ARTICLES BY MICHELLE ANN GELDER

If you’ve had a bad day all day long and traffic coming home was a disaster too, when you finally do get home the first thing you hear is “What’s for dinner” You’re drained from your day and that’s the last thing you want to hear

Greek cuisine is your typical Mediterranean cuisine, with influences from Italy and the Middle East The basic grain is wheat but they have also been known to grow barley

Next to the Fourth of July, the holiday that is quintessentially American is Thanksgiving Observed annually on the fourth Thursday of November, the day commemorates one of the great legends of American society, a harvest feast at which the colonizers known as Pilgrims invited their Native American neighbors to a feast at which they thanked God for their survival

Making your own dog treats is very simple and less time consuming than taking a trip to your local grocery or pet store to pick up treats Naturally you want only the best for your favorite four legged canine but that does not mean you have to buy treats that are expensive

Summertime is grilling season The warm weather just seems to bring out the charcoal, the grills and the tantalizing aroma of food cooking to perfection on an open flame

When you move out on your own and you must prepare your own food, you will probably want to broaden your horizons and learn more about cooking so you can cook to impress family and friends Or maybe you just enjoy cooking and want to learn as much as you can about the processes involved in preparing a variety of culinary delights

When most people think of sandwiches, their thoughts probably immediately go to packed lunches That makes sense

Remember grandma’s cooking The awesome aromas and hearty flavors coming from her kitchen where certainly enticing and the entire family would hang around the kitchen until she finally shouted “Supper’s Ready

It is almost that time of year again The air is getting cooler and the leaves are starting to change, which is a sign that the holidays will be fast approaching

Believe it or not, you can actually have lots of fun in your kitchen You don’t need to always follow a recipe and standard items don’t have to be standard

Want to cook at home the way professional chefs do Then follow these techniques that will bring new flavor and polish to any meal cooking at home

Savvy cooks will love these tricks for rescuing leftover pumpkins, storing fall cheese, using skewers and lots more Pumpkin Treats: What's sadder than a leftover Halloween jack-o-lantern made from a pumpkin

Fruit pies and chocolate chip cookies are two of the most versatile desserts that you can serve up any time of the year, no matter what the festival or the season Here are some kitchen tips to make these desserts even more scrumptious

Wine is one of civilization's oldest fermented beverages, yet many cooks and hosts steer clear of it because of fears of using it improperly with their meals Yet a few simple rules will allow anyone to enjoy the fruit of the vine in cooking and entertaining

How to choose quality food is one of a cook's most important lessons The quality of the ingredients that go into a meal determine its taste, texture, aroma and healthfulness

Like its neighbor to the west, Mexico, the island of Cuba has been a land where many cultures have collided with one another The distinctive culinary traditions of Cuba are the delicious result of this interaction

Indian food has become incredibly popular all around the world in the past two decades In fact, a few years back a British survey found that Britons had actually become addicted to spicy foods as a result of eating so much curry and vindaloo

Along with holidays and music, kosher food represents a key to Jewish faith and culture Like the food practices of Hindus and Muslims, kosher food for Jews stems from their religious beliefs

Most amateur cooks may feel completely overwhelmed at the prospect of cooking a turkey for the family Thanksgiving dinner Shouldn’t cooking a turkey best left to more experienced cooks

When it comes to the Japanese delicacy known as Sushi, people either love it or they hate it There's just no in between and this is probably because Sushi is made from raw fish and other ingredients that evoke strong reactions of love and hate

Paleontologists – scientists who study fossils – now think that a diet rich in meat protein led to the divergence of human species from our ape ancestors Whether we actually hunted our prehistoric prey as some maintain or scavenged the rich marrow of bones left by other predators as others claim, the results were the same: Meat made humans what we are today

Mexican food – authentic ones, and not those watered-down fast-food tacos and breakfast burritos either – have enjoyed a surge in popularity in recent years Mexico has a rich history influenced by different cultures and this has brought about a unique taste that cannot be mistaken for anything else

Contrary to what you might think, cooking with wine is simple Now that we got that out of the way, budding cooks can gain a lot when they learn how to cook with wine

With the sheer number of seasonings out there, people are intimidated and confused as to what herb goes with what food The following is a list of ten indispensable herbs and seasonings beyond the usual salt and pepper

Italian cuisine is much more than just the usual fare of pizza and spaghetti that we are all familiar with It is actually comparable in complexity and sophistication to French cuisine