How to Roast a Pig

If you have pig roasting plans, you can make use of some ideas for roasting pigs which are available in plentiful. Roasting a pig is not an easy task. It will take a lot of effort as well as time to roast a whole pig. There are many hog roasting recipes which you can make use of while doing this task. The most important part of these recipes is the roasting equipment like the roasting grills, roasting box, etc., which will be required. Without...

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Buffalo Wing Sauce from Scratch

The thought of scintillating buffalo wings coated with a to-die-for sauce, immediately triggers one's taste buds to salivate. The idea originated in late 1964, from Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York, owned by Frank and Teressa Bellisimo. It was first used as an ingredient in soups and stocks by most people, but the Bellisimos struck gold with chicken wings dipped in a sauce preparation. Buffalo wings weren't considered a delicious part of...

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Essential Home Cooking Techniques Everyone Should Know

"...no one is born a great cook, one learns by doing." Julia Child Cooking is not just about trying new recipes; rather it is an art of applying different techniques and transforming a simple-looking recipe into something unique. However, for that, you must be extremely good at the basic cooking techniques that are being used conventionally through several years. These include frying, boiling, baking, roasting, and smoking, which further...

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Ways to Avoid Flare-ups While Grilling

Surprise fact number one- water is bad for containing grill flare-ups! To know why water isn't too effective on a grill flare-up, you need to know how it all happens. You get an uncontrolled flare-up if any fat comes in direct contact with the flame source. You get grease on the charcoal or the inside of the grill if: You accidentally slather too much grease on the meat. Some of it falls down onto the source. Grease collects on the lower...

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How to Grill Pork Chops

Pork chops are marinated with flavors like honey and mustard, grilled to perfection and served along with fiery red salsa. Does this make your mouth water? Well, this is for all those people who love their pork chops and yet worry about it not being cooked properly. Okay, I do agree that pork not cooked but grilled to perfection can leave you with an unflavored, tough piece of meat. However, cooking the perfect pork chops need not be a pain...

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Brick BBQ Designs

Many times, a constant indoor cooking gets too irksome, especially if you have a kitchen which is too small and cramped up. Well, such are the times we usually feel like flinging our cooking accessories and materials out in the open, set up a fire place and begin to cook delightfully. Barbecuing is the terminology to be used for outdoor cooking. So if you plan to set up a barbecue grill unit in the backyard of your home or on an outdoor patio,...

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Garlic Butter Sauce

Garlic butter sauce is used to spice up a variety of food items. The sauce is prepared by mixing together the prime ingredients, crushed garlic and melted butter. This unique combination brings out a spicy, pungent flavor in the sauce, which is used as a seasoning or a dipping for bread sticks, pizza crusts or any other bread type products. Some people like using this sauce on pastas, spaghetti, dip shrimp, etc. However, the flavor varies...

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Tandoori Delights

The chutney, curry masala and tandoori chicken (or chicken tikka), together form the world view of Indian food. While this may or may not be an authentic impression, the fact remains that the tandoor is an authentic Indian way of cooking, and can be used for a wide range of foods, from breads to meats. In fact, its biggest contribution to the world of gourmet cuisine is the delectable chicken and mince kebabs. It was born more than 5000 years ago, another era - but with similarly harried housewives racing against time and techniques to provide...

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Recipes for Charcoal Grills

I simply love spending time outdoors with friends and family over dinner. Backyard parties are a frequent affair especially during the holiday season. The enticing aroma of deliciously cooked food rising into the air and the laughter that fills the backyard as the evening progresses and such other moments will always remain special to me. Although I have often tried my hand at charcoal grilling for the unique flavor it lends the food, there...

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Pig Roasting Instructions

While some look at whole pig roasting as a cumbersome process, others take up pig roasting as a challenge and enjoy accomplishing this 'not so easy' task. Pig roasting is a tradition enjoyed by many across the globe. For example, Il Buco of New York conducts its annual pig festival called 'Sagra del Maiale', to commemorate the autumn equinox, when the day and night are of equal length. The staff at this restaurant prepare a bonfire and slow-roast...

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Dinner Ideas for Two

With long working hours and unavoidable job responsibilities, you and your partner hardly have time to talk good things about life. Dinner is the perfect time to spend together without worrying much about morning bells and office deadlines. Even if you do not have much time for food preparation, still you can manage to plan a special meal with quick dinner ideas for two. Select an easy dinner recipe for two that requires less preparation...

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Elegant Barbecue on a Budget

When you think of a barbecue you probably think of people gathered together in casual clothes and eating off paper plates on a picnic table. The idea of elegance doesn't usually come to mind. But does that mean a barbecue can't be elegant? Of course it can. With a little creativity and some simple personal touches, you can turn a backyard barbecue into an elegant affair. Before you begin planning your event, take a moment to think about your vision, the look and feel you hope to capture, and most important, just how formal you want it to be....

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Grape Jelly BBQ Sauce

Having a party and want to try something completely different? Here's a great tip for you. Try the grape jelly BBQ sauce in your dishes. Just add some and you'll see a marked improvement in the flavor and taste. We all know that barbecue sauce is a great way to add some extra flavor to our food. And yes, there are several flavors of barbecue sauces that have come up in the recent times. And that is why it is a little difficult to choose from...

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Homemade Tartar Sauce

Tartar sauce is a thick, white, creamy sauce that uses mayonnaise as the main ingredient, along with finely chopped onions, pickles and capers, etc. Tartar sauce is usually served with fried foods, especially fried seafood. Tartar sauce is believed to have been created by the French, who used it as a sauce for steak tartare, a popular dish made out of thinly chopped raw steak. Vinegar, mustard or Worcestershire sauce can also be added to...

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