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Cooking Tip of the Day: Mise en Place
One of the biggest game-changers for me when I was learning to elevate my kitchen game was the idea of mise-en-place. Loosely translated, mise-en-place means “everything in its place,” and it’s a kitchen organizing strategy that makes cooking vastly easier. It helps you build an efficient workflow and clean up the kitchen as you go.…
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Tonight’s Dinner: Homemade Pizza
I have always loved making homemade pizza. Pizza is probably my favorite food. You can prepare it in so many ways: thin crust, thicker crust, Chicago style. You can top it with anything. There are hundreds, maybe thousands of sauce options. There are hundreds of cheese combinations. You can add herbs and spices to the…
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Spicy Sichuan Noodles
Exactly what the title says: spicy Sichuan noodles! Delicious, compulsively eatable, and pleasantly spicy, this dish is great with vegetables or your choice of protein — just cut it into cubes, season it, and cook it ahead to add to the wok. You can balance the heat more to your liking with more or less…
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Bang-Bang Sauce
Don’t let the name fool you — it’s not super potent, but this sauce does go nicely with fried chicken, rice, vegetables, or noodles. Add more sriracha, some chopped jalapenos, or other ingredients to play with this sauce and make it more to your own personal liking. Ingredients Process Looking for something to put this…
The Salty Cook 