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The Five Secrets of Great Cooks

One of life's simple pleasures is great tasting food; unfortunately, most recipes leave out the "essential tips - the secrets" that ensure a flavorful dish and the accolades from family and friends. In times past, cooking was a shared responsibility among the women in the family. They would impart the recipe secrets for the family coleslaw as they worked alongside each other:

1. Cooking with the individuals in mind - the audience. "Your Dad will only eat coleslaw if the dressing is perfect blend of sweet and tart (not too sweet and not too sour), so balancing the right ratio of mayonnaise, vinegar and sugar is imperative."

2. How the cooking is done always affects the outcome - the technique. "Grandma likes her slaw cut in very thin ribbons or she won't eat it; here's how to cut it thinly."

3. The freshness and the type of ingredients are essential for the right flavor - the taste. "I only use green cabbage versus red cabbage because it is a bit sweeter and the texture is not as tough, and it doesn't turn everything red when adding onions, pineapple or apples."

4. Getting the food on the table the same time - the timing. "When making this meal, I always cook this part first, since it takes the longest, even though the recipe doesn't mention that. I also make the dressing before cutting the vegetables for the slaw so the flavors have time to marry. If you make it at the last minute, the garlic will taste too strong and overpower the dish."

5. Explanation of what a cook does intuitively - why do that. "I want all the dishes in the meal to complement each other, which then makes the meal a symphony of flavors, not just one flavor note here or there. The basic recipe is good, but changing the recipe makes the meal great, so depending on the main dish I will vary the coleslaw ingredients to harmonize the flavors of the entire meal. If we're having BBQ I use the Apple slaw recipe; if I am serving Mexican food, I substitute the vinegar and apple for lime juice, Mexican spices and cilantro, and if we're having Lamb Pita Pockets, I make a Greek version of the dressing and add different vegetables to the coleslaw."

The surest way to get these "secrets" is to have a conversation with a good cook and find out what they do intuitively and skillfully. These conversations are priceless for absorbing the "essentials" of cooking a great meal. Engage your friends and family in conversation; ask them:

1. Audience - "What is it about this recipe that people love? What makes it special? What is your tried and true recipe that people love?"

2. Technique - "What techniques should I pay attention to in making this? How important is it to follow the recipe? You cut vegetables so fast; can you teach me how to do that? How can you tell if the meat is done if you don't use a thermometer?" What techniques do you use to make this dish easier to cook? What are you favorite kitchen tools you wouldn't be without?"

3. Taste -What flavor, texture or color should the finished dish have? Why do you use this combination of ingredients? What are some of your kitchen secrets that make these dishes taste so good? What is it about using this specific type of spice in this dish that makes it taste so good? What are some of your favorite herbs and spices that you use and what brands have the best taste?"

4. Timing - "I struggle with getting everything on the table at the same time; how do you successfully get it done? Why is it important to start this dish only one hour before serving? Why can't you let this dish sit in a warm oven for over 30 minutes?"

5. Why Do That - "Why do you use this specific brand of flour or spice, and why do you think it tastes better this way? What do you wish you had known when you were first cooking this dish? Why do you vary the basic slaw recipe when it tastes great as it is? How do you come up with new versions from the basic recipe?"

When you don't have a skilled cook at hand and you need some instant kitchen wisdom, you can access websites like EatWell and RecipeSource. After you have found a recipe that sounds good, read the "comment section" because this is where you strike gold. You get a wealth of recipe variations, effective ingredient substitutions, easy techniques for making the dish, and different ways to improve recipes to match the taste requirements of your audience.

Food is meant to be enjoyed with people, and that starts in the kitchen. When you are serious about unlocking the secret of creating wonderful meals, it is the rare cook who will refuse to share their talent and skill. In fact, most cooks love to share what they know - they are just waiting to be asked.

Angela Gonzalez lives with her husband and her dog Abby on a half-acre that is full of fruit and nut trees, along with a garden that supplies flowers and fresh produce. When she's not in the kitchen or the vegetable patch, Angela is making small batch, premium BBQ Sauce at http://www.PapaDons-Sauces.com

A goal of Angela's is to help communities build small scale food production that feeds people locally and is economically viable. One of Angela's favorite quotes is a Chinese proverb, "What's the best time to plant a tree? One hundred years ago. What the second best time? Today." Angela believes that "today" is the best time to make a difference in whatever you do.

Chinese Cooking With a Wok - Mum's Cooking Secrets That Last a Lifetime

My mother was of the idea that a man's place was never in the kitchen, and this was ingrained into us as she shooed us out of the kitchen every time whenever we tried to get into the kitchen to see what was cooking. It might not have been the best or correct thing to do, and as a result, her children -the sons, including me, grew up not knowing how to cook until we were college going kids and had to live away from home and to start to cook and fend for ourselves.

Disadvantaged as we were in cooking for ourselves, it made us more aware of the beauty in mum's cooking. Mum's prepared food that was absolutely marvellous, both in taste and smell. Meals prepared by her were never ordinary. They were a delight to behold, a pleasure to consume - no matter how simple the dish was.

Now in her twilight years, mum can no longer cook for herself. She has bouts of amnesia, and old age has taken a severe toil on her. Dependent on others to cook and serve her meals, she can sometimes struggle to the kitchen and still manage to prepare a ten minute fast cooking instant noodle, much to our chagrin and anxiety. The doctor orders were not to let her near a stove for fear of a fit or a fall, lest she burn the house down.

Just yesterday, in the quiet of the night, I was able to recall times I had with mum when I was about to go to college. Vivid in my mind, as history started to flash back, I remembered words of wisdom from mum on cooking. We were always profuse in our praise and bountiful in our appreciation for mum's fantastic cooking.And on one occasion, she revealed the secret formula that had always enveloped the food she cooked.

"In Chinese cooking," she said one day," the two most important things are to have a sharp knife and a hot stove. Always sharpen your knife so that you can slice through your veggie and your meat or fish. Cutting them up becomes a pleasure and not a task. Be sure to have everything prepared before you start cooking: the vegetables washed, drained and cut; the meat cut and marinated; the sauces prepared."

"And get yourself a good wok - It is the one piece of cooking equipment you may want to purchase before you start cooking Chinese food. Always heat up the wok. When cooking meat or poultry, make sure that the wok is very hot before adding the food. If you are going to stir-fried meat and vegetables, stir-fry the meat first and set it aside. Then return it to the wok with a sauce during the final stages of cooking. And use a little cornstartch as a binder at the end of your cooking, if it calls for that. Just remember how the dish tastes like, the way I cooked it", she said.

Throughout the years when I had to cook, her words of wisdom flashed back to me whenever I despaired over my cooking. I had seen my cooking improved, and had added more styles and recipes to vary my cooking in the later years.

"And the secret ingredient in all Chinese cooking is to add a little bit of inner joy to your dish as you cook. When you approach your cooking with this little bit of inner joy, you will have a song on your lips as you cook. Something mysteriously will spur you on to do your best and turn on the magic in your cooking," she added.

That day, last week, when I recalled those words of mum when I prepared a meal for her, I could only add not just a little bit of inner joy, I tried my best to give her a physical massive hug of love.

"Vary your ingredients to add textures, colors and flavors.Then it is possible to find harmony and balance in your meals. This is an important principle in Chinese cooking."

Mum may be frail and too old to handle a wok anymore, but her words of wisdom in Chinese cooking has helped us through the many years. Her simple tips for Chinese cooking may help you too.

In honor of my ailing mum who could prepare the best Chinese meals and dishes, a website providing free tips and cooking recipes with cooking videos, recipes and other resources is available for you. Visit Wok With Betty [http://www.wokwithbetty.com] to gain new skills in Chinese cooking and to obtain free cooking recipes covering the entire range of international cuisine.

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