Mashed potatoes are a wonderful side dish. They’re easy to make, reliable, a crowd pleaser, and very filling. Sometimes though, you stop to wonder just what else you can make. A change is probably welcome every once in a while. The good news is that mashed potatoes are easy to substitute, and easy to enhance …

Many recipes call for mushrooms, but mushrooms are not for everyone. Sometimes it’s their texture, sometimes it’s the flavor, how they darken the broth, or you just can’t stand the sight of them. Or, maybe, you love mushrooms but simply don’t have them or can’t find them. So what do you do ? You look …

Mushrooms may be a bit confusing if you’ve never dealt with them before. They’re not like other vegetables, and they’re a great substitute for meat. They also cook in their own, specific way. We’ve all seen a pot full of chopped mushrooms shrink before our eyes, as they cook. So we come to how to …

Mushrooms are delicious little things and they give most meals an extra depth of flavor, especially when paired with meat. Most of the time you can’t pick put just a few mushrooms, like you’d need for one recipe. They come in pre-made packs, and it’s rare that you use up an entire pack in one …

Pancakes are a delicious treat, usually reserved for breakfast. And making the pancake mix is fairly difficult (at least getting it right) but the result is well worth the effort. Part of the problem is the eggs in the mix. Eggs some in specific sizes, and you have to adjust all other ingredients according to …

Bacon is amazingly delicious and it can be that missing ingredient that makes a recipe that much better. Or it can be something as plain as breakfast. And it’s especially delicious when crispy ! But you may have noticed an interesting food item appearing on the ingredient list of your favorite bacon: sugar. Does bacon …

Pork may not be the number one meat on most people’s list, but it sure is one of the cheapest ways to bring meat on the table. And we’re not talking about processed pork, like bacon, ham, some sausages, and so on. We mean actual cuts of pork meat. Why is pork so cheap ? …

Bacon grease is absolutely amazing ! You can cook your food in it, you can mix it onto other foods to give it a bacony taste, and it lasts for such a long time. But does bacon grease ever go bad ? How long does it last, and how should you store it ? If …

Bacon is much loved for its intense flavor and how much it can improve any dish ever. A good portion of the bacon’s power is its salt, alongside its smokiness. Sometimes the salt can be too much, especially if you’re trying to cut down on sodium. So why is bacon salty in the first place …

Scrambled eggs are a common breakfast item, and possibly one of the easiest to make. Not as easy to get right as an omelette, but they’re still doable on a busy weekday morning. You’ve heard of people adding milk to their scrambled eggs, and you may be wondering if that’s necessary. Or if it’s the …

Omelettes are delicious and there are so many recipes out there you don’t know which to pick. You’ve definitely stumbled upon the idea of a French omelette, and an American omelette. What is that distinction, how are they different ? If this one of those mine is better than yours things ? Well, no. The …

On your quest to get the perfect breakfast you stumble across the legendary frittata. A beautiful, tall egg-based meal that can feed many at once. But the more you look at it the more it looks like a big, fluffy omelette. So is there really any difference between omelettes and frittatas ? Or is it …

Omlettes are a breakfast stable, though you could easily have them for lunch or dinner, no one will stop you. So if you’re just getting the hang of how to cook these beauties, you may be faced with a problem: do you flip the omelette ? Most omelettes break apart when you try to flip …

Scrambled eggs are a delicious yet messy breakfast, loved by all but very confusing to look at. It’s even a bit difficult to understand, especially if you’re looking to get a good grip on all the ways you can cook an egg. After all the perfect breakfast often entails eggs in some way or another. …

You’re on the quest to make the perfect breakfast. That’s a noble endeavor and surely a reason to pride yourself, when you eventually get everything perfect. So it comes time to perfect your omelette skills. You’ve heard some people add milk, some add water, some add absolutely nothing to an omelette. Do omelettes have milk …

Let’s face it, the French know their decadent treats and everyone loves them for it. And when to breakfast, they’ve got it down pat. SO much so that breakfast with French elements seems to be everyone’s dream. Take French toast for example. Instead of plain, dry toast, you get crispy yet creamy delicious goodness that …

Pancakes are such a delicious breakfast staple but they’re a real pain to get right every time. Even if you measure your ingredients, sometimes you get the recipe a little wrong and then you have to add and combine until you get way too much batter. That’s okay, you can always freeze them for later. …

Cupcakes and muffins are probably the first things to draw your attention in a bakery, with maybe donuts close behind. And what’s so perplexing is how similar yet different muffins and pancakes seem to be. So much so that no one’s really in agreement if they’re different foods, or just slightly different versions of the …

As a cupcake lover you’ve started to make your own cupcakes, and this is your first batch. Congratulations ! even f you’ve made a few cupcakes before, frosting them is always a bit of an art, in terms of how to do it without creating a mess. If this is your first time frosting, you …

Sticky cupcakes may be a nuisance at first glance, but there’s more to then that just sticking to your fingers. There’s a good reason some cupcakes end up sticky, and some don’t . Luckily this is in your control (for the most part), meaning you can fix it if you want. So let’s first find …