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How to Cook Specific Dishes

Some dishes are so popular or traditional that they deserve recognition on their own merits. Find cooking information and recipes for dishes such as chicken soup, fondue, gelatin, gravy, hot dogs, and more.
Couscous Cooking Tips and Preparation
Learn how to cook couscous and how much to buy for your recipes.
Couscous Varieties - Types of Couscous
There are a number of different varieties of couscous. Learn how to choose the right one for your recipe.
Chicken Soup Tips and Hints
Chicken feet makes for a great broth. Learn more tips and hints for making the best chicken soup.
Selecting Chicken for Chicken Soup
Selecting the right chicken for your chicken soup is important. Here are the best choices.
Chicken soup for the cold - Jewish penicillin
Is chicken soup really Jewish penicillin? Learn the meaning of this folk remedy.
Flambe Tips and Cooking Hints
How to avoid a firey explosion from your flamb� foods.
Roux Gravy
Beer, champagne and most table wines will not work for flamb�. Learn how to flamb� foods.
P�t� Cooking Tips and Hints
Get tips and hints for making p�t� of all varieties.
What is p�t�?
P�t� is not necessarily chopped liver. Learn about pate and its ingredients.
Gravy Tips and Hints
How to fix lumpy gravy, improve flavor, and more cooking tips for making perfect gravy.
Other Gravy Thickeners
Cornstarch and arrowroot are used as thickeners for gravy. Find out how much you will need.
Roux Gravy
Making gravy using a roux or flour mixture is the most common method. Find out the proper ratio of flour, fat, and liquid.
Gravy Types
Before you make gravy, figure out what kind of gravy you will need.
Stuffing and Dressing Cooking Tips and Hints
How much stuffing do you need? Find out and learn tips on how to cook stuffings and dressings.
Marinade Tips
Marinade tips - how to use leftover marinade
Natural marinades and flavors
Natural tenderizers and flavorings for marinades.
Marinade Science - How marinades work
Marinade Science - How marinades work to tenderize and flavor foods.
Omelet and Frittata Cooking Tips
Omelet and Frittata Cooking Tips. Learn how to cut cholesterol in omelets and other tips.
Omelet Cooking Instructions
Omelet and frittata recipes, history, tips, and cooking information.
Bagel Recipes and Cooking Information
All about the "roll with the hole," including history, storage, cutting tips, and bagel recipe pointers to make and top your own at home.
Chicken Soup Recipes and Cooking Information
Is there any truth behind the nickname "Jewish penicillin"? You bet! Find out how this comfort food really can help when you are ill. Don't limit yourself to the old standard recipe, try one of the many variations.
Couscous Recipes and Cooking Information
Couscous is finding its way back into the worldwide mainstream. It's quick and easy to make and can be flavored by nearly any fruit, vegetable, meat, seafood, herb or spice you can imagine. Learn more about this tasty food and try some interesting old and new couscous recipes.
Edible Flowers Recipes and Cooking Information
Make your food not only taste good, but also look pretty with recipes using edible flowers.
Flambé Recipes and Cooking Information
The flambé technique is often employed tableside at expensive restaurants for a dramatic touch. As extravagant as flambé dishes appear, they are easy enough to make at home and far less expensive. Impress your family and guests with a variety of flambé recipes from salads to desserts.
Fondue Recipes and Cooking Information
Fondue is back and more popular than ever. Dig out that fondue pot and try some new recipes.
Frozen Desserts Recipes and Cooking Information
Homemade decadent and healthy frozen delights are good year 'round. Get tips on making the best ice cream and other frozen desserts and try many recipes.
Fruitcake Recipes and Cooking Information
Most people either love or hate fruitcake. Don't blame the poor fruitcake, blame the recipe! Learn how to lighten up that doorstop and try new variations.
Gelatin Recipes and Cooking Information
Yes, most gelatin is a meat by-product, but there are alternatives. Gelatin is not just for dessert. Learn how to keep your gelatin from failing and try some new recipes.
Gingerbread House Recipes and Cooking Information
Not just for holidays, make a gingerbread house for any special occasion. Recipes, tips, and decorating ideas for making your own gingerbread house.
Gravy Recipes and Cooking Information
With a little insight on methods and a few tricks of the trade, you will find making the perfect gravy a snap! You'll find numerous methods of making all types of gravies.
Hot Dogs Recipes and Cooking Information
Hot dogs, red hots, weiners, franks, no matter what you call them, history and recipes for a truly American food icon.
Irish Stew Recipes and Cooking Information
This peasant dish is still popular whether you like the bare bones basic version or one of today's gourmet variations.
Jerky Recipes and Cooking Information
Don't spend money on commercial jerky full of preservatives. Jerky is easy to make at home and you can control what goes into it. You'll find recipes for beef, venison, and even tofu jerky.
Lunch Recipes and Cooking Information
No more boring lunches! Liven up those back-to-schoo and workl lunches with tips, info and recipes.
Marmalade Recipes and Cooking Information
Marmalades usually begin with a citrus base, but many fruits can be added to pique the palate. Learn how to make homemade marmalade and how to use it in recipes. Perfect for kitchen gifts.
Matzo Ball Recipes and Cooking Information
Matzo ball soup is a comfort soup for many folks. You'll find both Sephardic and Ashkenazic versions of the recipes to please all.
Meatloaf Recipes and Cooking Information
Tips and hints on making the perfect meatloaf, from gourmet to meatless to like Mom used to make. Many recipes.
Omelet and Frittata Recipes and Cooking Information
You may consider omelets a breakfast dish, but please do not restrict this hearty dish to the morning hours. Find out the difference between omelets and frittatas, and try one of the many recipes.
Paté Recipes and Cooking Information
Paté is not limited to liver or even poultry. You can create impressive pâté from meat, seafood, and vegetables. Most are very simple to prepare. Try some new recipes for the ultimate appetizer.
Pizza Recipes and Cooking Information
Stuffing is not just for holidays and not just for poultry. Preparation tips and many recipes.
Puff Pastry
A simple component such as puff pastry can turn an ordinary dish into a show-stopping centerpiece. Today's home cook has the benefit of frozen puff pastry. Just thaw and go! Puff pastry is great with savory foods as well as desserts.
Sausage Recipes and Cooking Information
Control the fat content by making your own sausage at home. The many recipes include traditional blends, low-fat, seafood and vegetarian varieties.
Shish Kebab Recipes and Cooking Information
Kebabs are versatile enough to serve to guests or family while pleasing vegetarians to meat-lovers.
Soup Recipes and Cooking Information
Cold weather? Hot weather? Soups and stews can warm you or cool you off. Don't miss these recipes.
Stuffing and Dressing Recipes and Cooking Information
Stuffing is not just for holidays and not just for poultry. Preparation tips and many recipes.
Summer Food Recipes and Cooking Information
It's summer. It's hot. Who wants to spend a lot of time in the kitchen when you can be outdoors celebrating the warm months with friends and family? Find out how to cook up a great meal while keeping cool.
Turkey Leftovers Recipes and Cooking Information
Try some unconventional recipes to help you use up those turkey leftovers. Learn proper safe turkey handling procedures. Hotline numbers, information, and tips also included.

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