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How to Keep Your Nonstick Pans Safe

Nonstick pans make life in the kitchen easier because they all but eliminate the worry of food sticking to the pan. Cooking with pans with nonstick coatings is perfectly safe, so long as you’re doing […]

Technique Tip Sheets

Techniques are the building blocks of learning to cook confidently and my technique tip sheets will give you the guidance you need to master each one. From simple, straightforward instruction to helpful tips and links […]

Rest Meat & Poultry After Cooking | Let it Rest

Tell me I’m not the only one who’s ever pulled a piece of meat or poultry out of the oven or off the grill, sliced into it and then wondered why my cutting board was […]

Warm Caramel Apple Cider

Keep warm on chilly nights with this warm caramel apple cider. Skip the rum to make it kid-friendly. You’ll want to top this with a dollop of freshly whipped cream. Learn how to whip cream […]

Get your Mise en Place on! | Cooking Tips

Mise en place (pronounced meez ahn plahs) is French for “everything in its place.” It refers to the art of gathering all the ingredients needed for a recipe and prepping them (veggies chopped, spices measured, […]

Welcome to Cooking Clarified!

Welcome to Cooking Clarified! I’m Chef Danielle. Cooking Clarified will open the kitchen door for wannabe cooks who don’t know a pot from a pan. A tasty mix of food know-how and how-to, Cooking Clarified […]