by The Culinary Exchange | Jan 13, 2016
Keeping up with our pasta theme for the month of January, today we’re going to talk about how to cook pasta. Now, pretty much anyone can follow the directions on the back of a Barilla box. But, there are tricks to get it to turn out as perfectly cooked pasta al...
by The Culinary Exchange | Jan 12, 2016
Unless you’ve been to culinary school or are expertly trained in the art of cooking, you may not realize that there’s a right way and a wrong way to measure ingredients. And that’s especially true for dry ingredients. Don’t worry –...
by The Culinary Exchange | Jan 7, 2016
Before we get really deep into the pasta recipes, there’s still a few basics that you’ll need to master. We’ve already talked about how to get going with garlic – namely, how to peel it. Of course, this is important since garlic is almost...
by The Culinary Exchange | Jan 5, 2016
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by The Culinary Exchange | Dec 16, 2015
Shortbread isn’t the only Christmas cookie in town this year. Nope, not by a long shot. You can’t forget about the other holiday cookie favorite: gingerbread. Gingerbread cookies can be shaped into little dancing men or even houses, but either way,...
by The Culinary Exchange | Dec 15, 2015
Contrary to how grocery shopping is done in parts of Europe, where you buy fresh meat and vegetables every few days to be eaten quickly, in the U.S. it’s often more common to buy meat in bulk and freeze it until you need it. Freshness aside, it’s not a bad...