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Diving Deep into Knives
On my last post about knives I gave you a good foundation of knowledge and got you started, but now it’s time to dive deep. There are two main categories for cooking knives. Western-style or Japanese style knives. Western-style knives have that typically rounded belly shape that you are used to seeing on your chef’s…
Demystifying Sourdough
Sourdough can seem like a long, super-intensive process but it can be simplified and made easy. The first step in your sourdough adventure is creating a starter. I was intimidated by creating a starter before I learned just how easy it is. Creating a starter is simply mixing equal parts of water and flour. When…
An Exploration of Korean Cuisine
My introduction to South Korean culture was what I feel is a very common method and that is K-pop. K-pop is the genre of pop music that comes out of South Korea. This music in combination with seeing an episode of the late Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown about Korea had piqued my interest in their…
Cooking Shows to Binge while Quarantined
So, with being quarantined comes a lot of free time to watch some great cooking shows and reminisce of the days where you could go out to eat. Here are some of my favorite cooking shows that are totally binge-worthy. The Chef Show This show started with Chef Roy Choi training Jon Favreau for the…
Surviving the Quarantine without Sacrifice
So, you have gone to Costco and stocked up on the essentials; toilet paper, ramen noodles, bread, meat, and milk. What are you going to do now? Was your plan to lock everything down and eat like a college freshman living in a dorm where the only tools to their disposal is a mini fridge…
Meal Prepping 101
The idea of meal prepping is as simple as the name implies. It includes cooking enough food to be packaged and refrigerated/frozen in order to be eaten throughout the week or month. The most common form of meal prep is making dinner and/or lunches for the work week. The benefits of this include; saving time…
Time to Guac and Roll
Guacamole is the perfect snack. It’s healthy, filling, and it’s insanely flavorful if made right. As an added bonus your friends will be impressed by a nice homemade guac even though its dead simple to make, but they don’t have to know that. The perfect guacamole in my eyes is one that is chunky with…
Hone Your Skills and Blade
All too often I see friends and family cutting with the smallest dullest knife they can find. Because a small knife is easier to control, and a dull knife means it is harder to cut yourself, right? Wrong! Don’t worry I once thought this too and I learned quickly after trying to cut sweet potatoes…
Cast Iron Conundrum
What’s the Deal with Cast Iron? Besides clay cookware, cast iron is one of the oldest cooking vessels in human history. The cast iron cookware dates back to nearly 200 A.D. where it was used as pots in China (Samantha Johnson). It must attest to the attributes of cast iron cookware that it is still…
Before the Tour Begins
So, let’s start from the beginning. What is A Home Cook’s Tour? This blog is my attempt at sharing everything food-related through my eyes, the eyes of a home cook. This will include cooking, recipes, kitchen tool and gadget reviews, local restaurant reviews, and more. Why the name? This name may sound a little familiar…
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