Tips

• When ever you are boiling something (noodles, potatoes) you need to flavor the water with salt LOTS of salt, like a handful of it. I know it seems like a lot, but it really should be that much; the water should taste like sea water. This is how the noodles and potatoes get the flavor.
• When searing meat it needs to be dry: pat it down with paper towels; if you don't it will steam rather than sear and you won't get the nice crisp you are looking for.
• When cooking pasta you should cook it until it is al dente or has just a little bite; then finish cooking the noodles in the sauce.
• Keep some of your flavored pasta water before draining your noodles; you can then use it in your sauce. The starches and flavor from the pasta water make a great addition to sauces.
• When you are grilling hamburgers make an indent in the middle because the middle tends to puff up more than the edges and this way you get a nice even patty. Also NEVER squish or press down your patties because you lose the juices which have all the flavor.