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Perfectly Cooked White Rice
A simple technique with an untraditional ratio of water-to-rice along with a few helpful hints ensures fluffy, perfectly cooked rice every time. The basics can be really helpful. Case in point: lots of people have asked me how to prepare good rice. An economical pantry staple, rice befuddles many of us, as it often turns out gummy and…
What is the Best Way to Cook Bacon?
The best way to cook bacon to your preferred level of perfection is easy and mess-free. Two runner-up methods offer convenient options when needed. Chewy or crisp? Where bacon is concerned, this is a deeply polarizing question. I’m in the crispy camp. If a strip of bacon doesn’t snap in half with ease or…
Perfectly Cooked Quinoa
No more overcooked, mushy, bitter, or otherwise unacceptable quinoa! Perfectly cooked quinoa every single time is easy with the following method and helpful tips. My vegetarian sister first introduced me to quinoa (pronounced Keen’-wah) decades ago when this little known superfood was relegated to health food store shelves. Popular with vegetarians because it’s a complete protein that is…
How to Cook Dried Beans (and freeze them for later)
If I asked you for a list of pantry essentials, it would likely include items like canned tomatoes, pasta and/or rice, chicken broth, maybe a can or two of tuna, and peanut butter. And beans. Doesn’t every well-stocked pantry have at least one–and likely more–can of beans? The convenience of canned beans is so undeniable…
How to Cook Millet…and a delicious salad recipe!
A few months ago, it occurred to me that I had never cooked millet. Always one to use a variety of grains, it was time to add millet to my grocery list. For my first attempt, I followed the package instructions and overcooked it…a lot. Undaunted, I gave that batch to our grateful chickens and…
Best Way to Cook Brown Rice
To steam, boil, bake, or use a rice cooker? What’s the best way to cook brown rice? This foolproof boiling method produces light, fluffy, plump grains every single time. It’s easy, too! Do you avoid brown rice because it lacks the same light, fluffy quality as white rice? Does it seem dense? This brown rice…
Meal Plans by Cooking Planit …plus a giveaway and a free trial
UPDATE: Congratulations to Maura who won the Grand Prize and to Michelle and Phyllis who each won a one-year subscription to Cooking Planit’s Meal Plans! In the past year or so, I cooked and shared a couple of recipes from Cooking Planit. For those who may have missed them, Cooking Planit offers recipes and a little…
Slow Cooked Chicken for the Week (or to Freeze)
Why did the rooster run away? He was chicken! What do chickens serve at birthday parties? Coop-cakes! You’re either laughing or groaning right now. 😂 Either way, chickens have come to define the world of silly jokes as much as they have influenced our way of eating. The ongoing popularity of this lean protein source…
How to Cook Black Rice
The most effective way to cook black rice to tender, chewy perfection happens to be the easiest. Precise measurements don’t even matter! Whether you know it as black rice, forbidden rice, japonica rice, or purple rice–or whether this variety is completely new to you–this dark-hued grain can be used just like the more commonly seen…
A Week of Healthy Pantry-Based Cooking
When looking ahead to a full week of quarantine cooking, a little inspiration can be helpful! Whether cooking for one, two or a larger family, the following seven recipes will cover most of your bases in a deliciously healthy way! Few of us ever imagined we’d be living through a pandemic that…
Creative Cooking & Practical Tips from the Pantry (and Freezer!)
How to stock the perfect pantry (and freezer) for your own tastes and needs－and then cooking creatively from it－is easy with the following tips and ideas. (Plus lots of relevant recipes!) To say we’ve entered uncharted territory in the last week or so is an understatement for sure. We were visiting family…
Something new is cooking…
There’s still only one cook in The Fountain Avenue Kitchen, but I now have two very talented team members who will be bringing complementary strengths to these pages. I’m very excited to introduce them and hope you will join me in welcoming them to our family! When I started this blog a little over…
