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  • How to Make a Large Quanity of Rice

    Rice is really quite a crowd pleaser. Many people don't fix rice at home so it is a welcomed change. It can be use to stretch lots of different meals from chili, to chop suey. It is great with...

  • How to Make Easy Parmesan Cheese Sauce

    This parmesan cheese sauce is quick, easy, and delicious. It can be used to stir into pasta for parmesan noodles, as a sauce to pour over vegetables like broccoli or cauliflower, or as a cheesy...

  • How to Make Homemade Pasta Without a Pasta Machine

    Here’s how to make easy pasta dough by hand.

  • How to Roast a Golden Turkey

    Roasting a turkey is not really hard but for those who might have hard time boiling water, roasting a turkey might be quite difficult. Here are a few steps to make your turkey roasting as easy...

  • How to Make Pizzarittos

    This is a recipe my eight year old James came up with, while fighting against sleep one night. He came running in our room telling us he had a great idea for restaurant and proceded to tell us his...

  • How to Bake Cookies in an Electric Oven

    Cookies come in many different varieties, so the cooking time and preparation may change depending on their shape, size and ingredients. But one thing stays the same: It's almost always best to...

  • How to Check the Accuracy of a Food Thermometer

    Using a food thermometer to ensure your meat, fish or leftovers are cooked enough to be eaten safely is good practice for a any cook. Professional cooks rely on their thermometers as a common...

  • How to Grill Food Using a Gas Grill

    To grill is to cook on an open grid over a heat source. The most convenient method of grilling is to use a gas grill, which avoids the laborious tasks of generating heat by other means such as...

  • How to Preserve Miracle Fruit

    Miracle fruit is a kind of berry that is known for changing the way taste buds perceive sour foods. For around an hour after eating miracle fruit, taste buds perceive any sour food, including...

  • How to make Souther home-style potato salad

    Hankering for some real soul food? You can't get much more southern than potato salad. Served either warm or cold it will make the perfect side dish to almost any meal.

  • Food Preparation & Safety Lab

    Food preparation safety practices ensure that you avoid injury to yourself from hot surfaces and avoid contaminating food as you prepare it. Thorough cooking, safe hygiene practices and...

  • How to Substitute Milk With Soy Milk in Cooking

    For those who cannot or do not want to drink cow's milk, soy milk provides an alternative for cooking and baking. When compared in a blind tasting against cow's milk, soy milk alters the final...

  • How to Make Caramelized Hazelnuts

    People have been eating hazelnuts for centuries all over the world. These popular nuts for snacking also make tasty decorations for several dishes. Hazelnuts are normally associated with winter...

  • How to Chop Fennel

    The use of fennel in culinary dishes dates back to medieval times. The plant's name translated to "flattery," because the monks who cooked with fennel received great flattery for their dishes. The...

  • How to Make Granna's Pumpkin Butter

    This is how my step grandmother cooked pumpkin for the holidays.. Some call it cooked pumpkin and some call it pumpkin butter. It is delicious! It may be used in your favorite pumpkin recipes.

  • How to Defrost Tuna Steaks

    In order to cook tuna steaks, they need to be thawed and never frozen. To safely thaw out tuna steaks, there are three acceptable methods to use. As with any raw seafood, avoid cross-contamination...

  • How to Adjust the Beater Height on a KitchenAid Mixer

    A KitchenAid mixer is a top-quality standing mixer used by many professional chefs and also by those who are serious about their cooking. The mixer has many different mixing attachments, some of...

  • How to Cook Perfect Noodles and Pasta Every Time

    How often have you tried to make noodles or pasta for dinner and it came up in clumps or in the worst case scenario - one large ball of noodles when removing it from the colander? Despite my best...

  • How to Peel a Chestnut

    "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire..." Fall is the season for chestnuts, ripening between November and December to gather locally, and online from chestnut growers. Whether you like...

  • Pros & Cons of Water Distillers

    Distillers are used to purify drinking water. The water is boiled during the distillation process and then replaced in a clean container, leaving all impure particles behind in another container.

  • How to Make Caramel Food Coloring

    Check the label on foods and drinks you buy and there's a good chance you'll see "caramel coloring" listed on some of the labels. It is a common ingredient in thousands of recipes, adding color to...

  • How to Set Up an Outdoor Grilling Area

    Grilling is often associated with warm weather, but there's no reason you can't grill year-round to celebrate seasonal flavors: Flame-broiled sausage during Oktoberfest, grilled corned beef on St....

  • Names of All the Weights & Food Scales for Cooking

    The scale dates back almost 10,000 years. It was traditionally used to measure precious metals, but today, food scales allow cooks to accurately measure any ingredient for cooking. The most common...

  • How to Cut Tuna Steaks

    Whether you have caught a tuna fish yourself or you have just purchased one from the fish counter at the store, the next question is how to slice it up for preparation. Luckily, cutting it into...

  • Uses of Meat Tenderizer

    Meat Tenderizer is a surprisingly versatile product. Normally used to tenderize tough cuts of meat, it can also soothe wounds, relieve itching from bites, ease aches and pains and it can even...

  • How to Make Squash Bacon Casserole

    This is to show anyone how to make a very delicious casserole.

  • How to Stretch Your Food Budget to Fit Your Family

    We have a family of six and I have a hard time getting food to stretch all month. Whether you are on a fixed income or get food stamps....food is hard to come by sometimes. I want to give you some...

  • How to Choose The Right Onions for Your Recipes

    Have you ever wondered what type of onion might be best in a fresh garden salad, in a baked casserole dish, or for homemade onion rings? If so, you are not alone. This article will offer some...

  • What Is a Roaster Chicken?

    A roaster chicken is larger than a broiler/fryer and is classified as such according to age and weight. Its larger size brings out a richer and stronger flavor when it's roasted whole.

  • How to Use the Lean Mean Grilling Machine

    The George Foreman Lean Mean Fat-Reducing Grilling Machine is a convenient and easy way to make heart-healthy meals at home. Cooking with this electric grill is significantly easier and less time...

  • How to Cook Pork Tenderloin in a Roasting Pan

    Pork is one of the easiest meats to cook. It is a lean meat that can be seasoned in countless ways. One great way to prepare pork is in a roasting pan, regardless of whether it will be cooked in...

  • How to Make Coffee Oil

    Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world; however, it is much more than just a common beverage. The oil from coffee is used in skin care, to increase the skin's blood circulation;...

  • Simple Way to Cook Stew Meat

    Beef stew meat is one of the least expensive cuts of beef and can be used in many different recipes calling for beef. Stew meat usually comes from tougher parts of the cow and needs to be...

  • How to Cook Quinoa Grains

    Quinoa is a grain like seed that goes very well in many vegan or vegetarian dishes. It is one of the most nutrient & protein dense grains out there and a great additional to any aspiring...

  • How to Cut Spaghetti Squash

    Spaghetti squash is nutritious, delicious, and easy to cook, but cutting spaghetti squash can be a huge challenge. Although the task may seem difficult, the subtle flavor of fresh spaghetti squash...

  • How to Serve Brie Cheese

    Brie is known as "The Queen of Cheeses," and if you have ever experienced its velvety richness lavished on hot, crusty bread you will not wonder why. Made from cow's milk, it is a soft French...

  • How to Cut a Pork Tenderloin Into Cutlets

    Buying a full pork tenderloin to cut into cutlets is more cost-effective than buying those pork cutlets pre-cut from your local supermarket. Luckily, the meat is also easy to cut on your own....

  • How to Use Sesame Seeds

    When the pod containing sesame seeds matures it bursts open with a pop. Learning how to use sesame seeds is just about that easy. Healthy cooking does not have to mean boring cooking, which is the...

  • How to Tell If Pumpkin Seeds Are Ready to Eat

    Pumpkin seeds are an often overlooked snack. This is unfortunate considering that they provide tons of essential nutrients such as magnesium and iron, and are a healthy source of omega 6 fatty...

  • How to Cook Out Salmonella

    Salmonella can be a very deadly bacteria that lives not only on, but in, some of our favorite foods. Tomatoes, leafy greens and chicken are just some of the many foods that can carry this...

  • How to Cook Yellow Summer Squash

    Yellow summer squash is a joy to cook, mostly because the skins are tender and edible, meaning you can leave the dreaded peeler out of the equation. In most cases you will want to scoop the seeds...

  • How to Cook a Crook Neck Summer Squash

    Crook neck yellow summer squash is a sweet, tender squash, loaded with vitamin C and fiber, and low in calories. Choose firm, brightly-colored squash about 8 to 10 inches long and eat it raw, or...

  • How to Prepare Pumpkin Puree Using Fresh Pumpkin

    Pumpkins announce the arrival of cooler weather and upcoming fall festivities. Although uses vary widely, pumpkins have a prominent place at Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Roughly 80% of...

  • How to Make Buckwheat Flour

    Buckwheat flour is a baking material that is most commonly used to produce bakery products without gluten. In virtually any type of recipe, buckwheat flour can replace regular flour, whether in...

  • How to Use Sweet Fennel

    Sweet fennel can be an acquired taste, much like the licorice to which it's often compared. However, it should be noted that each of these methods of preparation brings out a different aspect of...

  • Electric Grill Safety

    Electric grills are used to cook food mainly outdoors. Electric grills can cause fires, burns or other accidents if they are not used safely. Precautions should always be exercised when you are...

  • Back to Basics With a Food Dehydrator

    A food dehydrator allows you to create chewy strips of fruit leather or dry vegetable strips. This allows you to preserve both the nutrient content and lifespan of your fresh fruits and...

  • How to Read the Deli Scale

    Deli scales follow a simple formula in order to calculate the weight of variable portion sizes. Once the operator places your food on the scale and accounts for the weight of the container, she...

  • How to Crack a Hard Boiled Egg

    Sure we all know how to crack a hard boiled egg -- smack it on the counter once and the pick at the bits of shell until we've removed all particles. Not only does this take time, but also gives...

  • How to Take the Lumps Out of Holiday Turkey Gravy

    Making that perfect holiday gravy is the golden ring of cooking. Try as many do, getting that perfect thick and creamy turkey gravy is a dream to be fulfilled. This year, it is going to be easy to...

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