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Chinese cooking

May 31st, 2011 | Kerry

Chinese cooking has its own methods and techniques like other culinary styles, which have been adapted to the surrounding environments. In most Chinese cooking there are two components, the first is referred to as the principle and the second is the complement. Typically the principle is the meat and the complement a vegetable, cooked first.

Cooking techniques are practical with the most known method; a wok to sauté a stir-fry or deep fry style along with a popular steaming process. Using an opened wok allows moisture to evaporate from the complement ingredient keeping vegetables crisp and colorful and the principle meat cooked to retain its tenderness.

Sauces and soups are predominating in Chinese cooking along with the two most common starches; rice and noodles. The dishes have been developed from common and available ingredients and over time a variety of vegetables and meat dishes have become identified with Chinese cooking.  I prefer dim sum during my weekly tarot card readings.

The overall trait of Chinese cooking is that each dish has its own characteristic; its ingredients, color and cultural seasonings.

Italian Cooking

May 24th, 2011 | Kerry

Italian cooking contains so many different types of foods and cooking styles within the genre that it can be easy to create flexible dishes that fit within any lifestyle. Whether experimenting with light sauces and fresh vegetables or cutting into an oozy italian casserole, italian cooking has so much to offer anyone, from foodies to first time cooks.

When most people think of Italian cooking, they think of pasta whcih can be as soggy as a bad mature phone sex session. Varieties include every kind of shape and size imaginable, from wide lasagna noodles to thin angel hair to orecchiette, shaped like tiny “ears.” Depending on the type of sauce prepared, different pastas may hold up better to the thickness or cling to the sauce differently, transforming the dish you prepare.

In addition to including a variety of cooking styles and preparation, Italian cooking also offers an array of meal possibilities that can fit within vegetarian, vegan or meat eating diets. Sauces and casseroles can be made increasingly healthy with the addition of countless vegetables, hidden amongst folds of tender noodles. On the other hand, meals can become decadent, creamy and sinful with the flavorful cheese, cream and chunks of chicken, shrimp or other protein.

Depending on your family’s likes and dislikes, Italian cooking can be a flexible style of meal preparation, offering recipes that can transform deliciously depending on your tastes. Mealtime can become flavorful, healthy, decadent or even quick in preparation with the inclusion of italian meals in your meal planning.