Kary Osmond Making cooking make sense.

Washed potatoes need to be dried before being tossed in oil and placed in a hot oven to cook and crisp.  If the potatoes are wet when they go in the oven, they’ll steam rather than roast – as well, ...

I always test the heat of a chili pepper, regardless if I seed it or not.  That’s because you never know how spicy a chili will be, everyone is different (even when comparing two of the same type). To test ...

My 89 year old Nana has a problem, she says she can never seem to eat all the bananas she buys before they turn soft.  Which means, she has way too many bananas going into her freezer on a weekly ...

After a few days of washing dishes, dishcloths can develop a stink, especially if they’re not hung to dry – and I know you know what I’m talking about! To keep your dishcloth odor free, submerge it in a sink ...

To improve a slightly acidic tasting tomato sauce, add a pinch of sugar.  It’s amazing how a pinch of sugar will balance out the acidity in the sauce, and boost the flavour.

Always wash your nonstick pans by hand, because washing them in the dishwasher will wash away their nonstick coating. Also, avoid using sharp-sided utensils and don’t cook with them over HIGH heat.

Some recipes call for 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, and unless you have tomato paste in a tube, opening up a new can seems pointless.  Especially when you’ll have 9 tablespoons of leftover paste to deal with. There are a ...