Basic Cooking Lessons

Learn a new cooking skill, brush up on your cooking techniques, or start at the very beginning in the kitchen with this series of cooking lessons at Busy Cooks. If you have a specific question or want to see a lesson on a topic, please write me and I'll include it.

All My Articles

• All My Articles
  This is a list of all the articles I've written as About.com's Busy Cooks Guide, in reverse chronological order. Enjoy!

Step by Step Picture Tutorials

• How to Make a Heart-Shaped Cake
• How to Make Guacamole
• How to Make Sicilian Supper
• How to Make a Frittata
• How to Make Hot Water Pastry

Email Classes

• Learn How to Bake Email Class
• More How to Bake Email Classes
• How to Cook Side Dishes
• Thanksgiving, Step by Step
• Make Your Own Christmas Gifts
• Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies
• Countdown to Valentine's Day
• All Busy Cooks Email Classes and Newsletters

Quizzes

• Baking Quiz
• Food Safety Quiz
• Summer Food Safety Quiz

Basics

• The Science of Food
• All How to Bake Articles
• All How to Cook Articles
• How to Grocery Shop
• Busy Cooks Glossary
• How to Read a Cooking Recipe
• How to Read a Baking Recipe
• How to Measure
• Food Safety
• Substitutions and Equivalents
• Start With (?) Recipes

Baking

• How to Make Quick Airy Biscuits
• How to Work with Filo Dough
• How to Make Bundt Cakes
• How to Measure Flour
• How to Measure Sugar, Liquids, and the Rest
• Cake Science
• Cream Puff Science
• Bar Cookie Science
• How to Make Traditional Yeast Bread
• Yeast Bread Ingredient Round-Up
• Step by Step Yeast Bread
• Making Bread 101
• Pie Crust 101
• Step by Step Pictures: How to Make Pie Crust
• Science of Popovers
• Muffin Science
• Doneness Tests
• Baking Ingredient Roles

Side Dishes

• How To Prepare Fruits and Vegetables
• Rice Science
• How to Cook Pasta
• Potato Science
• Stuffing Science
• Legume Science
• Grain Science
• Stuffing 101
• How to Make a White Sauce
• How to Make Pan Sauces
• Gravy 101
• How to Use Gelatin

Meats and Main Dishes

• How to Cook Pork
• How to Cook Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts
• How to Fillet a Fish
• How to Cook Fish
• How to Cook Beef
• Meat Grilling Charts
• Pot Roast 101

Appliances and Utensils

• How To Use A Microwave Oven
• How To Grill
• Crockpot 101
• More Crockpot Information
• Bread Machine Basics
• Indoor Grills
• All About Pressure Cookers
• How to Use Kitchen Knives

Meals and Entertaining

• Meal Planning
• How To Plan A Dinner Party
• Cooking For One or Two
• Thanksgiving 101
• Let's Talk Turkey!
• Thanksgiving Recipes and Menus

Handling Food

• Freezing Chart and Tips
• Kitchen Cleaning Tips
• Stock Your Kitchen
• How to Shop at a Farmer's Market
• Once a Month Cooking
• How To Fix Kitchen Disasters
• To Chill or Not to Chill?