knife Blades | Knife Construction | Knife Handles | Types of Knives Maintaining and Storing Knives | Tools for Sharpening Knives There are hundreds of different types of knives.

Whether you choose to prepare a formal table setting, casual table setting, or a buffet table setting to serve your guests, the comfort of your guests should be top priority. Each style has its own basic guidelines to follow but your ultimate goal should be to have a table that is attractive and comfortable.

Cutting Watermelon | Removing Watermelon Seeds | Tips Watermelon A popular fruit that grows on ground vines in a number of different shapes and sizes, all round and fairly large.

Blueberries A small, round, dark blue skinned berry native to North America. They are grown mostly in Northern United States and Canada. Some can be found grown in Northern Europe and Australia.

Bananas Native to tropical regions, a banana has a tough outer peel that may be yellow, red, green, or black when ripe. All varieties have a sweet fragrance when ripe and contain a soft creamy flesh inside that may be white, yellow or pinkish cream colored.

Winter Squash Preparation | Winter Squash Cooking | Tips Winter Squash Squash: The fruits of various members of the gourd family, which fall into two classifications, summer squash and winter squash.

Summer Squash Preparation | Summer Squash Cooking | Tips Summer Squash Squash: The fruits of various members of the gourd family, which fall into two classifications, summer squash and winter squash.

Tools for Preparation | Potato Preparation | Potato Cooking | Tips Potatoes The most popular tuber vegetable in the world. It is available in hundreds of varieties, which vary in size, shape, taste, color, and starch content.

Sweet Peppers | Chile Peppers |Pepper Preparation | Pepper Cooking | Tips Sweet Peppers A sweet pepper is a mild to sweet flavored pepper that can be eaten raw or cooked.

Cabbage Preparation | Cabbage Cooking | Tips Cabbage A vegetable consisting of layers of thick leaves that grow around each other from the stem. The leaves of some varieties form dense, solid heads and others have leaves that grow more loosely around each other.

Fresh Beans | Fresh Bean Preparation | Fresh Bean Cooking | Fresh Bean TipsDried Beans | Dried Bean Preparation | Dried Bean Cooking Beans A generic name given to various plants in the legume family.