Cooking can become boring when you do it everyday. Consider shaking things up by learning how to improve your cooking skills. Cooking not only gives you the chance to provide a nutritious meal, it also can be an enjoyable experience filled with new tastes waiting to be discovered. The following advice will help you begin a fun cooking regimen.
Place unripe fruits in a plastic bags you have poked small holes into. As a fruit ripens, it produces ethylene gas. The perforations in the bag allow the air to circulate while the plastic retains enough of the ethylene gas to increase the ripening process and keep the fruit tasting sweet and delicious.
Try fresh ideas for cooking with oysters. Oysters are usually eaten raw with some lemon juice, but you can make them in a number of different ways. Try opening oysters while leaving them in the shell, and then placing those oysters in a broiler pan with some cream. Sprinkle a bit of Parmesan cheese and grated pepper on them, and broil until they’re bubbling. You may want to try sauteing oysters. Season some plain white flour, coat your oysters in the mixture, and then lightly fry them in butter or vegetable oil for a few minutes. Bake the oysters while they are still in their shells. If you bake oysters put butter and breadcrumbs on each oyster and bake them in the oven at about 425 degrees for about five minutes. Serve when heated with a toasted piece of baguette.
You should use two timers, one on a watch and one on the oven. Watches have timers, so do today’s cell phones, televisions, etc. There are plenty of timely options here, pun intended.
Keep your spices and herbs in a dry cupboard. Exposing them to light or heat could make them lose their flavors fast. This will ensure your spices will not be as good to use.
It is possible to remove strong cooking odors by rubbing stainless steel on your hands. Using a stainless-steel material will help to keep your hands fresh and clean, improving the smells around your kitchen.
Eat yummy winter greens. When bitten by the season’s frost, many vegetables like broccoli, collard greens and kale can be infused with sweetness. Go for the greens that have vivid colors and stay away from any that are turning color or have a limp quality to them. Wash greens thoroughly before eating to remove all dirt. Submerge the greens into cold water in a bowl, shake them off, and then rinse until their water is clear.
If you have various leftovers in your fridge, make some fried rice and add small pieces of vegetables and meat to it. Use cool rice from the day before or cook fresh rice with less water that you would normally use. Fry the meats and veggies in a bit of oil, then add the rice and season with soy sauce, garlic, ginger and other spices.
Make any necessary fixes to your pie crust. The first thing that you should do is fill in the cracks if you have overcooked the crust. Simple sprinkle a little cold water on the cracks and rub and press the dough using your fingertip. If the top crust of your pie has cracks, brush a thin layer of milk on the entire thing, and sprinkle some sugar on it. This creates a glaze that hides cracks.
Cooking can provide both healthy meals for your family, and a fascinating hobby for you to discover. You can learn a lot about food by simply cooking it. You can be even more self aware, as you discover what things you enjoy making. As you enjoy cooking more and more, not only will you have fun with it, your meals will taste better.