This barbecue-style glaze will enhance any meat. Brush it on chicken, spareribs, kabobs, hamburgers or frankfurters. 1 onion recipe soup mix 3/4 cup chili sauce 2 tbsps vinegar 12 oz peach or apricot preserves In small bowl, combine all ingredients. Brush on meat as a glaze during the last half of cooking. Makes about 2-1/2…
Line a platter with halved cherry tomatoes, cut side down. Between rows of tomatoes, sprinkle minced green onion tops. Place pigs in blankets, mini quiches on top. Use hollowed green peppers as serving bowls for dip. Surround with red pepper strips and Belgian endive spears as dippers. Toss two cups kalamata olives with 2-3 tbsps…
* Sponges have a reputation for being difficult to make, but are actually quite simple if you have a good electric mixer and a light hand. * Have the eggs at room temperature before you begin beating. * Beating the eggs in a deep bowl, rather than a wide, shallow one, will give a maximum…
Need a healthy dinner fast? Try these mini pizzas. Top whole grain English muffins with tomato paste, capsicum, pineapple, tomatoes and a little cheese sprinkled on top (make a few extra and freeze for up to 1 month).
Smart cooks not only follow recipes, they follow instructions for safe food preparation, handling and storage. When food – especially raw food – is not handled properly, bacteria that causes contamination can grow and spread to cooked and ready-to-eat foods. They types of foods that bacteria prefer include dairy products, egg products, meat and poultry,…
You shouldn’t feel guilty if you come home from a long day of work and don’t feel like cooking. We’ve all been there. Unfortunately, many of us make a quick trip to a fast food chain to get the chore of providing a meal over with. This habit, however, can have dire results. Instead, invest…
* If you’re cooking lumpia, you can substitute garbanzos with patani seeds. * Cubed potatoes can be substituted by white kamote or sweet potatoes. * For sinigang dish, sampaloc (tamarind) fruits can be replaced by green mangoes, calamansi juice or kamias fruit. * Instead of using commercial lumpia or wonton wrapper, you can use home-made…
Fresh, raw chicken can be stored in its original wrap for up to two days in the coldest part of the refrigerator. However, freeze chicken immediately if you do not plant to use it within two days after purchasing. You can freeze most chicken in its original packaging safely for up to two months; if…
Physically inspect the chicken before purchasing. Its skin should be creamy white to deep yellow; meat should never look gray or pasty. Odors could signal spoilage. If you notice a strong, unpleasant odor after opening a package of chicken, leave it open on the counter for a few minutes. Sometimes oxidation takes place inside the…
When handling raw chicken, you must keep everything that comes in contact with it clean. Raw chicken must be rinsed and patted dry with paper towels before cooking; cutting boards and knives must be washed in hot sudsy water after using and hands must be scrubbed thoroughly before and after handling. Why? Raw chicken can…
