cooking

Cooking is the process by which raw ingredients are combined to produce a finished dish for human consumption. This is typically achieved by the application of heat (such as baking, frying, or roasting), but can include the specialised preparation of raw ingredients, such as raw fish (to produce sashimi). Due to the absence of heat, raw food preparation is often considered separate from cooking.

Cooking can rely on the use of printed recipes but written instructions are not essential: experience and a good knowledge of cooking processes and preparation techniques as well as flavour combinations can render strict adherence to a printed recipe unnecessary.

Many blogs that are about cooking will include recipes and ideas for flavour combinations as well as 'how-to' resources that may include videos and podcasts, and book reviews. Blogs often include stunning photographs of finished dishes, which has led to the use of the term 'food porn'. Many cooking blogs participate in 'blog events' where a group of bloggers will all cook the same dish (or similarly themed dishes) in order to share ideas or extend technical skills. Blogs about cooking may focus on one type of food (such as cupcakes), or recipes from one chef, but it is more common for cooking blogs to cover a wider range of food related topics.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “cooking”

• in Autos
  Find Your Way Around A Kitchen
  Cooking Planit delivers a GPS cooking tool to those who need direction in the kitchen
  by makingsense / on Mar 5, 2013
• in Family
  Cooking for Kids: Smart Bites for Baby, Mika Shino
  Whether cooking brainfoods for babies or soft foods for adults, SMART BITES FOR BABY offers an international smorgasbord of delights.
  by missbobetier / on Sep 10, 2012
• in Videos
  My Drunk Kitchen: An Informative Trainwreck
  The Joys of Drunk Cooking
  by kdbarclay / on Jun 29, 2012

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• Gordon Ramsay’s Home Cooking or Ultimate Cookery Course

  
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• Tuscan Vegetable Soup

  
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  Here’s a lusty peasant soup inspired by warm spring days in Tuscany! The ingredients are simple and the end result is light and fresh, perfect for this time of year. I enjoy Swiss chard here, but you could use spinach, kale, or even collards—nearly any green that isn’t too bitter. If you feel so inspired ... ...
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• Mothers Day

  
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  "Gary" wrote in message news:518FACA0.4026F37@att.net... > Happy Mothers Day to all the moms(tm) here. > It is/was the most important job of your life. > Hope you all have a great day! :-D Thanks, Gary:) We have a different Mothers day in UK, but Germany - where my daughter and her family live have the ...
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• Flatbread Company

  
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• Marvellous Mexican Migas, Herbivore Style

  
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• Help: Cacio e pepe

  
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  On Sun, 12 May 2013 06:22:02 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote: > I havent made this for a while, and last night more cheese stuck to > the bottom of the pot than to the pasta. Any tips for what is > basically mac and cheese? This is the first time Ive heard of Cacio e pepe and when Ive ever done anything ...
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• Help: breaking yolks

  
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• Microwave Fudge

  
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• Mothers Day and Yeast Waffles

  
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• Dunkin’ Donuts Iced Coffee

  
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• How Mom Shaped My Healthy Eating Habits

  
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• Three-Meat Pizza Grilled Cheese with Oven Baked Fries

  
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• Clarksville Parks and Recreation Report for May 12th, 2013

  
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• Candied peel and succade

  
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• Happy Mother’s Day!

  
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• 5/12 Whats for Dinner?

  
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• Learn Some Benefits of Frozen Greek Yogurt

  
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