Cooking Basics

How to Cook Polenta

By GardenGuru

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This is a great staple alternative to your basic rice, or mashed potatoes. Used for aeons, this is italian cornmeal that mixes great for baking, grilling, BBQing, or just serving on its own. You can slice it, roll it, stuff things in it, and mix ... more »

How to Cook With Canned Tomatoes

By Anne Stewart

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Tomatoes are one of the few foods that can actually benefit from being canned. The canning process seals in their flavor at the peak of ripeness and amps up their lycopene content, a powerful antioxidant. Canned tomatoes are perfect for making ... more »

How to Core a Head of Lettuce with One ‘Thwack’!

By SharThatcher

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A head of lettuce, like iceberg, can be easily cored with a well-placed hit on a hard surface... more »

How to Dispose of Used Cooking Grease

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Disposing of used cooking grease is an environmentally important task. There are several ways to safely dispose of it, but it should never be poured down the drain... more »

How to Fix a Broken Homemade Mayonnaise

By cakewalk

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There are many reasons why a homemade mayonnaise breaks, or separates rather than being smooth. Below are a few common reasons with their solutions... more »

How to Freeze Peaches

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Summertime is the best time of year to enjoy fresh peaches. If you take some time to freeze peaches while they are in season and ripe, you can enjoy them all year long. Follow the steps below to freeze peaches... more »

How to Freeze Strawberries and Other Berries

By Drknow

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There's nothing better than having berries on hand ready to add to smoothies, pies, cereal or yogurt. By keeping a supply of frozen berries in the freezer, you'll never be without. If done right, freezing berries is easy, fun and economical... more »

How to Identify Edible Flowers

By DawnChesbro

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Many common garden flowers are not only beautiful, but are also edible. These flowers are great to use in teas, salads or desserts. This is only a small guide to the many edible plants available nearly year-round... more »

How to Keep Food Safe

By Kat Yares

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The old adage of keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold is just as true today as it has been in years gone by. Seldom does a week go by that a food product isn’t recalled, and much of how safe your food is depends on how you handle it in the kitchen... more »

How to Keep Your Sourdough Starter Happy

By Patricia Resnick

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Cooking with sourdough is like cooking with history. Every country in the world has bread, and they have used the wild yeasts from the air to make that bread rise. The United States has two famous sourdough traditions, Alaskan and San ... more »

How to make "pomarola" authentic Italian tomato sauce

By Sandra Cemulini

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Tuscan recipe to make a light and fresh sauce for pasta or polenta. The delicious flavor of sun ripened tomatoes. Quick and easy, hard to believe that something so simple tastes so amazing... more »

How to Make a 5 Cheese Brooklyn Baked Macaroni & Cheese

By AdamMack07

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This Mouth watering delight for cheese lovers. Yum Yum Yum.. more »

How to Make a Fast Sauce for Everyday Meals

By llreynolds

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We've all gotten to the point in meal preparation where we put it on the plate and realize that something's missing. The veggies are steamed perfectly, the entree's fine, the starch looks yummy. But it needs something else--a sauce to add ... more »

How to Make a Meal for a Man

By Audie Metcalf

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I hate the title of this article. I hate that there are rules and stereotypes and junk like that. But there are truths greater than myself. And I bow to them. And accept them. So to that end, I've created the perfect way to a man's heart. I mean, ... more »

How to Make Blackberry Syrup.

By DivinitY

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Blackberry Syrup has always been an extraordinarily refreshing late summer treat! Regardless is you prefer you syrup warm oer waffles or cold over an Italian Icee, this recipe is PERFECT!.. more »

How to Make Boys Food

By *01 WriterGig

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Is making boys food any different than making food for girls, or adults? Since boys have higher energy needs and often are more athletic, it can. Making boys food means finding foods that appeals to boys and can nourish them. Boys need a balanced ... more »

How to Make Bread and Butter Pickles

By pianistic

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There's nothing like the fresh crunch of a juicy pickle. Here is a great recipe for making Homemade Bread and Butter Pickles... more »

How to Make Broccoli Casserole with Cottage Cheese

By sugaredup

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This casserole is a requested favorite at our family dinners. It is a nice change and an easy way to eat your broccoli!.. more »

How to make chicken soup

By mamabrooks

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Once you have learned the basic chicken soup, you can divide the broth and meat, then add a variety of different ingredients to make endless combinations! Buy whole chicken on sale and freeze until ready. There is no need to thaw the chicken ... more »

How to make chocolate chip cookies

By fresh23

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My how to article is about how to make chocalate chip cookies. You will learn how to make chocalate chip cookies home made... more »

How to Make Condensed Milk

By bktcg

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Making your own condensed milk is so easy. Try it yourself and see!!!.. more »

How to Make Dinner Quick!

By AlinaBradford

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It is easy to think that you just don't have time for dinner. Wrong! There is one simple dish that you can make no matter what. It's called a throw-together; and it is easy. Read on to learn more... more »

How to Make George's Special Home Made Mac and Cheese

By George Sommers

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It's delicious, nutritious and inexpensive -and according to testimonials from folks who've tried it, it's the best macaroni and cheese going. It's so easy even a bachelor (like me) can make it!.. more »

How to Make Handmade Flour Tortillas

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Nothing satisfies like making something with your own two hands. Especially if this is the kind of food you normally buy pre-made at a grocer. Try making a stack of these for your next taco night... more »

How to Make Hollandaise Sauce

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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A central part of many dishes, including eggs benedict, hollandaise (French for "Dutch") sauce is about as rich and luxurious as a sauce gets. It's excellent with fish. This recipe makes about two cups... more »

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