CLAUDIA’S COOKING TIPS GALLERY

Step by step: Peeling fresh tomatoes to make a sauce Peeling fresh tomatoes can seem like a big deal but there’s a tip that makes it easy. Skin tomatoes… Read more: Peeling Fresh Tomatoes

An amateur’s look at Cooking with Wine Did you grow up in a family where using wine for cooking was common? I did not. In fact my family didn’t… Read more: Cooking with Wine

What’s the difference between slice dice mince and chop? When you are following a recipe, the terms slice, dice mince and chop come up often, so it is important… Read more: Slice Dice Mince and Chop

Apple picking time in the orchard A perfect place for time alone I think most of us have a place, whether near or far, that brings us a sense… Read more: Apple Picking Time

It’s Dry! So here we are. It is early November and my herbs are dry and it’s time to bottle the bounty. My trusty scarecrow, has made his annual… Read more: Bottle the Bounty

Why Buy when you can Dry Its been a whole year since I have reported on my herbs. And now it’s almost drying time again! We got sidetracked with… Read more: It’s Drying Time Again

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND SAFE HOLIDAY SEASON With our time being spent on preparation for winter and the holidays, Ricky and I have been missing sharing… Read more: From Our Tables to Yours

I am passionate about my herbs! I thoroughly enjoy growing them and then using them in my cooking. Generations of my family have made a living on agricultural endeavors… Read more: Back Porch Herb Garden

What do YOU do to prepare to cook? The answer to that may depend on how much cooking you have done. We have learned about the advantages of preparation… Read more: Our Formula: Prep time = Time saved

Sometimes Fresh…Sometimes Dry…But Always Sweet Have you ever tried using fresh herbs in your cooking? A fresh herb is very different from the same herb dried. Herbs are edible… Read more: Cooking with Herb

And a little talk about pots and pans too ! It has long been said, that when you boil vegetables and then drain them, you are feeding the kitchen… Read more: Steaming …. Fully Exposed

What…When…How? These are key questions aren’t they? If I knew the what, when and how to everything in my life, it would make things a lot easier. Then again… Read more: Get Ready to Be Ready

Introduction: BEING PREPARED to cook dinner makes ALL the difference in how you feel about making a meal. So we plan on using our cooking tips section to discuss… Read more: Ready….Set….Prep

NO… WE ARE NOT TRIMMING YOUR FAT! DON’T EVER TRY THAT AT HOME! Don’t most of us wish we could shear some fat off our waist or hips? Okay,… Read more: Trimming The Fat

OPENING SCENE: You have stopped at the grocery store. You are just going to run in and pick up a couple of items and be out. The produce section… Read more: What Your Meat and Potatoes are Telling You

Wash your fruits and vegetables before you eat them No one already did it for you I will confess, many years ago I was guilty of adding vegetables to… Read more: Wash Before You Eat