A rub for chicken legs
Self-tutoring about cooking: the tutor shares a find. I searched up a rub to elevate some chicken legs on the barbecue and found this one from Brenda McGrath at allrecipes.com, a site I often visit for recipes. I rubbed the …
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Lifestyle, cooking: the different types of oats
More lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor explains the three classifications of oats you might normally hear about. Groats: kernels from oat plants. They’ve had the outer, inedible husk removed. Steel-cut oats: groats that have been cut into two or three pieces …
Lifestyle, cooking: what is parboiled rice?
For me, learning to cook means constant self-tutoring. The tutor shares what he discovered about parboiled rice. Parboiled rice When rice is harvested, each grain is inside a protective, inedible hull. During parboiling, the rice is steamed while still inside …
Lifestyle: cooking: what is freezer temperature meant to be?
Lifestyle, for me, leads to endless self-tutoring. The tutor shares the answer to a question he’s often wondered. ideal freezer temperature Freezer temperature is meant to be -18C or below (0F or below). Apparently, food stored at -18C will remain …
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Lifestyle, cooking: microwave cooking: standing time
Still more lifestyle tutoring evolves as the tutor researches cooking with the microwave. Standing time: similar to resting time, it’s a period food is left alone after being cooked in the microwave. The microwave targets some food molecules – water, …
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Lifestyle, cooking: can you use wax paper in the microwave?
More lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor researches if wax paper can safely be used in the microwave. This week, I’m out of town, living in a hotel room that has a microwave oven. I don’t have any plates, bowls, etc. I …
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Lifestyle, cooking: meat preservation: what does cure mean?
More lifestyle tutoring: the tutor researches the definition of cure in the context of meat preservation. cure (verb): to preserve, and hopefully enhance the flavour and perhaps the colour of, meat. When curing, any combination of salt, sugar, nitrite and/or …
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Lifestyle: cooking: substitute for baking powder
For me, learning to cook means constant self-tutoring. The tutor tells of a substitute he used, successfully, for baking power. Last night, I planned “breakfast for dinner”: pancakes. However, the recipe I wanted to use calls for two teaspoons baking …
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Lifestyle: food wrap: wax paper vs aluminum foil
More lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor makes a preliminary comparison between wax paper and aluminum foil. We’ve always used wax paper to wrap sandwiches, but a couple of weeks back we ran out. The only alternative on hand was aluminum foil, …
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Lifestyle: do you have to proof yeast?
More lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor wonders whether you need to proof yeast. When I started making bread, the first kind of yeast I used was active dry yeast. I was under the impression you need to proof yeast, so did …