Root-to-stem cooking: maximize your produce and reduce your waste
Are you throwing away money? You might be if you are like a lot of people who don’t fully use their food. In the United States, food waste is estimated …
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The Best Sweet Treats To Enjoy On A Hot Summer Day
There’s nothing better than eating a cool bowl of ice cream or sipping a cold milkshake on a hot summer day. I enjoy cold sweet treats year-round, like ice cream, …
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Five Food Influencers Worth Following
While I’ve always loved to cook and bake, the pandemic definitely brought out my inner chef, and I’ve found myself making new and different recipes on a regular basis. In …
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French Lessons for Foodies
If you don’t know blanching from braising, then you’ve come to the right place. Even the finest of foodies sometimes struggle with the new vocabulary required for finessing French recipes. …
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The Secret to the Perfect Soup this February
Wintertime is the perfect time for warm soups, and as we are all staying inside waiting for the weather to clear and the virus to leave, soup that provides a …
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Get Saucy: The Key to a Creative Kitchen
You’ve probably been eating at home these last 12 months more than ever before. And it’s starting to get really, really boring. Maybe all you need is to get a …
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A Surprising Christmas Gift for Your Teen
Last year, my son suddenly got interested in cooking. When his birthday rolled around, we wanted to get him a present that would support his newfound interest. A chef’s knife? …
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How to Become a Better Cook, Just in Time for the Holidays
No matter how old I get, I am positive that I will always ache for my own mother’s cooking. Her meals are thoughtful, delicious, and nourishing … everything you would …
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Going Plastic-Free in the Kitchen
Before we had Teflon, aluminum, and plastics, our ancestors used pottery, tin cans, glass, wood, paper, iron and other metals. Now we are practically drowning in plastic packaging and contributing …
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What’s the Deal with Salt?
More salt? Less salt? What kind of salt and what’s the difference? I am going to tell you that you should be eating adequate salt, but it needs to be …
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Meat Lovers Will Swoon Over These Meatless Meals
The vegan diet, which excludes meat, seafood, eggs, and dairy, is more popular today than ever. The US News and World Report’s 2020 diet rankings places the vegan diet in …
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Baking Tips for Beginners with Some Expert Health Hacks
Are you feeling a little left out because everyone’s baking such delicious treats and you’re not sure where to start? Not everyone out there is an expert, even if it …
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The Epicurean’s Guide to Herbs
We all seem to be doing a lot of cooking and eating these days, and one thing that really helps spice things up in any cooking tradition is a fresh …
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Cooking Shows You Need in Your Culinary Life
Spending more time at home and not in restaurants is making people hungry for cooking shows. These can be divided into four categories: classic, educational, entertaining, and homespun. We’ve got …
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Save the Wine! Uses for Bottles Gone Bad
You may think leftovers aren’t stylish, but think again, because who is more fabulous than the French? I was recently in Southern France, working on recipes for a new book. …
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