Soda Recipe: Homemade Ginger Ale

If you're a fan of ginger ale, then this article is for you! Make your own tasty soda with whatever ingredients tickle your fancy. Check out the tips and recipes in "Soda Recipe: Homemade Ginger Ale" below! I have been so very excited to share my new homebrewing book, True Brews, with you this week. Yesterday we gave you a little peek into the book, and today here's one more tidbit to spark your homebrewing daydreams! I have many favorites from the book — the Peach Iced Tea Kombucha, the Mocha Stout, the Chai-Spiced Mead — but this ginger ale is The One. It's like all your wildest ginger ale dreams come true: snappy and...

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Five Make-Ahead Lunch Ideas to Minimize Your Morning Madness

Wake up. Shower. Get dressed. Get moving! If your morning are a hectic blur of hustling to get out the door then we've got something for you. Shave some minutes off your morning routine with "Five Make-Ahead Lunch Ideas to Minimize Your Morning Madness" to make your food grab-and-go! Hard boil eggs – Eggs are mega nourishing, indeed one of the best sources of protein out there. And when hard boiled, they’re fabulously portable and stay fresh in the fridge for up to a week. Take them as is with just a pinch of salt for flavor, or chop them for an egg salad sandwich, slice them over a green salad, or make a pair of simple deviled eggs,...

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How To Grill Perfect Steak

Ask twenty cooks how to best grill steak, and you might just get twenty different answers. There's lots of techniques, tips, and tricks, but check out "How To Grill Perfect Steak" below for a new take. What do you think? Is this method the best? How To Grill Perfect Steak Makes 1 steak, serves 2. Adapted from Serious Barbecue.  What You Need Ingredients1 teaspoon garlic salt1 teaspoon ground black pepper1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper1 bunch fresh thyme, sage, rosemary or a combination4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (optional)One 1 1/2- to 1 3/4-inch-thick rib eye, T-bone or Porterhouse...

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One More Case In Favor of Kitchen Shears

Kitchen shears are one of those little additions that chefs will argue over the utility of endlessly. They are by no means required for every kitchen, but they could possibly find some use in yours! Check out "One More Case In Favor of Kitchen Shears" below! This is by no means a breakthrough, but I thought it curious that after all my years of using kitchen shears, I just now realized that the notch on the edge of the blades, as well as the holes in the center of the handles, can be used for opening bottles. And they actually work pretty well, too. Cooks often debate about whether or not kitchen shears are necessary — I think...

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