There are more reasons to celebrate if you have delicious meatballs at the table, and that’s possible by learning the best ways on how to make meatballs, which are tender and juicy like Turkey cooked on a pellet grill. Meatballs also let us pick our blend of meat and ingredients depending on our preference. In fact, we can also make use of beef, chicken, pork or Turkey as well as serve them as the dish itself or together with our pasta.

The problem is in the preparation.

So if you’re new to cooking Italian, Asian or basic meatballs, to name some, you may want to stick around as I share some great ways in making meatballs, along with valuable tips and tricks. Additionally, we’ll cover important blogger advice on how to make them better as well as ways in correcting common problems we encounter when making meatballs.
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Dear readers, welcome to today’s tutorial and guide post on how to reheat risotto. For the benefits of readers who have heard of this yummy Italian dish the first time, it is a rice dish cooked in meat stock, chicken included, with other delectable choice ingredients, such as vegetables and meat.

While the dish has its reputation of being time-consuming and fussy in regards to preparation time, you will find it rewarding to have it cooked in 30 minutes or less, depending on the ingredients you incorporate in your version.

Measure your ingredients, including pepper, salt and spices to taste, chop meat and gather all them into the risotto, and then the rest is history. You can just warm your broth in cookware, such as a saucepan over low to medium heat. Check out this link for full version of cooking risotto.

Anyway, my dear readers, today’s focus we have is on reheating the dish if you have some leftover, and you want it again for lunch. So let’s begin…. [Read more…]

We all have come across smoked paprika in two or more of our kitchen experiments. Its bittersweet, smoky and spicy flavors definitely give any dish a good lift. While it is easy for us, to find smoked paprika at our local grocers, there are days when we seem to run out of it. And when a recipe calls for smoked paprika or Spanish pimenton and we don’t have any, we are at our wits end trying to figure out what to do.

First, we need to understand what smoked paprika really is. It comes in different varieties, some of which are on the sweeter side, while some are on the spicy, bitter-sweet range. Paprika is a spice made up of different types of dried chili peppers, blended together. Sweet, smoked or Hungarian, one thing is for sure, you can use this spice blend to give color, smokiness, spiciness, and umami to all sorts of meat and vegetable-based dishes.

Paprika is widely used in stews, soups, chili, paella and roasts, just like in this recipe from Taste.com. So when you run out of the spice or you simply want to know what you can use as substitute for smoked paprika. [Read more…]

Do you want to know how to cook frozen meatballs, but cannot seem to get that perfect finished product when you need it the most? Perhaps, you’re preparing for a weekend party and your handy meatballs that could have been the star of your pasta don’t seem to cooperate?

You’re saying, “Oh my! What am I going to do now that my friends and relatives have been confirming their attendance for this once a year event? Would my meatballs ruin the entire month of planning I’ve spent for this gathering?”

Let me tell you something, girl. You don’t have to fret and worry and let those wrinkles remind you of the stress you’ve been having these past few days. I’m going to share with you a classic meatball recipe I got from my mom, and I hope you like it.

The entire process is easy. It won’t make you break a sweat at all! In this tutorial, by the way, I’m going to walk you through several alternatives that you can take advantage of depending on what’s available (oven, oven toaster, microwave).

So, if you’re ready, and I am, too, let’s begin and solve the frozen meatball mystery.

What You Will Need​

• Frozen meatballs
• Rival Crock pot
• Sauce of your choice
• Water

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How do you know when chicken is done? Just as cooking any other types of meat, you need to know when chicken is fully cooked so that you can have both a safe and delicious meal. Why did I say “safe?” The reason behind it is that it could be dangerous to have chicken meat undercooked, just like risotto.

Bacteria can thrive in the food and may cause an upset stomach. Specifically for chicken, you need to make sure that its meat is 100% cooked to prevent any bacteria, like salmonella, on your food.

So if you’re a new homemaker and if you wanted to ensure that your husband wouldn’t be eating raw chicken meat, you have to see to it that you know when to tell your meat is done or cooked, and it’s the same reason I’m writing this guide. As you know, you shouldn’t only learn how to store food, such as peppers, properly, as in a vacuum sealer, but you also have to learn proper techniques on how to cook meat properly. [Read more…]