Kitchen Tips

Tips from a Pro: Cooking with Peanuts

March 12th, 2010 at 03:19pm Under Guest Posts+ Kitchen Tips

Since we are in the throes of National Peanut Month, we wanted to get some advice from a professional.  Enter:  Chef Monika Sudakov from the Chestnut Street Inn in Sheffield, Illinois.  Chef Monika’s tips come to us courtesy of BnBFinder.com, and she tells us:
Tip #1:  Use unsalted peanuts whenever possible. You can always add salt [...]

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What To Do With Leftover Crumbs

February 18th, 2010 at 05:17pm Under Budget Cooking+ Kitchen Tips+ Quick and Easy

We’ve all been there before, stuck with the crumbly leftovers of our favorite foods. From accidentally pouring the powdery remains of your cereal into your breakfast bowl to scrounging around the bottom of a bag of chips hoping to find a complete one, crumbs are the pits.
Don’t let crumbs get you down. Here are some [...]

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Pressure Cooking Beef Stew: Easy and Delicious

November 9th, 2009 at 12:50pm Under Delicious Dinners+ Kitchen Tips

For some younger folks, the idea of pressure cooking beef stew might yield a “Huh?  What’s that?” as a response.  Well, it’s something easy to do, and pressure cookers have been around for ages.  My grandmother had one, my mom did, and when my husband and I were getting married, we registered for one.  He [...]

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Retooling the Pantry: 6 Kitchen Staples with Surprising Uses

July 29th, 2009 at 09:00am Under Kitchen Tips

Every kitchen pantry is stocked full of non-perishable staples, items that do not go bad that we buy for those rare occasions when we need them in a recipe. For most people, the pantry is full of canned goods, non-perishable items and other food stuffs, and those food stuffs mostly dormant and unused. Don’t let [...]

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6 Cooking Tips for Beans

July 23rd, 2009 at 11:14am Under Kitchen Tips

Whether with a plate of hot dogs or on top of a steaming pile of rice, beans are a tasty addition to any meal. Full of fiber, protein and nutrients, beans are tasty and good for you too. Often, beans get a bad culinary rap because most people often think of beans in its canned [...]

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How to Use Leftover Summer Fruit

June 23rd, 2009 at 10:35am Under Kitchen Tips+ Simply Recipes+ Uncategorized

I love buying fresh ingredients in the summer. Peaches are extra juicy, strawberries taste even sweeter and cherry tomatoes pop with flavor. The only problem is that I get so much anxiety going to the grocery store. I want to buy everything fresh, but I know I’ll just be so disappointed when half of my [...]

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Pico de Gallo for Health

April 9th, 2009 at 04:14am Under Delicious Dinners+ Healthy Choices+ Kitchen Tips+ Quick and Easy+ What's for Lunch?

After a long day, summoning the energy to cook a complicated meal can be difficult. But you still want to eat a delicious and healthy supper right?  Fortunately, I think some of the best meals require the fewest ingredients and cook in a flash. Last night, for example, we made shrimp tacos. We marinated the [...]

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Things Everyone Should Have in The Kitchen

April 7th, 2009 at 01:25pm Under Healthy Choices+ Kitchen Tips

I’m big on kitchen gadgets. I recognize that items like an avocado slicer and a wonton press are unecessary devices for simple manuevers that one can do with a knife or one’s hands, but I love them anyway. Putting items with very particular uses aside, there are a few things that - in my opinion [...]

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