utensils: cooking that is synonymous with pleasure, first equip yourself with basic utensils.
Two very sharp knife (one with and one without teeth), a potato peeler, a grater, cutting board, a whisk, a measuring cup, a small brush, scissors, a wooden spoon.
A can opener, a corkscrew, a juicer, a mixer, a blender, a medium saucepan, a frying pan, a skillet (or wok) and an electric steam cooker.
Vegetables: recipes for Express, consider frozen vegetables that you will save time when preparing. Add herbs or a cube of vegetable broth to add flavor. Gratin with onions and leeks – Cannelloni with ricotta and spinach.
Allspice: This blend of spices including cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg and ginger, and in mixtures and regions, black pepper or chilli. The Four-spice is ready in delicatessens or the supermarket, the radius of condiments. Remember also to perfume your cakes sweetened with Allspice to give them a taste exotic. Gratin with onions and leeks.
Safran: saffron filaments is more fragrant saffron powder. And for an exotic, you can decorate the dish just before serving. Risotto Milanese.
Tomato Confit: you will find them at grocery stand. Preserved in olive oil and lightly sweetened, they are wonderful to drink and perfume deliciously savory cakes and all pasta dishes. Cod stuffed with pesto – Tomato Confit Cake – Thai Beef Salad.

Decanting a wine removes deposits or to aerate a young wine, its aromas to awaken and soften its tannins. Generally, only the red wines are pitchers. Use a wine decanter if you have, or simply another bottle because it is the transfer that brings results. Let him then rest at least 2 hours (up to 6 hours for most full-bodied wines). If you want to decant an old vintage, do it just before going to dinner in order not to make him lose his qualities.
 
   
 

Cod: cut into pieces, desalinate it faster. Place the skin on top to allow the salt off, and change water regularly. In the case of salt cod, soak time is 24 hours and must change the water three or four times. If it is dried and salted cod, the soaking time is multiplied by two. We must change the water six to eight times. Cod fritters.
Fish: If your dish took a smell of fish, rinse with warm water mixed with salt. A tip grandmother also said to rub the dish with coffee. It’s effective! Cod stuffed with pesto – Sauerkraut Sea – Lasagna Potato Two salmon – Tartare of fish and potatoes with mushrooms – Terrine whiting Curry and St-Jacques.
Pastry: To save time, you can bake the tart shells yesterday. Brush them with a little egg white to waterproof them and keep them in a cloth. Do not place them in the refrigerator because the cold dough softens.