Sauces & stocks Features
The first things any self-respecting cook learns how to make. If you've got the time and inclination, a home-made stock will transform a soup, and a great sauce can lift a dish to a higher plane. Honest.
A quick guide to good grav
Visit the iVillage Cookery School and learn to create the basic building blocks of everyday cookin
Olive oil (extra virgin, virgin or pure?), vegetable oil, butter, lard?the choices of fat for cooking or dressing are almost endless. The Cooking Coach profiles the main varieties and explains which are best for the job in han
Cooking Coach Terry Farris leads you step-by-step through skinning, deseeding and slicing tomatoe
The iVillage panel samples an exciting new range of Latin American cooking sauce
Cooking coach Terry Farris walks us through the herb garden and explain how to choose and use the most popular varietie
Cooking Coach Terry Farris addresses the common problems of home-made custard and offers her fool-proof tips for getting it right every time
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