How-to

How to Make Breadcrumbs: Plain, Whole Wheat & Seasoned

Feb 19, 2012

Last week I re-introduced my How-To series with a post on How to: Roast Garlic. Having staples, such as roasted garlic and homemade breadcrumbs, on hand makes meal preparation that much easier and more efficient. That roasted garlic, besides being eaten smeared on some crackers with roasted red peppers, was put to good use in [...]

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How to: Roast Garlic

Feb 11, 2012

How many of you made New Year’s resolutions to work on your cooking skills or at least branch out in your recipe repertoire, such as cooking with roasted garlic? When I started my “How to” series a year ago, it was with the intention of providing tips for some much-used cooking techniques, such as chopping [...]

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How to: Make Turkey Gravy…Revisited

Nov 24, 2011

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Last year at this time, I published a “how to” on making gravy. After hearing from so many people about their previous gravy flops and how the tutorial calmed their nerves when the time came to whisk those turkey drippings into rich, silky Thanksgiving perfection, I figured it was worth publishing my recipe and troubleshooting [...]

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How to: Carve a Turkey

Nov 21, 2011

In my family, carving turkey is inexplicably linked to the host’s manhood. I don’t know how it started, but it was a topic of conversation at every holiday meal. It was determined by my paternal grandfather, and maybe even his father before him, that the proper way to carve a turkey was at the holiday [...]

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Halloween Mummy Cookie Recipe

Oct 21, 2011

Last week, I lamented over my lack of creative ability when it comes to holiday crafts and I reached to you for some help. Well, you came through with flying colors, linking up your wonderful Halloween recipe and craft ideas. If you’re looking for fun ideas to keep the kids busy leading up to Halloween, [...]

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How to: Peel a Peach

Sep 17, 2011

Yesterday I wrote about the Peach Crumb Bars with Hazelnut Streusel that we have been snacking on over the past few days. In that post, I promised that I would show you how to peel a peach as part of my ongoing “How to” series. Of course, peeled peaches are not just relegated to crumb [...]

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How to: Grill Corn

Aug 20, 2011

Every summer my two sons and I become stalkers. Once a week or so, we drive by our favorite family-run farm stand, desperately watching for the sign announcing the arrival of their sweet summer corn. When that sign finally appears, great cheers erupt, accompanied by enthusiastic bouncing up and down in the seat. “Calm down, [...]

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How to: Choose & Cut a Pineapple

Jul 16, 2011

There are some fruits that are determined not to be eaten. From the oddly shaped pit of the mango (see How to: Cut a Mango) to the thick skin and pointed leaves of the pineapple, these tropical fruits are as inhospitable as Death Valley in the middle of July. I was always baffled by that [...]

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How to: Peel Ginger

Jun 25, 2011

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a tutorial called How to: Turn on a Gas Grill and have been thrilled by how many people have written to tell me that they worked up the nerve to fire up the grill on their own. There’s no stopping you now! Now it’s time to move back [...]

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