Healthy Eating

Big Book of Pressure Cooker Recipes

 

My grandmother and mother always used pressure cooker daily to cook so having pressure cooker was as normal for me as having cereal for breakfast. However, I really never gave it much thought until later when I graduated, moved out and started living alone. I did not want to buy pressure cooker, so I cooked in pots and pans and realized that pressure cooker so quick and time savior.

My Mom’s Pressure Cooker and Canner : see Review

So, I asked my mom for pressure cooker tips and recipe as since then my lovely grandmother has passed away sadly. My mom has been using All American Pressure Cooker and Canner for 24 years (Yes, same one!) and so I got the same version only smaller as I was the only one in my apartment. Since then I have bought… Continue reading

Jack Lalanne PJP Power Juicer Pro Stainless-Steel Electric Juicer

Jack Lalanne PJP Power Juicer Pro Stainless-Steel Electric Juicer

I have been thinking about buying a juicer as a healthier lifestyles for past 14 years, but I never found the juicer that I liked in price range I liked. I have a double standard when it comes to small appliances and cookware. I can spend good money for cookware set, as I have a few I buy and a few more to buy as my cookware business so I know plenty. But somehow, when it came to buying a Juicer, I was hesitant to spend money. So, after avoiding it for 14 years and buying a lot of Jamba Juice at crazy prices, I came to zen conclusion that I would have saved so much money buying fresh Juice from Jamba juice, if I actually owned and spent money on… Continue reading

Different Types Of Rice Cookers Guide

There are lot of debates and confusion over how to make a best fluffy rice in jiffy, however, choosing best rice cooker for your need does not need to be difficult. Read our guide Rice Cooker Guide . In this article, we will look at the various type of rice cookers in details. There are a few small appliances that makes life easy for cooks in kitchen and for me it is rice cooker, as we tend to eat rice dish almost every meal and rice cooker makes it easy for us to cook small amount to feed a large crowd.

There are basic 3 types of rice cookers available. Check out all types of rice cooker here:

1. Electric Rice Cooker 2. Gas Rice cooker 3. Microwave rice cooker/steamer

We will explore each type in details so you… Continue reading

How To Cook Eggs In Stainless Steel Pan?

One of thing I thought as a novice cook early on that I needed to cook egg in nonstick Teflon pan with lot of butter. It was working but surely not easy on my waist as a girl. I also learned hard way that Teflon coating can peel and it was not pretty. I found hard anodized nonstick pan cookware that simply love and did not want to learn any other way to cook crepe, omelet or making anything would stick such as egg.

Until one day, one of the woman I admired a lot started to cook egg on Stainless steel pan, I was shocked. Surely, she made a mistake right? How can she not know that eggs would stick. She laughed my naivety and showed me a way to make eggs and even omelet in her multi ply… Continue reading

Saving Money While On Vacation

I love eating out often but I admit, when I travel for weeks, eating out every day makes me miss home cooked meals. Also dining out while traveling can add up to your travel budget quickly, specially if you love wine, dessert like me. Here are some ideas on how to save money, sanity and your health while on vacation.

By Trent Hamm

Over the next two months, our family is going to be doing some vacationing in various places in the Midwest and Great Plains. The longest trip in that period will be nine days spent in South Dakota and Wyoming with my wife, my children, and my parents.

Vacations can be a lot of fun, but they can also be really expensive, and one of the biggest travel expenses is food. When you’re traveling, not only do… Continue reading

How To Make Lemon Curd At Home

What is Lemon Curd: History

Lemon curd is a dessert spread and topping usually made with lemon, lime. The usual basic ingredients are beaten egg yolks, sugar, lemon juice and zest which are gently cooked together until thick and then allowed to cool. It forms a soft, smooth, intensely-flavored spread. Some recipes also include egg whites and/or butter. I am going to share a recipe that is vegetarian without eggs and load of butter to make it healthier. You have option of using egg yolk or egg white per your taste.

History Of Lemon Curd:

According to Wikipedia lemon curd originated In late 19th and early 20th century England first. It was generally home-made lemon curd and was traditionally served with bread or scones at afternoon tea as an alternative to jam. People at that time, made only little lemon… Continue reading

15 ways to save Money When Eating Out

Saving Money When Eating Out

I love cooking at home in my dutch oven cookware or thermal cooker. I love home cooked meals. But there are some times, when you just want to eat out and not worry about cutting, cooking and doing dishes. I love experimenting and eating out in different ethnic restaurants and trying out new cuisines.

Eating out can be expensive or cheap enough, depending on where you eat, what you order and type of food you choose. The best would be to able to eat out decent meal, without breaking your bank or your budget. Over the years I have learned a few tricks that has helped me and I am sure it will help you.

These tips are not new and used by many already. Some of it you may already know it. Trick is… Continue reading

Recipes and How-to Tips

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In Cookware Headquarters, we do not only share unbiased cookware reviews, but also cookware cleaning tips, cookware maintenance tips, where to find best price on cookware and also healthy cookware recipes, how to tips for cooking and gatherings. Here are some sample of our recipes and how-to tips article to help you master the cookware and cooking.

Here are some samples of recipes, how to cooking tips, party tips and cookbooks that will help you cook easy and healthy recipes at home. You can see more recipes and cooking tips articles here: Cooking tips and Recipes Articles.

Recipes (Vegetarian and Vegan)

Christmas Chocoholic Cookies : Martha Stewart

How To Make Lemon Curd At Home

Baba Ganoush Recipe: Eggplant Dip

All About Pumpkin and Recipes

Learning About Tofu and Tofu Recipes

Fresh And Healthy Market Gazpacho

Knowing… Continue reading

All About Pumpkin and Recipes

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Pumpkin is gourd like squash and native to North America. They typically have a thick, orange or yellow shell, creased from the stem to the bottom, containing the seeds and pulp.

Where does the word Pumpkin Originates from?

According to Wikipedia, The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon which is Greek for “large melon”. The French adapted this word to pompon, which the British changed to pumpkion and later American colonists changed that to the word we use today, “pumpkin.

Pumpkin is Versatile

Pumpkin is actually fruit as it has seeds. Pumpkin comes in variety of colors such as orange, red, white, yellow and there has been some pumpkin patches have shown also grey, and green color pumpkin as well. Pumpkin can be very small or very large weighing  over 75 lbs in some… Continue reading

Learning About Tofu

Many people and chefs nowadays making many wonderful dishes based on tofu. However, tofu seems to be confusing for some, as one of my friend find is bland and gets confused about what type of tofu she should get. I thought, may be many you may have the same issue or wonder about it, so here is little tidbit about tofu to make life easier for all of us;

What is Tofu?

Tofu or bean curd is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and others.[5] There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu that has been processed in some way. Tofu has a subtle flavor and can be… Continue reading