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If there is one fish recipe you should know, it’s this one – baked fish en papillote. It’s delicious, fool-proof, healthy, easy, budget-friendly, and fun. Does that check all the necessary boxes? Oh, did I mention it’s easy? There is minimal prep and then it all goes into the oven, out of your sight for… Get the full serving >
Fish en papillote – sounds fancy, eh? Well, don’t let this French term scare you away from one of the easiest and most fool proof ways to prepare fish. All “en papillote” means is “in parchment.” The method just requires some minor origami folding skills (which is diagramed below), which creates a tightly sealed pouch that… Get the full serving >
There have been no shortage of highlights since starting Cook Smarts at the beginning of this year. If I had to pick just one though, it’d have to be getting to meet so many wonderful moms and getting a real sneak peek into their lives in the kitchen. While everyone is at their own individual cooking level,… Get the full serving >
Cooking fish at home seems to scare a lot of people, and there are a whole list of excuses people employ: It makes the whole house smell fishy I don’t know how to buy fish – how do I know if it’s fresh or not? My cat ate it Well, let me put an end… Get the full serving >
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We’ve all been there. At the end of a long day, digging deep in our fridge only to find a bunch of rotting produce. When you find yourself in a pickle like this and feel the temptation to call your standby takeout place or take your family out to a subpar restaurant, look to your… Get the full serving >
Photos below are the sear & roast cooking formula applied to one of my favorite cuts of meat, the good ol’ pork chop: Read more about the sear & roast We’ve taught you how to blanch and saute vegetables and also how to stir-fry them with or without proteins. But for our next cooking formula,… Get the full serving >
