Category: How-To
How to Make, Store, and Use Roasted Garlic
Roasted garlic has a massive ROI (return on investment) in the kitchen. It takes 2-3 minutes to prep and pop into the oven (to cook for 45 minutes or so) and then it’s ready to use however you please. This simple process can add so much flavor to pretty much any savory dish. Enhance sauces,…
How to Make a Delicious Vinaigrette
One of the easiest ways to make a salad or vegetable dish pop is to use a vinaigrette that is bursting with fresh, bold flavors. The science of making vinaigrettes is pretty simple, but fascinating all the same. And once you’ve mastered the basic ingredients and ratios, you are one step closer to creating unique…
How to Make Soup in 5 Steps
Whoever discovered soup was a genius, and they deserved all the best things that the world had to offer at that time. Soup is delicious. It’s easy to make. It can be whipped up quickly or kept simmering all day to build up a more robust flavor. You can make a small pot for just…
Pro Tips for Making Great Biscuits at Home
We make a lot of biscuits! Some are straightforward and classic like our buttermilk biscuits. Others, like our sweet potato & sage biscuits, are unique experiments that people just happen to love. All of them are successful because we keep these biscuit pro tips in mind. 1) Use very cold/frozen butter (or whatever fat you…
Useful Substitutions & Modifications for Cookies
This post is for those random, middle-of-the-night, I-just-felt-like-making-something-sweet cravings. Maybe you don’t have all of the exact ingredients you need, but you need cookies. Below you’ll find some substitutions and helpful modifications for cookies that I’ve used over the years. What goes into a cookie…usually Cookies usually consist of the following ingredients: Butter Sugar (some…
7 Tips & Tricks for Making Great Cookies
There are so many types of cookies and an infinite number of flavor combinations, but making a really good cookie just boils down to using quality ingredients that you love and keeping the following things in mind. Use room temperature ingredients Mix everything evenly Chill the cookie dough Give the cookies enough space to bake…
