Welcome to the Butter & Sage Market Cooking Tips corner—where culinary chaos meets clever shortcuts. Whether you’re a home cook, a seasoned skillet wizard, or just someone who Googles “how to boil water,” we’ve got the tasty hacks, kitchen wisdom, and occasional food-related sarcasm to keep your meals delicious and your dignity intact.
From preventing pasta from sticking (salt? oil? dark magic?) to learning the right way to chop an onion without sobbing like a soap opera extra, our collection of cooking tips is here to save your dinner and your sanity.
Get ready to cook smarter, not harder—and maybe laugh while you’re at it. Because here, we believe every great recipe starts with a great tip (and probably some butter).
Vinegar is the most overlooked ingredient in the kitchen. Learn how vinegar transforms flavor, why acid matters in cooking, and which vinegars every home cook should keep in their pantry.
Cooking and baking don’t have to rely on rigid recipes. In this in-depth guide to common cooking and baking ratios, you’ll learn how professional chefs and seasoned home cooks build recipes from simple ingredient relationships. From bread dough and cakes to sauces, vinaigrettes, and condiments, this article breaks down the foundational ratios behind everyday dishes—so you can cook with confidence, adapt recipes to your taste, and create meals using what you already have on hand. Perfect for beginner cooks, curious bakers, and anyone who wants to understand why recipes work, not just how to follow them.
If you’re building a kitchen to last a lifetime (and maybe to be fought over at estate sales), this is the guide for you. Below are the essential, investment-grade ultimate kitchen tools — the heavy hitters that make better food, save time, and actually become more lovable with age. This is my tried and true advice after 30 years of building a kitchen that I love coming back to day after day. No matter what I want to make - I know I can easily get it done with my well stocked kitchen.
If you’ve ever cooked a pot of soup and thought, “Hmm… it’s good, but it’s missing something,” that “something” was almost certainly homemade chicken stock. Making your own stock is like discovering a cheat code for cooking: soups become silkier, sauces gain depth, and even plain rice suddenly tastes like something a chef made “with intention.”
Cake Sizing and Portions If you've ever found yourself furiously Googling "how big of a cake do I need" at 2 a.m. with frosting in your hair and a cake order due tomorrow, you're not alone. Welcome to the deliciously chaotic world of cake portioning. Luckily,...
