Tips and Tricks

The web is full of great sites dedicated to all sorts of recipes – from gluten free, to Southern, to Indian, to paleo, you can get pretty much anything you want online. But figuring out which websites you can trust …

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We’ve all been there. You’re halfway through a recipe and realize it calls for something you don’t keep on hand – like buttermilk. Who has that lying around? Or maybe it includes something you don’t enjoy, but you need a …

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Sliding into the second month of the year, it can be a struggle to stick to resolutions, and the grocery store doesn’t make it easy to navigate the healthy world. Items claiming to be healthy, low-calorie, low-fat, low-sugar…the list goes …

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Part of being comfortable in the kitchen is having a “wheelhouse,” that is a range of recipes in your pocket you’re ready to make at any time. Once you have a handful of recipes you can make, you can expand …

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We’ve found ourselves at the end of a short week, friends! If you’re like me, you’re gearing up for a healthy round of kale and carrots as you detox from a wild and crazy (and exercise-light) holiday, but you’ve just …

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Welcome to 2013, chickadees! I hope you had a healthy, safe, and fun New Year’s Eve! Now that we’ve made it to the new year, it’s time to make ourselves a little better and a little healthier each day, right? …

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I’ve been rounding up a smattering of articles to share with you guys this week. No theme, other than things I really think you should know/read. Like, did you know that the word “vegetable” is a culinary term that has …

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I know that the kitchen can be a scary, overwhelming place that is full of weirdly shaped utensils that seemingly have no purpose. While some gadgets are important, I find it hard to buy something that serves one purpose, has …

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Most of the time, I use recipes I’ve found online, in a cookbook or magazine, or seen on a show. I usually edit them a bit to my tastes – less salt, more vegetables, no cilantro, etc. But to make …

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For our last post about the comic shoot, I bring you pretzels, and pies. And hearts. These pretzels are basically the easiest thing, ever. You melt chocolate (we used white chocolate) and then dip/sprinkle the pretzels with sprinkles (in the …

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