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The Kuhn Rikon 7.4-quart pressure cooker. Photo courtesy Kuhn Rikon. We’re in the middle of a heat wave, so the less the stove and oven are on, the better. We’ve turned to our trusty pressure cooker to make an entire meal from scratch. This is not your mother’s (or grandmother’s) pressure cooker. Totally safe…
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On Saturday we provided fish-buying tips from chef Scott Leibfried of Arch Rock Fish restaurant in Santa Barbara. Today, Chef Scott provides some fish-cooking tips to turn home cooks into chefs de poisson. INITIAL DECISIONS FOR COOKING FISH Portion Size. A good portion size for a fish is six to seven ounces. Cooking Method. You…
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Are you cooking fish less often because you’re not comfortable with your technique? There are plenty of videos online that show you just how easy it is to cook fish: on the stovetop, in the oven, on the grill. The key is this: don’t overcook it. Fish is far more delicious on the rare side…
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If you love to bake but want to use less refined sugar, consider honey as a substitute. Here are tips on cooking with honey from Honey.com, the website of the National Honey Board, where you can find every type of recipe plus beekeepers in your area: SUBSTITUTING HONEY IN BAKING Honey helps enhance browning, so…
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Make your own marinade and steak sauce. Photo courtesy Double R Ranch. So many recipes tell you to marinate meat by pouring a bottle of Italian salad dressing over it. That’s one type of cooking, but we prefer the superior flavors of from-scratch cooking, using the best ingredients. Whether you’re making a marinade or…
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