http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com Awaken the Inner Cook In You...Insightful Tips, Simple Recipes and Fun Cooking Advice Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:51:24 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Breakfast is usually a haphazard affair. Cereal with milk or toast with jam. But on weekends when one can wake up late, stretch out and take one’s time there’s nothing more appetizing than a very full breakfast. I start out with cereal and milk, followed by coffee, orange juice, toast, ... http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com/uncategorized/ode-to-the-omelette/  Garden salads are, obviously, all about the greens. A well-made one consists of carefully chosen greens, vegetables, meat or seafood all lightly drizzled with dressing. Let’s start with the greens. There are crisp greens, mild greens, tart, slightly tart, etc. You can put practically any kind of green in your ... http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com/recipes/tossed-salads-%e2%80%93-lots-of-greens-and-more/ While shopping at Target,  I saw my daughter excitedly jumping up and down by the Nintendo DS games section. She had espied the latest “buy-it” game called Cooking Mama. Since I fancy myself a cooking afficionado, I agreed to make the purchase. Back  home  she put it on her machine ... http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com/art-of-cooking/cooking-mama/  There are days when my schedule overwhelms me so. No time to read the newspaper. Lunch is on the go and taken standing up. Even bathroom breaks are next to impossible. On those days I  give in to the inevitable. I pick up the phone and order take-out for dinner ... http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com/recipes/easy-dinners-with-sandwiches-soups-and-salads/   Garlic is often referred to as the "stinking rose." It is stinky, for sure. But, considering that it's a member of the lily family, calling it a rose is a bit of a stretch. Anyway, its health benefits are known far and wide. It's a good source of vitamin B6, ... http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com/cooking-tips/the-spice-called-garlic-pungent-potent-palatable/  You slave over a hot stove day  in and day out. You prepare the most nutritious, okay, not nutritious, just delicious dishes for the family almost every day of the week. Each person has his list of faves and hates and so you do your best to cater to the ... http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com/recipes/fried-rice-a-cooks-leftover-paradise/  Williams Sonoma has a simple tagline: The Place for Cooks. And it is. It really is. Every time I'm at the mall and pass by their store, I have to stop just to gaze at the shiny copper pans and beautifully arranged dinnerware and linen. But, more of then than ... http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com/art-of-cooking/williams-sonoma-intimidated-by-the-place-for-cooks/  Cooking is one of those activities that always generates mixed reactions. My mother is a true kitchen whiz and so, of course, she loves cooking. No measuring cups or spoons necessary. She comes up with culinary masterpieces just by using her taste buds (Hmm..needs just a pinch of salt more.) ... http://cookingtipsandrecipes.com/art-of-cooking/cooking-relaxing-or-stressful/