Learning to cook together
Crème brûlée sounds super fancy, somewhat snobbish, and seems like it should be difficult to make. But it isn’t too hard once you’ve given it a shot. Remember that its name literally means burnt cream. And if ‘burnt’ is in the name, then you really don’t need to be […]
Throw a bunch of ingredients in a big pot with some water and let it simmer for a while. Now you have chicken stock. It is almost that easy. A little prep work and some small effort once it has finished simmering is all it really takes. The magic […]
If your only experience with whipped cream comes from a frozen tub or aerosol container, then you are in for a treat. Whipped cream is super easy to make yourself with either a hand mixer, a stand mixer, or an immersion blender with a whisk attachment, and just a […]
One of pie’s many virtues is the ability to transform into so many different things. Savory. Sweet. Custard. Fruit. Chicken. Vegetables. Baked. Fried?! (wait, you can fry a pie?) Filled. Top-crust. Basically, there are infinite options. But a pie needs a crust. And for most pies, a shortcrust pastry […]
It’s only fitting that the first recipe I share is my site’s namesake, a roux. It comes from the fancy-looking French word meaning red that rhymes with the sound a cow makes. A roux is a mix of fat and flour that is used as a thickener in sauces, soups, […]
The first thing you need to know is it takes some time to truly caramelize onions. There are a few methods to more quickly make some faux-caramelized onions, but those tend to rely on adding sugars that caramelize around the onions rather than the sugars in the onions themselves. […]
I’m Marc Peterson and I once cooked a meal that made a close friend state ‘that was pretty good.’ So I took that glowing review and ran with it and now I'm a full-time food blogger. Follow along with me on my journey to master chef as I learn new techniques, skills, and recipes.
