How to Clean Kale

Here is a short cooking video where I show you how to clean kale. Kale, much like chard and collard greens, are large leafy vegetables, which are more hearty, and much bigger than spinach leaves. I...

How to Chop Apples

Fruit is probably under-used in savory recipes and apples are one fruit that shouldn’t be. In this cooking technique video, I show you how to chop up an apple, which, in this particular case, I used an apple and black bean salsa. But no matter what recipe you’re making, savory or sweet, knowing the right knife techniques will help you in a number of ways.

How to Pound out a Chicken Breast

Now you may ask yourself (quite legitimately), why should I pound out a chicken breast? Well, in addition to the therapeutic benefits of taking out your frustration, several chicken dishes are...

How to Dice an Onion

I would guess more than 50% of the dishes I cook call for onions, and many of those for diced onions. Getting proficient at cutting an onion (along with other knife skills) is absolutely essentially...

How to Make Beef Stock

One of the factors that separates good cooking from great cooking is stock. Stocks bring far more to the table (no pun intended) than most people think. While they are really just flavored water,...

How to Chop Jalapeno Peppers

In this cooking video, I show you how to chop a jalapeño pepper. As I’ve said before, knife skills are a very important part of cooking, and working on those, will make you a better faster and safer...

How to Chop Lemongrass

As I've mentioned several times, developing great knife skills saves you a ton of time and effort in the kitchen. Here’s a quick cooking video showing you how to chop lemongrass. Lemongrass, as its...

What is Arborio Rice

There are a whole lot of different kinds of rice in world, and for what is seemingly a pretty “standard” grain, there is a very wide variety of texture, tastes and uses for those different types. In...

How to Julienne an Onion

Need to julienne an onion? Well fortunately I’ve got this cooking video that shows you just how to do it. As I’ve said, before, prep can be the longest part of making any dish, and I want you to get...

How to Clean Brussel Sprouts

It took me a long time to learn to like Brussel sprouts. Memories of over-cooked, limp spouts linger in my head. But they don’t have to be that way. Cooked right, Brussels sprouts make a great...

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