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Make the Perfect Pie Crust – Part I
There is perhaps no more common fear among amateur cooks and bakers than making a pie crust. Many people won’t even attempt it and rely solely upon ready-made r
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A Guide To Buying And Cooking Frog Legs
Slightly sweet, white meat from a frog? The idea of eating frogs legs is, to many Americans, completely foreign. We tend to think of frog legs as a strange food
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Cooking Myths Exposed
Do you waste time or energy in the kitchen by adhering to myths? Find out, as I examine some of cooking’s most prevalent urban legends. Searing Meat Help
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What's the Difference Between Stock, Broth, Bouillon and Fond?
When cooking, you may run across the terms stock, broth, bouillon, and fond. Each is a type of liquid and each typically has a word in front of it describing wh
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A Guide To Buying And Cooking Cabbage
Cabbage is at its best during fall and spring’s cool weather. Excellent for long storage, versatile, tasty, and healthy, cabbage is a vegetable that ought to be
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How to Cooking Up a Sweat
Take a peak at many of Our Deer’s recipes – or recipes in any gourmet cookbook or website – and you may run across directions asking you to sweat. No, this does
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10 Ways with Pumpkins
Fall is for pumpkins. And I’m not just talking about jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin pie. Pumpkins are excellent for both savory and sweet dishes, and while cooked
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A Guide To Buying And Cooking Brussels Sprouts
Brussels sprouts aren’t exactly a popular vegetable – largely because most people have only tried overcooked, bland, boiled Brussels sprouts. But Brussels sprou
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A Guide To Buying And Cooking Pears
There are over 3,000 varieties of pears, and many are available all year long. However, from August through October, most pears are at their peak. Packed with f
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A Guide To Buying And Cooking Figs
Sweet and smooth, figs are a superb – though uncommonly used – cooking ingredient. They are an important source of potassium, fiber and magnese, and can be used
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A Guide To Cooking with Apples
Although apples are available year round at grocery stores, they are typically at their peak in late August through November. So for the best flavor and nutriti
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What Are the Advantages of Canning Food?
According to The Wall Street Journal, the makers of canning jars say their sales are up 30% this year. They also report a project director for The National Cent
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A Guide To Buying And Cooking Tomatoes
Tomatoes are one of the most-used and most versatile ingredients in the kitchen, making everything from the humble pizza to the most elaborate and scrumptious s
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How to Be a Budget Gourmet
Is it possible to be a budget gourmet? As the economy in many parts of the world spirals downward, this is a question more and more gourmands are asking. The an
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A Guide To Buying And Storing Mussels
Mussels are a classic gourmet food, but one many amateur chefs are afraid of. There’s really nothing to fear, however. Mussels are easy to cook if you know a fe
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How to Cook with Vinegar
When used correctly, vinegar is an important ingredient that never overpowers food, but only enhances it. Essentially, vinegar is little more than alcoholic flu