kitchen tips

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: 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...

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...

Budget Cooking

Ways to save money in the kitchen

Nowadays, we do as much as we can to be green and keep as much as possible out of the trash. The kitchen is one place to easily...

Cooking Tips & Trends

In a pickle: How to cut onions without crying

Anyone who has ever cut an onion knows the tears that come from this dreaded kitchen activity. Think it's unavoidable? Think again!...

Cooking Tips & Trends

In a Pickle: How to save a dry dish

Whether you're serving a weeknight meal to your family or preparing an elegant dinner party, don't freak out if one (or all) of your...

Cooking Tips & Trends

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...

Cooking Tips & Trends

In a pickle: What to do if a dish is too spicy

Maybe you accidentally added too much cayenne or hot sauce, perhaps you were heavy-handed without realizing it, those peppers were...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

5 Ways to add more freshness to your meals

These days we’re all so busy working and running our kids between activities that sometimes our meals can suffer. But don’t fall...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Guaranteeing a fresh taste at the dinner table

It can be a challenge to get fresh, delicious, healthy meals on the table night after night. But guaranteeing fresh taste at the...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Fresh vs. frozen: A kitchen-ista’s guide

Frozen foods offer incredible convenience, but often get a bad rap. The truth is that while fresh is often preferable, frozen...

Healthy Recipes & Nutrition

Your refrigerator roadmap

Refrigerators are lifesavers in the kitchen, but is yours as clean and organized as it can be? With a few simple tips, you can...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

In a pickle: How to open a stuck jar

We’ve all been there: We go to open a jar of pasta sauce for dinner or salsa for a party, and we just can’t make it budge. Sometimes...

Kitchen Gadgets & Tools

In a pickle: What to do with dull knives

There's nothing worse in the kitchen than a dull knife. And besides being frustrating, they're actually a safety risk – people are...

Cooking Tips & Trends

In a Pickle: What to do if your cast-iron pan rusts

Cast-iron pans are absolute workhorses in the kitchen. They heat evenly, can get very hot, are fairly inexpensive and, when cared...

Kitchen & Cooking Tips

Easy ways to go green in the kitchen

It doesn't take much to be greener in the kitchen. By making simple changes to your everyday routines, not only can you help save...

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 you’re out of eggs

It’s happened to all of us: We’re in the middle of making a recipe when we realize we’re out of a key ingredient. But don’t panic if...

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....

Food & Kitchen How-tos

How to store your leftovers properly

If you tend to have a lot of dinner parties or like to make extra meals for the week ahead, you know what a pain it can be to store...