If you’re going to build anything, you have to start with a good foundation. And, that can be said also of cooking. You have to start with a flavor base. That’s what Mirepoix (the x is silent) is, it’s the building block for the best soup and stews So, what is Mirepoix? Well, actually, it’s…
Category: Kitchen Tips and Tricks
I write a food blog. I post recipes and cooking related articles. Something that is not ever mentioned enough is safe food prep practices I’m not just talking about making sure your pots and pans are clean. Making sure when cooking that pot handles face in rather than out over the edge of the stove.…
For thousands of years we have been cooking over heat. Meat would be suspended over a fire, and vegetables could be cooked similarly. However there came a time when we wanted to mix ingredients and cook them, essentially a stew. Well, for that a cast iron pot was the best choice. The earliest English recording…
