Assemble salads in advance! Try a salad that uses escarole and frisee, for example, won’t wilt into a soggy...
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When adding ground spices to bread or cake batter, cream the spices with the butter and sugar instead of...
A runny-yolked fried egg adds instant richness to pasta, rice and grain dishes, even pizza.
When sauteing onions, add a pinch of baking soda. It speeds browning and cuts cooking time practically in half.
Replace the bread crumbs in pasta dishes with finely chopped nuts for extra flavor and a shot of protein....
Avoid messy stains and get at a pomegranate’s arils faster by slicing it in half, then submerging it in...
Store fresh herbs as you would fresh flowers: in a jar of water on your countertop. Pluck off what...
Learn how to sharpen your knives and do it often. The most dangerous thing you can have in your...
To cut avocado more easily, slice it while it’s still in the skin. Not using the whole thing? Leave...
When making a whole roast chicken, salt it, then chill it, uncovered, in the fridge for the day. This...
When making dough, freeze the butter and grate it into the dry ingredients. You’ll handle the cold dough less,...