Zippy Tips

Maintain the Sharpness of Your Knives

By Sherry K on May 21st, 2013

Maintaining the Sharpness of your Knives by Jazzy Gourmet

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

I’m not much of a food processor kind of gal. Sure, if there’s a big job to be done, then it’s worth it to pull out the big guns. But for everyday chopping needs, I rely on my trusty chef’s knife.

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Save Your Butter Wrappers

By Sherry K on May 14th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

OK, so say you’re making a recipe that calls for buttering a dish, but you reach in the fridge and you have no butter!

Thank goodness you remembered to follow the advice from a Jazzy Gourmet archive video and have some butter wrappers neatly [...]

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Cilantro 101

By Sherry K on April 30th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Cilantro–it seems that people either love it or hate it.

An herb from the coriander plant, cilantro makes a great addition to salsa, salads, soups (see my Thai Ginger Coconut Chicken Soup), even pizza (such as my Garlicky Thai Chicken Pizza).

Its [...]

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Make Your Own Profiteroles

By Sherry K on April 23rd, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

A few months ago, my S.O. and I had a rather humorous conversation involving the word “profiteroles” . I was making a batch one evening; and well, I guess you could say there was a wee bit of some miscommunication! To read about it, [...]

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Take Your Oven’s Temperature

By Sherry K on April 16th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

A few years ago, our church choir came over for dinner at our house. Amongst other things, I was making Plum Good Meatloaf and homemade yeast rolls. Around 5:00, I turned the oven on and went about my business of preparing the rest of [...]

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Asparagus 101

By Sherry K on April 9th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Ever since I was a kid, a sure sign of spring would be when Dad brought in bundles of asparagus from the garden and laid them on the kitchen counter. Mom would always prepare them the same way–boiled senseless (sorry Mom!) and covered in cheese sauce. [...]

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Homemade Almond Paste

By Sherry K on April 2nd, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

I’m all about saving a buck or 2 when I can.

So when I had to use almond paste for my Blueberry Almond Delight Bites in the Behind the Curtain Dessert Challenge a couple of weeks ago, I was rather surprised by the [...]

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Blanching Almonds

By Sherry K on March 25th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

A couple of weeks ago, I needed some blanched almonds to make almond paste for my Blueberry Almond Delight Bites. I didn’t have blanched almonds in the house, but I did have whole raw almonds.

So I decided just to blanch my [...]

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Pop Perfect Popcorn

By Sherry K on March 19th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Want the perfect pop?

I recently held a poll on my Facebook page, asking folks if they preferred stovetop popcorn or the microwave variety. More than 50% said they preferred microwave, because of the convenience.

I agree that it’s more [...]

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Roast Vegetables for Soup

By Sherry K on March 12th, 2013

It’s Zippy Tip Tuesday!

Today’s Zippy Tip comes to us from Irene, who lives in South Bend, Indiana. She used to add frozen veggies to her soups, but one day she tried roasting them instead. Her result? The flavor of her soup was “SO much better”!

Roast Vegetables for Soup