How to Cut Corn Kernels from the Cob
During the height of corn season, which goes from mid-summer to early fall in most areas where corn is grown, we can’t get enough of it. Sweet corn is perfect when very simply cooked — steamed or...
View ArticleWhat to Do With Too Much Zucchini
Every year, starting sometime in July, the zucchini start to proliferate in overwhelming numbers. Well, they aren’t exactly proliferating, but there is a whole hell of a lot of zucchini available. If...
View ArticleHow to Steam Broccoli on the Stove
Steamed broccoli is one of the simplest, fastest, and most nutritious sides around. But what to do if you don’t have a steamer basket? No problem — all you need is a pot and a bit of water, and you...
View ArticleHow to Prepare and Cook Broccoli
There are a number of ways to prepare broccoli, whether you are getting ready to cook it by steaming, stir-frying, sautéing, roasting, or any other cooking method. Some recipes might call for broccoli...
View ArticleHow to Substitute for Cream of Tartar
So, you ran out of cream of tartar. Or maybe you never had it, but suddenly, there you are in the middle of a recipe that calls for cream of tartar, and what to do? Not to worry — there’s an easy...
View ArticleHow to Roll Meatballs
I will be the first to say there is nothing wrong with a slightly shaggy or unevenly shaped meatball, but there is also something so appealing about meatballs that are smooth and round and...
View ArticleHow to Freeze Meatballs
Making extra meatballs whenever you are in meatball-making mode and freezing them for the weeks or months ahead is so smart. Once you’ve made your favorite meatball mix, why not make enough for...
View ArticleHow to Pound Chicken Breasts
Some recipes call for “pounding chicken breasts,” and you would be well within your rights to not know what the heck that means. It is simply the act of gradually flattening thick chicken breast...
View ArticleHow to Flour Chicken Cutlets
Thin chicken cutlets are a weeknight cook‘s savior, and giving them a quick coating of seasoned flour before cooking them elevates the dish. Floured chicken cutlets are so easy to prepare and cook...
View ArticleHow to Eat Honeycomb
Honeycomb is quite literally where bees live! When beekeepers harvest honey, they sometimes choose also to gather pieces of honeycomb to sell to hungry honey aficionados. It’s much more difficult for...
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