Learning to cook together
Mirepoix is a classic French vegetable base that is traditionally used to add depth and flavor to soups, stews, and sauces. Mirepoix is an essential element in many recipes. Once you master the technique, you’ll find that it’s an easy way to elevate the flavor of any dish. In […]
When most people think of pickling, they think about cucumbers. But I don’t happen to like regular pickles. So, pickled red onions are a far more common kitchen staple for me. Learn how to pickle red onions to use them as a condiment, side dish, or salad dressing ingredient. […]
This is a true one-pot meal. The veggies, herbs, spices, and chicken all go into one Dutch oven. And that all goes together into the oven to cook together at the same time. This Dutch oven roasted chicken couldn’t be simpler. A good roast chicken is all about getting […]
Is it legal to call this a pot roast if it is cooked in the slow cooker? Should it have a different name since it isn’t in a pot? Is a Crockpot a pot? Pot is in the name, after all. Whatever its called, this Crockpot pot roast recipe […]
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 […]
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.
