Inology Community Garden Blog - learn to cook

Easy steps for preparing maggi noodles

Turn celery scrap into fantastic pesto, salt, a silky braise, candy or a fabulous topping!

Celery leaves are like parsley but way more intense, bitter, and stoked to be at the party. And treated right, a celery heart is sure to add a kick to the flavor! So get on it and try a few of these celery fringe recipes out. A green-tinged celery salt is much fresher and brighter than the standard and much easier to digest...

After looking through many cook books for kids, we found some that are especially good. They are well designed, with information in a clear sequential manner and photos and sketches for each recipe. Be surprised at how eager your kids are to learn to cook and how helpful they can be when they have a good cookbook to follow.

Here's a list of the top ones...

Spicy food has long been a staple of many cultures. Cooking spicy treats for the family is easy as long as you are aware of just how hot a pepper can be when prepared properly. Some chillies double or even quadruple their strength when cooked for longer than a few minutes. It is all a matter of how hot you like it. Here are some yummy recipes that are sure to cater for all appetites...

If you are thinking about cooking apple desserts, let's start with a gourmet cake with this fancy but simple Recipe.

You'll end up with a rustic layer cake - baked, frosted with apple butter and rarely spotted in the restaurant arena.

You will need biscuits, bread pudding and bourbon for the homemade apple butter for frosting...