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In a pickle: How to make a flavorless dish flavorful

Sometimes when it comes time to put dinner on the table, it's just not that flavorful. Whether we forgot to salt it or thought it...

Budget Cooking

In a pickle: What to do with stale bread

Don't ditch your day-old bread! It's got plenty more life in it with these great ideas. You may even want stale bread around after...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: What to do if your emulsion separates

If you have ever tried your hand at homemade mayonnaise, hollandaise sauce or other emulsions, then there’s a good chance they've...

Home Safety

What to do if your oven catches fire

If you’ve ever tried to roast a duck or cook something with a lot of grease in your oven, then you may have experienced a flame-up....

Cooking Tips & Trends

Cooking 101: The lowdown on legumes

Great any time of year, legumes are a healthy and inexpensive addition to your meals. Now that fall is here, think of the variety of...

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The Basics: Cooking 101

Fresh and dried herbs and spices can help transform your main ingredient into a dish with an added kick. You (and your guests)...

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Cooking 101: Traditional Mexican salsas

When you think of salsa, what comes to mind? If the image you picture is simply opening a jar to pour into a bowl to serve with...

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Cooking 101: Terms from A-to-Z, Part II

Ready to move forward in your discovery of new cooking terms? If you’ve avoided a recipe in the past because you didn’t recognize...

Cooking Tips & Trends

Cooking 101: Terms from A-to-Z, Part I

When you come across a recipe with a term you don’t know, it can be enough to tempt you with takeout for a month! Don’t let cooking...

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Cooking 101: How to make pesto

When you're talking food and someone says, "sauce," what comes to mind? Typically a cream- or tomato-based liquid served with...

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Cooking 101: Basic salad greens

The weather is hot and who wants to turn on the oven to make a meal? Summertime is a great time of year to learn about basic salad...

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Cooking 101: Perfect pie crust

What makes a grandmother’s homemade pie so delicious? Is it her years of pie-making experience, fresh ingredients and love that goes...

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Cooking 101: How to make perfect pasta

We’ve all been there at some point -- can opener in one hand and a cheap heat-and-eat pasta meal in the other. Not always the best...

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Cooking 101: Basic tips for grilling fish

Summer is here and around the country, people are getting their grill on. Do you find grilling fish to be an upstream battle? It...

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Cooking 101: Beef

According to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, more than eight out of 10 people eat fresh beef regularly at home (an...

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Cooking 101: Cooking with wine

If you have more experience drinking wine than cooking with wine, raise a glass and toast to this Cooking 101 guide that will help...

Food & Recipes

Cooking 101: Basic cooking tools

Stock your kitchen with the basic cooking tools to help put your best pasta or pot roast forward.

Cooking Tips & Trends

Cooking 101: Fresh fruit & vegetable exposé

Spring has sprung… finally! Time to put away those recipes for hearty soups and stews and focus on the fresh fruits and veggies of...

Cooking Tips & Trends

The Basics: Cooking 101

Just in time for springtime celebrations like Easter and Passover, this Cooking 101 guide will have you expertly whisking, poaching,...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

Cooking 101: 3 Simple sauces

Traditional sauces are an easy way to make your cooking even better. When you prepare a dish that is served with a sauce, the sauce...

Entertaining Menus & Recipes

How to cook perfect beef tenderloin

Beef tenderloin probably is my favorite cut of meat, though we eat it only on very special occasions due to the high cost. I used to...