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    Cooking Basics and How To

    Recipes to help you learn basic cooking methods like how to make homemade broths or roast chicken, how to steam salmon or roast beef tenderloin or beets, and make homemade breadcrumbs. Most are pretty simple, and you will find after you make them a few times following a recipe is hardly needed.

    • Golden chicken bone broth in glass jars with carrots, celery, and parsley, cooling on the counter.
      Chicken Bone Broth (Homemade)
    • Bright red strawberry coulis (strawberry sauce), in a jar with a gold spoon.
      Fast and Fresh Strawberry Coulis
    • A jar of golden clarified butter on a marble counter with a strainer beside.
      How to Make Clarified Butter
    • 12 things to do with pomegranates
      What to Do with Pomegranate Seeds (Delicious Ways to Use Them)
    • A glass jar of freshly whipped maple butter with maple drizzle and wooden spreader.
      How to Make Maple Butter
    • A container of golden brine with herbs, and garlic for brining pork.
      How to Brine Pork (Tenderloin, Chops, & More) + Salt Chart
    • A tall jar with golden crunchy breadcrumbs piled high and overflowing.
      Gluten-Free Breadcrumbs (Easy Homemade Recipe)
    • A glass bowl of perfectly diced tomatoes on a cutting board.
      Easy Steps for How to Dice a Tomato
    • baked tortilla strips
      Baked Corn Tortilla Chips or Strips
    • A bowl of golden baked croutons in a glass bowl on a counter.
      How to Make Gluten-Free Croutons
    • Golden brown chicken on a rotisserie grill with silver meat forks.
      How to Make Rotisserie Chicken on a Grill (Step by Step)
    • A platter of roasted cauliflower with golden brown edges and parmesan cheese.
      Roasted Cauliflower With Parmesan Cheese
    • kale salad
      How to Make a Salad Taste Better: Easy, Fresh Tips That Work
    • A bowl of creamy mashed potatoes with melted butter and fresh chopped parsley with a silver serving spoon.
      How to Make Creamy Riced Mashed Potatoes
    • A yellow butter log with herbs with sliced pieces, fresh herbs behind.
      How to Make Compound Butter for a Turkey
    • Rich brown roasted turkey broth in glass jars on a kitchen counter.
      Turkey Broth Recipe
    • A Caesar pasta salad ready to serve with salad servers and dressing in a marble counter.
      Caesar Pasta Salad with Chicken
    • Homemade Coconut Milk (from Canned in 1 Minute)
    • A small white bowl of peeled hard boiled eggs.
      Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Easy to Peel Every Time
    • A brining bag with a whole turkey inside with herb rub on a cutting board.
      How to Dry Brine Turkey Tutorial
    • Peaking into a jar of freshly roasted pepitas with olive oil and salt.
      What Are Pepitas and How to Roast Them
    • Close up of a platter of salmon filets with lemon and herbs on a table.
      How to Make Steamed Salmon
    • Colorful red and golden roasted beets in aluminum foil.
      Roasted Beets in Foil (Easy Oven Method)
    • A white platter of watermelon slices and a bowl of cubes.
      How to Cut Watermelon Tutorial (3 ways)
    • brown rice in white bowl
      How to Reduce Arsenic in Rice
    • poached chicken breasts
      Easy Poached Chicken Breasts
    • homemade cashew milk pouring into a glass on a wooden counter.
      Cashew Milk Recipe
    • A grocery cart filled with fruits, vegetables and grocery items.
      27 Tips for Grocery Shopping on a Budget
    • Bright green beans in a white colander on a cutting board.
      Blanching Green Beans
    • Golden baked chicken breasts on the dinner table.
      Roast Split Chicken Breast
    • whole roast chicken
      How to Roast a Whole Chicken (sear first method)
    • roast asparagus
      How to Roast Asparagus
    • Whipped sweet potatoes ready for serving in a gray bowl.
      Simple Whipped Sweet Potatoes Recipe
    • Golden homemade broth on a counter with onions, carrots, celery, and parsley.
      Low Sodium Vegetable Broth
    • Zucchini noodles being made with a spiralizer tool.
      How to Make Zucchini Noodles
    Chef Sally Cameron of aFoodcentricLife.com in her kitchen.

    Welcome! I'm Sally, a professionally trained chef, former personal chef and caterer, lover of fresh healthy food, and sharing it with others.

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    St. Patrick's Day

    • A gray bowl of chunky leek mushroom soup with a spoon beside bowl.
      Creamy Leek and Mushroom Soup Recipe
    • roasted carrots with thyme
      Maple Roasted Carrots (Easy Glazed Carrots Recipe)
    • Baby dutch yellow potatoes wtih herbs and Parmesan cheese.
      Buttery Baby Dutch Yellow Potatoes
    • Close up of a platter of salmon filets with lemon and herbs on a table.
      How to Make Steamed Salmon
    • Golden baked loaf of Irish soda bread, sliced on a white plate.
      Easy Gluten-Free Irish Soda Bread
    • braised cabbage in a bowl
      Sauteed Cabbage Recipe

    Early Spring Salads

    • Deep red and golden roasted beets tossed with vinaigrette, herbs, feta, and nuts in a salad bowl.
      Beet Salad with Feta
    • kale salad tahini dressing
      Kale and Chickpea Salad With Tahini Dressing
    • spinach salad with pomegranate
      Pomegranate and Spinach Salad
    • kale salad with colorful veggies | afoodcentriclife.com
      Roasted Vegetable Salad with Kale

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