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.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J-K - L - M - N - O - P - Q-R - S - T - U-Z

Panforte - Learn all about this Italian confection (a round, flat cake) that is a cross between fruitcake, candy, and honey cakes.

Pans: Non-Reactive Pan vs. Reactive Pan - What is a non-reactive pan?
 

Pantry - How to stock a pantry - A well-stocked pantry
 

Pasta Hints and Tips - Hints & tips on cooking pasta.
 

Pastie or Pasty - The identifying feature of the Cornish pasty is really the pastry and it’s crimping. When pasties are being made, each member of the family has their initials marked at one corner.

Pavlova, Meringue Cake - There is a controversary with both Australia and New Zealand. While it has been suggested this dessert was created in New Zealand, it has also become recognized as a popular Australian dish.

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich - Peanut butter and jelly are considered staples in Americans' kitchen. Learn about the favorite sandwich of American children.
 

Peggy's Baking Corner - Cooking tutorials, with photos, of making your own beautiful cakes, cookies, frostings, and even cookie cutters by Peggy Weaver.

4th of July Top Hat Cake
Baptismal/Christening Cake
Chocolate Amaretto Snowball Cake
Crop Circle Cake
Ear of Corn Cupcakes
Dogwood Cake
Easter Egg Cake
Father's Day Tie Cake
Gingerbread Cookies
Make your own Cookie Cutters and Gumpaste Cutters
Mother's Day Triangle Cake
Ski Slope Cake
Snowflake Cookies
Sunflower Cupcakes
Valentine's Day Cake

Philadelphia Cheese Steak - A cheese steak sandwich is not really a steak at all – it is a sandwich made with chipped steak, steak that has been frozen and sliced really thin) and cooked on a grill top. Learn about Philadelphia's famous sandwich.

Picnic Safety Tips
 

Pies - The first pies, called "coffins" or "coffyns" were savory meat pies with the crusts or pastry being tall, straight-sided with sealed-on floors and lids. Read about the interesting story and history of Pies.

Pies: Perfect Pie Crust Recipe - How to make the perfect pie crust.
 

Pizza - History, legends and lore of pizza.

Plum Pudding - Why is Plum Pudding called Plum Pudding when there are no plums in it?

Po' Boy, Submarine, Hoagie, Dagwood, Italian Sandwiches - These sandwiches are known by various names depending on where you live in this country. Some of those names include: Submarine, Heros, Hoagie, Grinder, Po' Boy, Rocket, Torpedo, Dagwood, Hero, Zepplin, and Italian Sandwich. These are king-sized sandwich on a loaf of bread approximately 12 inches long and 3 inches wide, filled with various cold cuts and many different trimmings.

Pomelo/Pummelo - The pummelo is an exotic large citrus fruit that is an ancient ancestor of the common grapefruit. Learn all about this unusual fruit.

Popcorn - Caramel Corn. Cracker Jacks & Popcorn Balls. Learn about the history.

Potatoes - The "Great Famine" or also called the "Great Starvation" in Ireland was caused because the potato crop became diseased. Learn more about potatoes.

History of Potatoes

Perfect Baked Potato - Any potato can be baked, but for the perfect baked potato with the desired flaky texture, it is recommended that mature, baking-type potatoes such as the Russet be used.

Making Perfect Mashed Potatoes - NEVER use a blender or food processor to make mashed potatoes. There are starch packets inside the potato cells and the blender blades rip right through them, releasing the starch and this makes the potatoes into library paste.
 

Poultry Dishes - History of different poultry dishes.

Advice On Stuffing A Turkey Safely
Brining Poultry
Green Chicken Liver
Freezing Turkeys, Frozen Turkey Safety
Internal Temperature of Chicken
Making Perfect Turkey Gravy
Making Turkey Stock
Chicken Divan - Pronunciation & Definition
Roasting a Turkey Guidelines
Shrinkage When Cooking Chicken
Smoked Turkey Tips
Thanksgiving Planning - Stress-Free Thanksgiving
Washing Chicken

Pound Cake - The name comes from the fact that the original pound cakes contained one pound each of butter, sugar, eggs, and flour. Read about the history of this cake.

Prime Rib - Chart for Roasting Prime Rib

Pumpkin Pie - Early American settlers made pumpkin pie by filling a hollowed out shell with milk, honey and spices, then baking it in hot ashes. Learn about this favorite American holiday pie.
 

Purchase and Use a Good Instant-Read Thermometers