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Choose herbs for the food you plan to cook and for what is abundant where you shop, rather than following a universal calendar. Learn how to store tender and sturdy-stemmed herbs, and how to use surplus by freezing or drying it.
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Mung beans are sometimes sold as “green soybeans,” although they are not soybeans. Learn what to look for, how to store them, and how to handle soaking and cooking when times vary from one product to another.
Cooked white beans need little heat and gentle handling. Learn how to drain, warm and use them without breaking them, and why cooked beans are not the same as dried beans or home-canned beans.
Pasta usually sticks when pieces stay together at the start of cooking or sit in a heap after draining. Find out when the problem begins and adjust your technique without relying on unnecessary tricks.
A practical guide to preparing ingredients, choosing a suitable pan, and managing heat, space, and movement without relying on universal cooking times.
A practical way to organize simultaneous preparations: sequence tasks, watch how each dish progresses, and rely on proper food-safety controls rather than assumptions.
A practical guide to making use of leftover sauces: choosing between refrigeration and freezing, handling commercial products, and understanding why home canning should never be improvised.
Canned lentils are already cooked. The aim when heating them is to bring them into the dish without drying out the preparation or breaking the lentils apart. This practical guide covers heat, handling and seasoning, while distinguishing reheating from cooking dried lentils.
Build tidying into preparation: clear the workspace, organize tools, deal with spills when they happen, and use pauses for small tasks without losing sight of hygiene or keeping raw foods separate.
Freezing helps preserve food, but it does not eliminate microorganisms. Learn how to maintain cold storage, prevent cross-contamination, and choose a safe way to thaw or cook frozen food.
Citrus, apples, pears, pomegranates and other seasonal fruits can become salads, drinks, accompaniments and desserts with little effort. A practical guide to varying how you serve them without masking their flavour.
A thermometer does not cook for you; it gives you a temperature reading to inform your decisions. Learn what that reading can tell you, how to measure food, and why appearance alone cannot establish safety.
There is no single, timeless Mediterranean breakfast. Understanding the idea means separating the region’s diverse cuisines, the historical movement of ingredients, and the modern concept of the Mediterranean diet.
Fresh boerewors grilled until browned all over and served in four portions.
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An Iranian stew of lamb or beef with fresh herbs, red kidney beans and dried limes, slowly cooked until the meat is tender.
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A Portuguese rice dessert cooked in milk scented with lemon and cinnamon, enriched with egg yolks and finished with ground cinnamon.
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A simple Australian bread made with self-raising flour, olives and rosemary; this version is baked and served freshly made.
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A sour-and-spicy Thai shrimp and mushroom soup scented with galangal, lemongrass and makrut lime leaves. It includes homemade nam prik pao paste.
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Spiced-potato-stuffed flatbread made with a soft dough and cooked on a griddle until golden.
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Cooked fava beans, partly mashed and dressed with garlic, lemon, cumin, and olive oil.
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Creamy Portuguese rice pudding cooked with milk infused with lemon and cinnamon, enriched with egg yolks and butter.
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Creamy chowder for 4, with clams, mussels, prawns and white fish. Total time stated by the reference source: 35 minutes.
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