Cooking Basics

How to Stop Guacamole From Turning Brown

By Kristie Leong M.D.

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Guacomole is a tasty treat rich in heart healthy monounsaturated fat. It's a great dip to serve at a party. Unfortunately, avocados contains enzymes that cause it to turn a very unattractive shade of brown when it's exposed to air. If you want ... more »

How to Stop Pasta Water from Boiling Over

By globewatcher

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Have you ever cooked your pasta or boiled potatoes and had the water boil over making a mess of the stove. Here is a simple tip to reduce the chance that this will happen. It is one of those simple tips that you will love if you cook a lot of ... more »

How to Store Cooking Spices and Herbs

By Althea DeBrule

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Cooking spices and herbs are flavorful food enhancers that should be stored properly to maintain as much as possible of their original freshness. Heat, light, moisture, air and time are major enemies. To keep your spices and herbs fresh and ... more »

How to store your fresh picked tomatoes from the garden in the freezer

By Casey Quinn

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If you find yourself in a situation where you have picked more fresh tomatoes from your garden than you can possibly eat don’t panic. You can store them by freezing them very easily. These directions will take you through the tomato preparation ... more »

How to Stretch Your Food Budget

By rumblebug

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Stretching your food budget can mean big savings every month that can be put into a bank account, spent on little luxuries, or used to pay down debt. Stretching your food budget doesn't mean going to a wholesale store and buying 5,000 mini ... more »

How to stuff zucchini

By lilmrsknowitall

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After a successful growing season, here's a tasty dish I made from a big zucchini!.. more »

How to Substitute Common Recipe Ingredients

By globewatcher

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Have you ever started a recipe thinking you had all of the ingredients or wanted to make a recipe and was missing a key ingredient. Instead of driving all of the way to the supermarket to pick up just one item, why don't you try making a ... more »

How to Substitute for Sugar in a Recipe

By missforty

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There are many things that can be substituted for white granulated sugar in a recipe... more »

How to Substitute Ingredients in a Recipe

By Desula

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Have you EVER got ready to make one of your favorite recipes and discovered you ran out of on key ingredient. Being ever the daring chef I will try the recipe without it - but, I've found a nice list of ingredient substitutions that will be ... more »

How to Substitute Ingredients in your Recipes

By Bobbi Holmes

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When I took basic Home Ec (many years ago) one of the first things our teacher told us was to never alter the ingredients in a recipe, follow the instructions precisely. Although that is good advise for most novice, once we feel comfortable in ... more »

How to Substitute Ingredients When Cooking and Baking

By doodlebug

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If your recipe asks you to use 1 square of unsweetened chocolate and all you have on hand is powdered cocoa, would you know how to substitute? If you make your gravy too thin, would you know what to use to thicken it? What if your recipe calls ... more »

How to Substitute one Ingredient for Another!

By KCout

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I was starting to bake a cake and found I only had one egg, but needed two. It was too late to go to the grocery store and I had already mixed the ingredients. What should I do?? Listen and Learn!.. more »

How to Substitute Simple Ingredients for Alcohol in Recipes

By Susan H Pardoe

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Recipes often call for the addition of alcohol in the dish, dessert, or side dish. However, if you aren't comfortable with adding alcoholic beverages to your recipe, try these simple substitutions... more »

How to Tell If an Egg has Gone Bad

By Janet Harriett

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A simple test to tell whether the eggs in your fridge have gone bad.. more »

How to Tell If an Egg is Good or Bad

By leannec71

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Are the eggs still good? One of the age old questions ... well maybe:) Here is a good way to find out if your egg is good or bad. Works on fresh eggs from your own back yard chickens or eggs from the store... more »

How to Tell If an Egg is Still Good

By niki716

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How long has that lone egg been sitting in the back of the fridge? Do you dare crack it open? If it's rotten you risk putrefying the air in your kitchen, but is there any way to tell if that egg is fresh enough to use?.. more »

How to Thaw Frozen Fish

By missforty

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In order to thaw frozen fish safely, it must be done slowly... more »

How to Three - Cheese Melt Sandwich

By logan

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My recipe for a 3 cheese melt grilled sandwich. it's yummy!!.. more »

How to Time A Perfectly Cooked Hard Boiled Egg

By veryirie

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Making perfectly cooked hard boiled eggs is easy, once you know the time required. It really is all about the size of the egg....... more »

How to Transport a Deep Dish Pizza Cross Country

By AFrieske

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Ever want to bring a delicious deep dish pizza from Chicago to Los Angeles? I worked at a pizza place for years when I was younger and we had a way to make that happen. When I went away to college in Los Angeles I wanted to share the best deep ... more »

How to Turnip Greens with Dumpling

By Crystl320

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These Step-By-Step instructions are very easy. The Greens are always good for you, and the recipe is very tasteful and delicious... more »

How to Understand Cooking Terminology

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Cooking terminology can be daunting and confusing to the beginner cook, especially if you are experimenting in other cultures or areas outside your comfort zone. There are many great ways to learn cooking terminology so you can impress your ... more »

How to Understand the Mother Sauces

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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All sauces in cooking are derived from five basic sauces, called the mother sauces. Established by French chef Antonine Carême in the early 19th century, the mother sauces were traditionally prepared in huge quantities, and then separated into ... more »

How to use and understand your crockpot / slow cooker better. Crockpot 101

By sluna75

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The crockpot or slow cooker is one of the best time saving appliances in the kitchen. It's great for beginning cooks because all you have to do is fill it and turn it on. Hours later, you come home to a house filled with wonderful smells and ... more »

How to Use A Slow Cooker For Most Any Recipe.

By ***amylaine

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Using a slow cooker can save time, energy, and money. But how do you get your favorite recipes cooked in a slow cooker. Easy just follow a few tips below and you will be on your way... more »

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