Cooking Basics

By chinne01

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What's for dinner? What's for dinner? It is a daily daunting question. You just finish one dinner and it seems like it is time to make the decision again. There is a way to make this process a whole lot easier... more »

How to Dry or Dehydrate Tomatoes

By AuntSis

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This is the season where many of us are lucky enough to have a garden overrun with tomatoes. I love to keep them for the winter to use is soups and stews. You can even use dried or dehydrated tomatoes in salads. This is just one of several ways I ... more »

How to Eat a Gourmet Meal in Indianapolis

By Ashley Petry

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The gourmet restaurant scene is alive and well in Indianapolis, where some wonderful new restaurants have joined the old standbys. These days, the question isn’t so much where to find a gourmet meal in Indiana’s capital city. The real question is ... more »

How to Eat Healthy for Less Money

By Jimmiemack

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We are a family of four. The kids are drinking milk everyday. Buy some powered milk and keep it in the refrigerator already chilled. Cut out a lot of bread,they don't need the starch. Buy more vegetables. Check your coupons in the newspaper and ... more »

How to Freeze Okra

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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When freezing fresh okra, you could wash it up, cut off the stems and throw it in the freezer. However, there is a way to prepare okra for freezing so that it will last longer. The following will show you how to freeze fresh okra for a longer ... more »

How to Get Consistent Results With Sourdough Recipes

By Patricia Resnick

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Sourdough breads are delicious. They can also be an expensive treat. And while you can find sourdough bread in most stores, you don't come across sourdough pancakes or biscuits very often. The solution? Have your own sourdough starter at ... more »

How to get juice out of a hard lemon?

By kitchencoacher

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how many times you looked at a lemon and thought how the hell am i going to get some juice from this hard thing??? well it happened to me a lot until i found out 2 easy ways to trick the unripe fruit to give me some juice ... read and drink.. more »

How to Grill Bell Peppers on a Gas Grill

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Grilled bell peppers are a simple accompaniment for everything from barbecued meals to summer salads to pasta with meatballs. They are versatile and can be used as ingredients in recipes from soups to salsas to sauces; the charred peppers add a ... more »

How to Ingredient Substitutions

By ehowmum

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Have you ever started to fix one of your recipes, and after you’re already half way in it you discover that you are missing one of the ingredients. These are some ingredient substitutions that you most likely have in your pantry all the time. It ... more »

How to keep ginger fresh always

By deenjesu

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Ginger sometimes becomes dry when not used and refrigerated for a long time. So here is a way to keep it fresh.. more »

How to learn to cook

By vanessavg

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If take-out menus fill your kitchen drawers, you're not alone. Many people feel as though they lack the time, patience, and skill to cook. As a result, these self proclaimed domestically challenged individuals have been known to purchase prepared ... more »

How to Macerate Strawberries

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Nothing quite says summer like a big bowl of fragrant, beautiful strawberries. Unfortunately, the strawberries you get at the supermarket usually don't taste as wonderful as they look. Macerating them, however, can give them that bright, ... more »

How to make a HEALTHY make ahead VEGETARIAN DISH

By myehow

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Eggplant is ubiquitous in Israel. In one of Michael Solomonov’s favorite dishes, the vegetable is first fried, then pickled in a piquant dressing of both lemon juice and sherry vinegar. The tangy result is an excellent side dish with lamb or veal... more »

How to Make and Cook Mama' s Meat Loaf

By Nehemiah Gardner

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Make sure the lean ground beef stay really cold at all times while you are making your recipe, it should stay together... more »

How to Make Basic Sauces

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Basic sauces are the foundation for many recipes, and learning to make them is an important cooking skill. Once you master the basic sauces, you can vary the ingredients and create many distinctive sauces to bring out the best in almost any recipe... more »

How to Make Beef Vegetable Stew

By Megan8533

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Do you want to try a different way of creating your beef vegetable stew? Here is a recipe I'd like to share for making beef vegetable stew the easy way... more »

How to make Chocolate Brazil Soft Bake Cookies

By vogue2222

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This is the ultimate in cookie recipes. This recipe is contained in the new Green and Black's chocolate recipe book and these cookies taste brilliant! Makes: 20 medium sized cookies... more »

How to Make Easy Gravy

By fdgsllc07

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Do you want to turn a simple dish into an impressive feast? Just add homemade gravy. Everyone loves gravy from scratch but most people are afraid to make it. Follow these easy steps and your family and friends will think you went to culinary ... more »

How to Make Large Curd Cottage Cheese

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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To make the larger curd cottage cheese you will need to use rennet, an ingredient that helps the milk to curdle. The milk needs to raise temperature slowly, so the more you make, the slower it will raise. Make sure that you have your food ... more »

How to Make Muscadine Jelly

By Kat Yares

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Muscadine jelly is the grape jelly for grown ups and many children like it too. A bit more tart than jelly made with Concord grapes, Muscadine jelly is simple to make at home with basic cooking equipment. Muscadine grapes can either be picked ... more »

How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

By hmlovejoy

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Make perfect hard boiled eggs with these easy directions. Easy to peel with silky yolks, firm whites and no green ring around the yolk!.. more »

How to Make Pork Chop Supremo

By Jillian Downer

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Here's an easy dinner recipe that's not only simple, but super quick. Whip this up when you're running late on dinner one night or if you have surprise guests stopping in for a visit. Read on to learn more... more »

How to make the perfect omelet

By k421incubus

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Want your omelette's to be fluffy, delicious, and cooked to perfection? Here is your guide. Cooking an omelet is easy... more »

How to make the perfect soup stock

By Natalie Hernandez

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Instead of buying soup stalks at the grocery store, why not make your own? Making it in your own kitchen gives you the opportunity to create the exact flavor and richness that you desire.. more »

How to Make Three-Step Beef Gravy

By eHow Food & Drink Editor

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Perfect pan gravy is a welcome addition to any meal. You can use the drippings from roast, chicken or turkey and follow three basic steps to make 2 cups of gravy or increase the ingredients to serve a larger crowd... more »

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