If you like duck but find that a whole duck is too much for your family’s consumption, you can buy duck breast instead. It is …
Cooking Class
Know your ingredients, identify what kitchen tools you need, learn the basic cooking techniques then move on to intermediate lessons. Yes, you can learn to cook. With focus and practice, you can do it in 10 weeks.
How to Cook Congee (Rice Porridge) Minus the Myths
Asian rice porridge, or congee, can be cooked with water or broth. It may be thick or thin. The rice grains may still be …
How to Cook, Lesson 10: Exploring Cuisines
Nothing beats comfort food. That is a fact. But because we associate food with pleasant memories, our definition of "good …
How to Cook, Lesson 9: Reheating and Recycling Leftovers
It rarely happens that the food cooked for a meal is exactly enough. Sometimes, there's a bit too little that leaves everyone …
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How to Cook, Lesson 8: Creative Cookery (a.k.a. Cooking With No Recipes)
One evening years ago, my brother-in-law and his girlfriend came over for dinner. It was impromptu. They called up at 4.00 …
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How to Cook, Lesson 7: Cooking Without Meat (Think Vegetarian)
Meatless dishes need not be boring. I can say that now in all honesty. I would have said things differently a decade ago. …
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How to Cook, Lesson 6: Intermediate Cooking Methods
By now, you know how to boil and tell the difference between boiling and simmering. You know how to pan fry, shallow fry and …
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How to Cook, Lesson 5: Basic Cooking Methods
If you've been following this series, by this time, you know your ingredients, you have gathered your essential kitchen …
How to Cook, Lesson 4: Prepping Vegetables
Prepping vegetables for cooking consists of two parts: cleaning (peeling, stringing, deseeding, etcetera) and cutting …
How to Cook, Lesson 3: Chicken, Meat and Seafood
If you go to the market or grocery, chicken, pork and beef are often sold by cut. There are cases though when labels are …
How to Cook, Lesson 2: Five Essential Kitchen Tools
To cook successfully, there are five essential kitchen tools that you need. Yes, just five. Not five pieces but five kinds. …
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How to Cook, Lesson 1: Know Your Ingredients
The best way to learn about ingredients is to go to the market and see the various cuts of chicken, pork and beef, and kinds …
Learn to Cook in 10 Weeks
You own good cookbooks, watch cooking shows and frequent the best recipe blogs. You come across a mouthwatering beef dish, …