My Cookery Page

It’s almost Thanksgiving season and for all my readers I thought this video could come in handy….even for those who don’t celebrate the turkey-eating season, well, what’s stopping you from using chicken!

I found this nice video on how to make a sponge cake. Enjoy

Tips For Picking Steaks
By John A. Brooks, Jr
As a third generation butcher at B&B Grocery, Meat & Deli, I’m often asked how to pick out a perfect steak. Here’s what I tell my customers.
Don’t just pick out any steak. That is one of the worst things you can do. All steaks are not the same. [...]

No doubt about it, convenience foods save you time. But – and it’s a big but – convenience foods don’t save you money. If you rely on frozen dinners, helper foods, kits and take-out you are spending too much money on food. These tips will help you lower your bills and eat [...]

Yeast Checking
To find out if your yeast is good, first dissolve 1 tablespoon of sugar or other sweetener in warm water with 2 cups of liquid and then add your yeast. Wait several minutes for it to dissolve and start working, developing tiny bubbles. If there are [...]

Have you ever wondered how a restaurant can get a dish of pasta to your table in about four minutes when you know it takes ten minutes just to cook the pasta? Does the water on their stoves boil at a higher temperature than the water on yours? Do they know a trick that you [...]

Here is an article I found interesting. Read on … Nora M
Why Fruit Is Essential For Your Body
By Juan Mendoza
One thing that everyone has to do in order to survive is eat food and drink water. Along with air, food and water are the two other key elements that we need in order to allow [...]

This recipe is contributed by a reader who calls herself Lady Liz – thanks mylady! She says its easy to make and by the look of it, looks toooooo eeassy to do:) I have translated all the words into English. Great for afternoon tea.
Ingredients:
3 cups of flour
2 tablespoons of baking powder
1 [...]

I decided to make a pizza using ingredients which I had on hand and I thought the outcome was pretty awesome, if you don’t mind me saying so myself
I am no pizza expert but I love my pizzas. So if you think this looks yummy-licious, here’s what I did:
I used pastry pizza [...]

Useful skills to have during this festive season!
There are two ways in which chickens or poultry can be cut up, one for home use and the other for professional use. The technique can be learned quite easily and it’s a useful skill to have.
The advantages are that it is more economical to cut up [...]