This index is a listing of the many cooking and food articles, which you may find helpful, that I have written about over the past several years. Please click on a letter below to search alphabetically.

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Easter Egg Dyes - Making natural Easter Egg dyes. Give the Easter bunny a run for his money by dyeing Easter eggs the natural way, using common foods and flowers.
 

Edible Flowers - After falling out of favor for many years, cooking and garnishing with flowers is back in vogue once again.

Eggplant - Learn how to buy, use, and store eggplants.

Eggnog History - Eggnog literally means eggs inside a small cup. It is used as a toast to ones health. Learn about the history in this article by Nanna Rognvaldardottir of Iceland.
 

Eggs - All about eggs and how to cook them.

Baked (Shirred) Eggs - In France, this basic methods of baked eggs is called "oeufs en cocotte." For individual servings of baked eggs, use baking dishes (ramekins, custard cups, individual soufflé dishes, or small oval bakers) that just fit the eggs plus the flavoring, food, or liquid.  Learn how to  bake eggs.

Boiling Eggs - The simple and classic boiled egg, is one of the finest and easiest edible delights known on earth, with just 70 calories, and full of nature’s most perfect form of protein. How to correctly cook hard-cooked, medium-cooked, soft-cooked eggs.

Chalazae? - OK, what is it?

Coddled Eggs - An egg coddler is a porcelain or pottery cup with a lid that is used to prepare a dish called, appropriately enough, coddled eggs. Learn how to coddle eggs.

Deviled Eggs - Learn how to make perfect deviled eggs.

Egg Equivalents - The correct egg size can be important in recipes with exacting measurement requirements, such as cakes. At other times it doesn't matter.

Egg FAQs

Freezing Eggs - Eggs can be frozen, but not in the shell. Learn how to freeze raw eggs.

Fried Eggs - Very fresh eggs produce the best shape when frying eggs. A non-stick pan eliminates or reduces the need for fat. Learn how to fry perfect eggs.

Hard-Cooked Eggs or How To Boil Eggs - Hard-cooked eggs (eggs cooked in the shell in water) should never be boiled - simmer them in water. If boiled or cooked too long, the protein toughens or becomes rubbery and a greenish or purplish ring forms around the yolk. Learn how to hard-cook eggs.

How Fresh Are Your Eggs? - Sell Date of Eggs - Date Codes on Egg Cartons.

How To Peel Hard-Cooked Eggs

Making Natural Easter Egg Dyes - Give the Easter bunny a run for his money by dyeing Easter eggs the natural way, using common foods and flowers. The longer you soak the eggs in the following liquids, the more intense the colors will be. Remember to start with hard-cooked eggs and refrigerate until ready to use.

Making Perfect Meringues - Hints and tips on making the perfect meringue.

Microwave Eggs - Learn how to successfully microwave different egg dishes.

Poached Eggs - The best eggs for poaching are the freshest eggs you can find. Learn how to successfully poach eggs.

Powdered Egg Whites - How to use powdered egg whites in your cooking.

Scrambled Eggs/Omelets - The secret to successfully scrambling eggs is slow cooking. Learn how to successfully make scrambled eggs and omelets.

Scrambled Eggs Turning Green - Sometimes a large batch of scrambled eggs may turn green. Although not pretty, the color change is harmless. Learn all about this.

Sweating Meringue - Meringues are basically egg whites and sugar. Anything made with a high percentage of sugar, always attracts moisture because sugar is hygroscopic, that is, it has a great affinity for water (the sugar attracts water from the surroundings and causes small brown beads to form). Check out the hints and tips.

Using Raw Eggs In Cooking - There have been warnings against consuming raw or lightly cooked eggs on the grounds that the egg may be contaminated with Salmonella, a bacteria responsible for a type of food poisoning. Learn all about using raw eggs.

Why Do Some Eggs Float? - Have you ever pondered on this question?

Eggs Benedict - Learn about the history of this dish.

Election Cake, Hartford Election Cake, Training Day Cake - The cake is actually a classic English fruitcake or plum cake. They were baked to celebrate Election Days at least as early as 1771 in Connecticut, before the American Revolution of 1775. Learn about the history of this cake.
 

English High Tea - History of English High Tea.

Check out English/American High Tea Menu.

Lot of recipes for your Afternoon Tea or High Tea.

The Afternoon Tea Gowns of the La Belle Epoque (1880-1914), known as "The Beautiful Era."

A Rose Garden Tea with the Queen - Maintaining a tradition that began in 1860 with Queen Victoria, every year Queen Elizabeth II opens the private gardens at Buckingham Palace to host three afternoon tea parties, each attended by 8,000 guests respectively.

Equivalent Measurements - Equivalent measurements of teaspoons, tablespoons, and cups.
 

Etiquette - Dining Etiquette Guide - Restaurant and Dinner Party Manners and Etiquette