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Tips for Setting Up a Buffet
The delicious details are what separate a good party from a great one and an organized and pretty buffet table is one detail your guests won’t forget. If you’re hosting a buffet, setting the table […]
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Sides Matter
I’m always on the lookout for a quick and delicious side dish, especially around the holidays, and if there’s something I can do to a vegetable to make it the least bit appealing to the […]
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Salt 101
There’s more to salt than the dark blue box with the girl holding the umbrella. Here’s the 101 on the most common varieties of salts and their uses. Table Salt — The least expensive and […]
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Flour 101 – Choose the Right Flour for the Job
It’s important to stock your pantry with the right flour for the right job. Most recipes will specify what type of flour you should use, but just in case, here’s a quick primer on a […]
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5 Tools Every Cook Should Have
If you’ve spent any time at all in kitchen supply stores or watched any of the scores of television commercials touting the latest and greatest kitchen gadgetry, you may have fallen victim to an advertising […]
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Types of Soup: Soup, Stew, Bisque, Chowder
The first soups are thought to have been fashioned by primitive man (or woman) dropping hot rocks into liquids to heat them. The liquids warmed by those hot rocks have evolved into the soups, stews, […]
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Dairy 101 | Heavy Cream? Half and Half? Know your Dairy!
I once asked a friend to pick up a carton of whipping cream at the store. She brought me a box of Dream Whip Whipped Topping Mix. To help you know the difference… Dairy 101 […]