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Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: How to solve common baking mishaps

I’ll be the first to admit that I’d rather bake an elaborate cake that takes five hours than cook dinner — even spaghetti. I love to...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: What to do with overcooked rice

Did you overcook your rice? Unfortunately, it's easy to do since it cooks relatively fast. Luckily, there are ways to salvage it so...

Food & Recipes

In a pickle: How to accommodate food allergies at your dinner party

When throwing a dinner party, accommodating all of your guests’ needs is crucial. And no, we’re not just talking about the picky...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: What to do with overcooked veggies

It can be hard to tell when vegetables are fully cooked. If you overcook them — as we all have or will at least once in our lives —...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: How to save a burnt cake

Burning a cake, unfortunately, is bound to happen to us all at some point. Whether we didn't hear the timer go off or our oven baked...

Nutrition & Diet Tips

In a pickle: What to do if you're still hungry after dinner

It’s best not to eat anything after 7 p.m., since your body goes into rest mode and burns calories at a slower pace. But what...

Entertaining

In a pickle: What to do if your dinner party goes bad

Have you ever attended a dinner party that’s gone bad? Or worse yet, thrown one? Unfortunately, this happens to the best of us and...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: How to solve cooking problems with cream

In a pickle? Surprisingly, cream is the answer to most common cooking problems.

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: What to do if you're out of an ingredient

Running to the store at the last-minute because you forgot an ingredient definitely takes the joy out of cooking. Next time this...

Budget Cooking

In a pickle: How to cook a gourmet meal on a budget

Cooking and eating gourmet meals don’t have to cost a fortune. There are simple, subtle things you can do to create gourmet meals...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: How to prevent fruits and veggies from rotting

There are few things worse than stocking up on fruits and veggies only to have them spoil before you can enjoy them. Start making...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: How to cook several dishes with one oven

With the holidays in full bloom, most of us host a big meal at least once at our place. When multiple dishes are involved, it can be...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: What to do if your crockpot meal is too dry or too moist

Since recently becoming a mom, crockpot meals have skyrocketed on my list of favorite meals to make. A dinner that’s simple and can...

Cooking Tips & Trends

In a pickle: How to salvage overheated chocolate

Overheated chocolate is thick, lumpy and definitely not ideal for baking (or eating!). Next time this happens, don’t throw it out....

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: What to do if the turkey's not done on time

Last Thanksgiving, everything was cooked, warmed and ready to go. Only one problem — the turkey was nowhere close to being done.

Food Safety & Nutrition

In a pickle: How to prevent freezer burn

We've all experienced freezer burn: Those unpleasant, crystallized or dull spots that pop up on all kinds of items in our freezer,...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: How to fix overcooked noodles

Dinner’s almost ready -- the sauce is warming, the bread’s baking, and the noodles are boiling. The timer for the noodles goes off,...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: What to do with spoiled milk

The milk's gone sour! But there's no need to throw it out. Surprisingly, there are many uses for spoiled milk that don't involve...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: What to do with overripe bananas

Bananas tend to become overripe quicker than I can say, well, “overripe.” One day they’re perfectly yellow just waiting to be...

Cooking Tips & Trends

In a pickle: What to do if you lose power in the kitchen

When a storm hits, with widespread power outages, lots of families have to cope without electricity in their kitchen. This can make...

Cooking Tips & Trends

In a pickle: What to do if you stain your clothing while cooking

Cooking can be a complete hazard for our clothes. As careful as you are, all it takes is for something to spill or sauce to splatter...