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    "How-To" - Cooking 101

    Browse through my collection of cooking tutorials that will help you become a more efficient and effective home cook. There are tips on everything from how to hold a chef's knife to poaching chicken to chopping parsley.

    Helpful Cooking Tips

    • Lemon slices, rosemary sprigs and raw chicken in a saucepan.
      How to Poach Chicken Breasts
    • How to Make Meringue Shells
    • There is no easier way to add flavor to soups, pizzas, sandwiches and salads than a dose of caramelized onions. Learn how to caramelize onions in this step-by-step tutorial.
      How to Caramelize Onions
    • Roasted bell peppers on a bamboo cutting board
      How to Roast Bell Peppers

    Veggie Prep

    • How to: Chop an Onion
    • Learn how to chop parsley and cilantro properly so you can prepare them in seconds when prepping your next meal. No need to pull the leaves off of the stems! #parsley #howto #cooking
      How to: Chop Parsley & Cilantro
    • Three raw leeks on a black surface.
      How to Prepare Leeks
    • How to Julienne Carrots (Matchstick Cut)

    Fruit Prep

    • A cut pomegranate sitting on a black background.
      How to Seed a Pomegranate (Without Making a Mess!)
    • How to: Cut a Mango
    • A large chef's knife slicing the skin from a pineapple.
      How to Choose & Cut a Pineapple

    Cooking Grains

    • Cooked sorghum in a white bowl with a wooden handled spoon.
      Instant Pot Sorghum
    • Cooked rice in a white bowl.
      How to Cook Jasmine Brown Rice
    • Cooked quinoa in a white bowl with a spoon.
      Instant Pot Quinoa
    • Cooked farro in a white bowl on a blue surface.
      Instant Pot Farro

    Steamed Vegetables

    • Steamed broccoli florets on a white plate.
      How to Steam Broccoli
    • Cooked carrots, sprinkled with parsley, on a gray plate.
      How to Steam Carrots
    • Cooked asparagus and lemon wedge on a white plate.
      How to Steam Asparagus
    • Steamed cauliflower florets on a gray plate.
      How to Steam Cauliflower

    More Helpful Tutorials

    • Toasted panko breadcrumbs in a skillet.
      Toasted Panko Breadcrumbs
    • A stack of tostada shells, one broken, on a cutting board.
      Baked Tostada Shells
    • A white and yellow gravy boat filled with gravy.
      How to Make Turkey Gravy: Recipe & Troubleshooting
    • Taco seasoning and a small wooden spoon in a white dish.
      Homemade Taco Seasoning
    • Steamed green beans with lemon zest in a white bowl.
      How to Steam Green Beans
    • Cinnamon, nutmeg, ground ginger, nutmeg and ground cloves on a white plate.
      Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
    • Shredded chicken in a brown bowl, with Instant Pot in background.
      Instant Pot Shredded Chicken
    • How to Make Flavored Salts + 5 Homemade Gift Ideas
    • If you have always wondered how to roast Brussels sprouts, this tutorial is for you! Roasted Brussels sprouts are the ultimate fall or holiday side dish! #Brusselssprouts #cleaneating #howto
      How to Roast Brussels Sprouts
    • Homemade oat flour is a fantastic way to boost the fiber and protein in baked goods and pancakes. Less than 5 minutes to make! 84 calories and 2 Weight Watchers Freestyle SP #oatflour #baking #oats #glutenfree
      How to Make Oat Flour
    • How to Carve a Turkey, with step by step photos. Easier than you think!
      How to Carve a Turkey
    • How to Freeze Chipotle Peppers - Keep them on hand to a little zip to your soup, chili and more!
      How to Freeze Chipotle Peppers: 2 Ways
    • Meal Prep: Cutting Vegetables for the Week
    • How to Make Whole Wheat Pizza Dough
    • How to Freeze Quinoa {And Fantastic Quinoa Recipes}
    • How to: Organize Your Pantry
    • How to: Grill Like a Girl...My Best Tips
    • Minced garlic on black cutting board.
      How to Peel and Mince Garlic
    • Three glasses filled with seasoned and unseasoned breadcrumbs.
      How to Make Breadcrumbs
    • Roasted bulb of garlic on foil inside a small casserole dish.
      How to: Roast Garlic
    • Halloween Mummy Cookie Recipe
    • Partially peeled peach on a cutting board.
      How to Peel a Peach
    • Grilled corn cobs on white and blue plates.
      How to Grill Corn
    • How to: Peel Ginger
    • How to: Turn on a Gas Grill...Barbecue 101
    • Cut lemons and limes and glasses partially filled with lemon juice.
      How to Freeze Lemon Juice and Lime Juice
    • An omelet on a white plate.
      How to Make an Omelet
    • A variety of sugar cookies decorated like Easter eggs on a white plate.
      How to: Decorate Cookies
    • How to: Make Compound Butter
    • Halved avocado and chef's knife on a cutting board.
      How to Prepare Avocado
    • A spinach salad on a white plate, topped with balsamic vinaigrette.
      How to Make Vinaigrette
    • Navel oranges and chef's knife on a black surface.
      How to Segment an Orange
    • Poached egg on toast on a white plate.
      How to Poach an Egg
    • How to hold a chef's knife and cut with it - Knife Skills 101
      How to Hold a Chef's Knife

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