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All About Artichokes
Artichokes are strikingly flower-like with an olive green and sometimes purple color which makes them stand out among other vegetables in the produce section. They may look intimidating, but they’re very easy to cook. Here's how to prep and cook artichokes.
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How to Core Peppers
Learn how to remove the core and seeds and segment a pepper with these simple (and clean!) steps.
How to Chop Onions
Most chefs cut onions in a very specific fashion—its similar to the technique here with one difference. They make a horizontal cut into the onion halves. It puts your fingers at risk and no one’s ever given a good reason for making that extra cut—except that it’s how they were taught in culinary school. Here's an equally effective way to chop onions.
How to Peel Pearl Onions
Pearl onions are about the size of a grape and have a mild flavor. They can be cooked (they are often creamed) and served as a side dish, pickled, or used as a condiment or garnish. Because they’re so small, it can be a tedious job to remove their papery skin. Here's a quick and easy way to remove the skins from pearl onions.
Freeze Fresh Spinach for Quick Chopping
Freeze fresh spinach instead of buying frozen cooked spinach. The fresh flavor remains, and it's easy to prep when you need it—plus clean up is non-existent!
Use a Pastry Blender for More Than Pie Dough
Your pastry blender can be used for more than pies and pastries—it's perfect for chopped avocados, eggs for salad, and mashing cooked potatoes and squash.
How to Prepare Potatoes Ahead and Keep Peeled Potatoes From Browning
These simple tips makes it easy to prepare potatoes ahead, by keeping them as fresh and white as when you peeled them!
How to Easily Squeeze Spinach Dry
Frozen spinach contains a ton of excess liquid that must be removed before it's used. Here are a few simple tips to get a better handle on drying spinach.
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Recipes
Cinnamon-Pecan Bars
Cinnamon-Pecan Bars are a holiday treat everyone will love. The classic cinnamon-sugar cookie base takes a Southern turn with the addition of toasty pecans.
Pumpkin Pancakes with Butter Pecan Syrup
Sweet seasonal indulgence or nutritious twist on a classic? These fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes with Butter Pecan Syrup are both at the same time!
Buttermilk-Bacon Pancakes
The ultimate breakfast, these all-in-one Buttermilk-Bacon Pancakes will be a family favorite for years to come.
Cinnamon Apple Muesli Bars
Fuel up for the day with these fiber-filled Cinnamon Apple Muesli breakfast bars that will make your morning routine easier and more enjoyable.
Apricot, Walnut, and Coconut Date Bars
Brighten up your morning with Apricot, Walnut, and Coconut Date Bars — a tropical escape courtesy of sweet apricots and luscious coconut. Protein from the almonds and walnuts will help keep your hunger at bay.
Peanut Butter and Banana Muesli Bars
The classic flavor pairing in Peanut Butter and Banana Muesli Bars is perfect for breakfast, and uses up those ripe bananas on your kitchen counter.
White Bean and Tomato Salad
This refreshing and flavorful White Bean and Tomato Salad will have you hooked on cooking beans from scratch! Dried beans produce a firmer texture than the canned variety and can be soaked in advance for easy prep.
Strawberry Pistachio Semifreddo
A little sweet and a little salty, this frozen mousse-like Strawberry Pistachio Semifreddo will be your new favorite summertime treat.
Maple Sausage & Waffles Overnight Casserole
Get your prep work out of the way the night before and have breakfast ready to pop in the oven first thing in the morning with this Maple Sausage & Waffles Overnight Casserole.
Pain au Potiron
This recipe for Pain au Potiron comes from The Best of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day cookbook by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoë François. It's a moist whole-wheat bread with tender bites of pumpkin and hints of pepper — perfect for winter squash (and soup!) season.
Red Velvet Waffles with chocolate
How about dessert for breakfast? Red Velvet Waffles’ rich chocolate flavor is irresistible. But, wait! Drizzling (or coating!) these waffles with the dreamy Cream Cheese Frosting seals the deal.
Savory Cheese & Pastrami Waffles
Savory Cheese & Pastrami Waffles are a riff off of a pastrami and rye sandwich. But, since no sammie is complete without a special sauce, insert the Spicy Mustard-aise (you might find yourself making these waffles simply for the sauce!).