Yet more lifestyle self-tutoring shared by the tutor, who wondered yesterday if he was cooking pasta correctly. When I was a kid, someone told me to add oil to the water when cooking pasta. My wife, however, says not to. …
Yet more lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor shares a find from cooking. I don’t like getting burned, so use oven mitts whenever something might be hot. Yesterday, I was boiling water to cook pasta. I used a higher-quality pot than I …
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More lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor shares a quick fix he tried a few days back. Being the house-husband, I cook the dinners most weekdays. I tutor right after school, so try to have the kids’ dinner ready to serve when …
Cooking means constant self-tutoring. The tutor researches why some Europeans don’t refrigerate their eggs, while here, we do. In the UK, for example, hens are vaccinated against salmonella so that it doesn’t contaminate the eggs internally. With no salmonella to …
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More lifestyle self-tutoring: the tutor shares his experience making gingerbread with a bread maker. I’m a gingerbread fan. It’s a comfort food, for me. With Christmas approaching, gingerbread is perhaps even more topical. Some weeks ago a thought came to …
For me, learning to cook means constant self-tutoring. The tutor shares his findings about why a recipe might ask you to scald the milk. A gingerbread recipe I’m considering, asks me to scald the milk. Wondering why, I’ve researched possible …
Lifestyle can mean constant self-tutoring. The tutor shares a recipe he loves. I’ve been a house-husband since September, so have begun cooking in earnest. Although I’m no match for my wife – yet – I’ve found some great recipes she …
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Experimenting with cooking is self-tutoring. The tutor discusses making French fries in the oven. I wanted to make French fries, but don’t have a fryer. I looked up the oven method on the internet. I admit I didn’t follow any …
Cooking means constant self-tutoring. The tutor speculates about the actual temperature of a warm object. Yesterday I took a glass casserole dish of mac and cheese from the oven. Its baking temp was 177C. An hour later, most of the …
Cooking keeps me self-tutoring. The tutor mentions a meal that was indispensable last school year. Most weeks, I don’t work outside the home, but my wife does, and my kids go to school (grades 8 and 10 this fall). Increasingly, …