Cooking Essentials The Technique How To Pan-Fry Pan-frying is a culinary technique that relies on the use of dry heat & a small amount of fat to cook & crisp beef, poultry, pork, seafood or vegetables. Sometimes the food is coated in seasoned crumbs, flour or cornmeal, however sausages, bacon, herb encrusted fish & more many […]
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The Basics: Cube Steak
Cooking Essentials The Profile Cube Steak Cube steak or Swiss steak is often times a top sirloin steak beef cut that is tenderized by pounding flat. It is most identifiable by the square-shaped ridges over the surface that the technique creates. Cube steak is probably most known as being a good choice for making country fried or chicken […]

The Basics: Tongs
Cooking Essentials The Profile Tongs Hard working kitchen tools & equipment are a must when tasks are to be completed quickly & efficiently. Investing in several good pairs of tongs should not be overlooked. Tongs with long handles, measuring approximately 16-inches, come on useful handy when grilling & smoking beef, chicken & pork while shorter […]

Cooking Classics: Lemon-Thyme Steak Salad
Cooking Classics The Technique Lemon-Thyme Steak Salad A beautiful winter salad is always a welcome addition to lovely gatherings whether they’re casual or elevated. Lemon-Thyme Steak Salad With Roasted Root Vegetables does not disappoint & offers a filling alternative to otherwise heavy entrees this time of the year. When entertaining, plan to cook the steak & the […]

The Basics: Horseradish
Cooking Essentials The Profile Horseradish Horseradish is a root vegetable known for it’s stout bite. It adds wonderful depth to sauces, dressings & marinades by offering a distinctive fiery-hot presence. Needless to say, a little horseradish goes a long way. This perennial crop is a member of the Brassicaceae family falling in line with other […]

Cooking Classics: Buttermilk-Horseradish Dressing
Cooking Classics The Technique Buttermilk-Horseradish Dressing Creamy homemade dressings are the perfect addition to delicious salads but they may be used as sauces to accompany meats as well. Buttermilk-Horseradish Dressing highlights easy recipes such as Lemon-Thyme Top Sirloin Steak & even many pork tenderloin classics. They are effortless to prepare & the ingredients are more […]

Cooking Classics: Lemon-Thyme Top Sirloin Steak
Cooking Classics The Technique Lemon-Thyme Top Sirloin Steak Dark, rich sauces & marinades that include ingredients such as Worcestershire, molasses, soy sauce & the like have long been used to impart good flavor into steaks such as ribeyes & New York strip steaks. However, fresh herbs & citrus may be juxtaposed so these delicious beef […]

The Basics: Top Sirloin Steak
Cooking Essentials The Profile Top Sirloin Steak Top Sirloin Steak, also known as Top Sirloin Center-Cut Steak, is a cut taken from the sirloin primal of the cow more specifically, between the loin & the round areas. This wonderfully easy beef cut is lean & extremely versatile as it may be cooked in a variety of ways such as by pan-searing, grilling […]
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The Basics: How To Pan-Fry March 2, 2021
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The Basics: Cube Steak March 1, 2021
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The Basics: Tongs February 28, 2021
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Baking Classics: Miniature Buttermilk Hummingbird Cake March 12, 2020
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Rebecca Gordon’s Cooking Class: Lesson No. 2 Eggs March 26, 2020
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Welcome! I’ve been expecting you… February 13, 2013
- The Buttermilk Lipstick Playlist ▿
- Nina Simone – Feeling Good
- Handel’s Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus
- Etta James – Sometimes I Get A Good Feeling
- Billie Holiday – All Or Nothing At All
- Ray Charles – Come Rain Or Shine
- Julie London – Warm In December
- Ella Fitzgerald – It Don’t Mean A Thing
- Etta James – A Sunday Kind Of Love
- Ray Charles – I Got A Woman
- Van Morrison – Jackie Wilson Said
- Van Morrison – Wild Night
- Harry Connick Jr – Recipe For Love
- Wilson Pickett – Bring It On Home
- Sam Cooke – Tennessee Waltz
- Julie London – Sway
- Sarah Vaughan – Whatever Lola Wants
- Nina Simone – I Put A Spell On You
- Rosemary Clooney – Come On-A My House
- Ella Fitzgerald – How High The Moon
- Etta James – Tell Mama
- Julie Andrews – My Favorite Things
- Lynryd Skynyrd – Sweet Home Alabama
- Perez Prado – Mambo No. 5
- Ray Charles – Night Time Is The Right Time
- Van Morrison – Sweet Thing