Find a recipe, pick up a meal plan, learn a kitchen hack, be inspired to celebrate seasonal flavors, or all of the above. Love people (and yourself) by cooking delicious food. But whatever you do, ditch the stress and have some fun in your kitchen.
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All in Essential Kitchen Skills
Pickling is an essential way to extend the life of veggies and a great way to balance flavors. Add them to burgers, hot dogs, nachos, tacos, and dinner bowls. This post teaches you the essentials of making quick at-home pickles that don’t require any special equipment. Flavor ideas and brine recipe is included. Be resourceful and productive with this summer’s vegetable bounty. Pickle cucumbers, beets, cauliflower, zucchini, asparagus, onions using this method.
Got a great deal on a whole pineapple but not sure how to tackle cutting it into edible pieces? Wondering how to remove the core of a whole pineapple? This post shares a simple, easy way to de-core a pineapple and cut into bite-sized pineapple wedges. Score a great deal and impress your friends with your new kitchen skills.
Slow cooking is a skill every home cook should know! This post explains the basic components and strategies for slow cooking. Also check out our list of slow cooker recipes, most of which feature whole, real ingredients. Make you crock pot / slow cooker work hard in your kitchen so you don’t have to!
How to stop over cooking your hard boiled eggs and get a perfect, jammy center.
Simple method to freeze perfectly ripe strawberries so you can enjoy sunshine ripened berries all season long.
Roasting is a great technique for making a pan of healthy and delicious vegetables. A technique that convinced may of us that we do actually like Brussel sprouts, despite years of protesting, roasting develops the flavor of veggies without obliterating the flavor out of them. But what is roasting? Learn how to roast your veggies just right in this post. And grab you free vegetable roasting time table printable.
In this post we look as the essential flavors of Indian Cuisine. From curries to dal, sag paneer, and butter chicken, learn about key ingredients, essential flavor combinations and get some recipe inspiration to make amazing curries in your kitchen. Understanding how flavors work makes for everyday kitchen magic. Embrace your senses as we explore classic flavor combinations.
A method for making ramen that the everyday home cook can make in about 30 minutes. This post explains the key parts of ramen, the method for making any ramen recipe you can think of and resources for the foodie who wants to deep dive making authentic ramen. A creative way to use leftovers and an essential for any meal plan.
Learn five simple ways to elevate any bowl of soup and garnish a bowl like a pro! Homemade soup is simple but with a garnish it becomes a star main dish. Options for garnishes and flavor combination suggestions included. Have some fun in the kitchen today!
Sangria is a festive addition to any gathering. There are a million recipes out there but here’s the only recipe you’ll ever need. Pick and choose from the combinations to make a flavor perfect for your next gathering. Think seasonal and have fun!
In Part II of the Fresh Take on Lunch Ideas, we explore quick, healthy and delicious work from home lunch ideas that are not quite sandwiches but are served on bread/toast. Vegetarian and vegan options included. Each post will include principles to help you line up your intentions around food with expectations so that time spent on meals is enjoyable, tasty and fun.
Simple hacks for making the best salads ever, every time. Salad are great but… they are salads. So if we are going to eat them, they need to be really good. Over the past few years I learned a few tricks to hack salad making so it doesn’t feel like too much effort and I actually enjoy the meal. Here are my best, simple tips to make your salads taste great:
