Kitchen Basics – Part 6: Bakeware

In addition to pots and pans that are used on the cooktop (burners) of the stove, you also need things that can go into the oven.

Kitchen Basics – Part 10: Appliances

The one common element in a small kitchen is a lack of counter space and cabinet space.

Pantry Basics: Vinegar

The vinegars you choose for your kitchen will depend on what you like to eat and what kinds of cooking you do. I actually have four kinds of vinegar in my kitchen, although only two of them I use regularly.

Coffee Talk – Part 5: Put The Kettle On

My first exposure to coffee besides the always-on percolator in my family’s kitchen was the amazing coffee my father produced when we were on camping trips.

The Frozen Pantry

Today we’re exploring that cold environment for items you should always have on hand to make quick, easy, nutritious meals.

Pantry Basics

I have always maintained that any well-stocked kitchen should have at least three kinds of salt, three kinds of oil and three kinds of vinegar.

Kitchen Basics – Part 11: Toasters

All you really need, of course, is something that makes toast, bagels, English muffins, waffles and toaster pastries. There are a lot of frozen products on the market now made to work in a toaster.

Kitchen Basics – Part 10: Appliances

The one common element in a small kitchen is a lack of counter space and cabinet space. That means you have to make careful choices, not only about what sits on the counter, but what gets stashed in the cabinet.

Kitchen Basics – Part 9: Measuring tools

The thing to remember is there are three kinds of measurements for food ingredients in the home kitchen: weight, dry volume and liquid volume.

Kitchen Basics – Part 8: Utensils

There are a number of tools you’ll need to mix, stir, flip, turn and move around food, both while cooking and before.