Choosing the best meal to serve as the main course for a dinner party is often a dilemma. Hosts and hostesses want to make sure that they do not serve foods to which the guests may have an allergic reaction and when dealing with different cultures, they want to make sure the food is not offensive. For example, you would not serve pork at a meal where some of your guests practiced the Muslim religion. You would not serve roast beef or chicken if you know that some of your gues...

The Tuscan region of Italy is a food and wine lover?s delight. Modern Tuscan cooking uses fresh, locally grown ingredients, such as beans and olive oil. Expect lunch (pranzo) or dinner (cena) to be a leisurely, unrushed affair with several courses and lots of wine. Begin with antipasto, a starter or appetizer, often incorporating local delicacies, such as pecorino cheese made from sheep?s milk. The first course (primo piatto) traditionally consists of a pasta dish or a ...

Here is a quick lesson on how you can cook potatoes in the microwave. This is great for the busy mom who needs to get dinner ready quick. It is also great for those hot summer months when you don't want to turn on your oven or stove. I use Tupperware's Rock N Serve medium or large deep container depending on how many potatoes I am using. Try to find a microwave safe container that is deep if you don't have the Rock N Serve containers. Peel and cut your potatoes into qua...

Many people hesitate to cook meat in the microwave. However, if done correctly it works fine. It is nice in the summer so you don't have to turn on your hot oven. I recommend using a silicone loaf form to make the meatloaf in the microwave. You can purchase a silicone loaf pan in specialty cooking stores. You may also find one at a Department Store such as Mervyns. Silicone is a nice way to go because they are very easy to clean. All you have to do is turn them inside-out to ...

Just because it is summer doesn?t mean you don?t want to be able to make nice desserts for your family. The problem is: who wants to turn on their oven to bake a cake or make a cherry cobbler? Here are some recipes I have made often in my microwave. I tested them on my family and they were very satisfied. Blueberry or Cherry Cobbler Ingredients 2 (21 oz) can blueberry or cherry pie filling 1 tsp. grated orange peel 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1/2 cup milk 3 Tbls marg. ...

Busy and preoccupied, the last resort of a working mom is asking her family out to eat together. This is a fine idea but doing it all the time is not good at all. It costs much and you are not that sure if the food outside is indeed healthy and safe. There are lots of restaurants but often than sometimes, most ends up in eating at fast-food chain restaurants. You know for a fact that fast food is not that good for the over-all wellness, right? And who would want to have...

Food, as one of the basic needs of man has now become a very big part of the market. Most people are into the food business and become big people in this endeavor. What is the secret of having the best food in your restaurant or eatery? Do you need superb cooking skill? All you need to have is the discipline to follow conventional but essential cooking tips. These tips are of great help for you to develop the basic foundations of cooking. ?Meat is a common food for ever...

Fire was discovered and cooking closely followed to be known to man. With this discovery was the advent of different foods. They bloomed and paved the way to a more delicious human life. Menus are even cultural replica of different countries. Nowadays, cooking has grown into a hobby as well. Cooking may be a profession for some people. With this, they earn a living. Others pursue it as a lifetime career and travel distances because of their strength in cooking. Cooking may...

One of the all-time family favorites is chicken barbecue. In every home, parties involving a main meal count in this type of food. It is conventional but never out of taste. Most people think that it is easy to prepare. Moreover, it does not cost many ingredients. All you have to do is have the right grill, right temperature and right meat. There are basic steps to follow in cooking chicken barbecue- with these steps; you will be able to serve the best-tasting barbecue for...

Do you feel sick and tired of eating burnt pork barbecues? Burnt meat is not actually good for the body. Barbecue does not mean having meat burned and eat it. It is supposed to be a very delectable food that everyone must enjoy. To enjoy barbecues, it must be prepared in a proper way. The truth is that cooking barbecues is not as easy as what a lot think it is. You need to follow series of steps and practice makes every barbecue juicy and tasty. Dos: Do trim out the ex...