With Thanksgiving coming up, we want to answer some of the random cooking questions you may find yourself asking. I find myself spending way too much time on Thanksgiving googling silly questions like: how long do potatoes last? can you freeze leftover turkey? how much gravy per person? how much is a pat of butter? […]
Thanksgiving Questions Answered: How Long Do Potatoes Last?
How Long Can Cooked Chicken Sit Out?
We do a lot of entertaining so appetizers and grilled meat sit out on the counter for hours. After a long day and some drinks, people will keep picking at the food. So I always wonder: how long can cooked chicken sit out? I do not want to be responsible for people feeling sick the […]
The 6 Best Peanut Oil Substitutes
Peanut oil is great for frying because it has a high smoke point so it is good for deep-frying. It is used by major fast food chains to fry French fries and onion rings. Peanut oil is a vegetable oil. It has a high smoke point of 448 degrees. However, temperature is important when frying. […]
Can You Freeze Lunch Meat?
If your two-year old is like mine, you don’t have many go-to protein sources for meals. One of the few ones he likes is turkey lunch meat with BBQ sauce. But true to two-year old form, he will love lunch meat one day and refuse it the next so I end up having a package […]
Top 5 Substitutes for Coriander
In order to determine the best substitutes for coriander, you have to understand what coriander is, which is actually a bit confusing. In the US, the fresh leaves of the coriander plant (Coriandrum sativum) are considered cilantro. However, the seeds of the coriander plant are “coriander seeds,” and when grounded, the spice is coriander, but […]
How Long Can Yogurt Sit Out?
Yogurt is the perfect breakfast on the go! It is also great frozen as a treat- my two-year-old has a yogurt popsicle every night! It has the good bacteria- probiotics- to help us stay healthy, but we also need to be careful of the bad bacteria that can grow when something is left out of […]
