TIP OF THE DAY: Healthy Cooking Classes

Regardless of how much cooking experience they have, many cooks don’t know the basics of cooking healthy meals. On the other hand, some people can’t cook at all, so rely on prepared foods packed with salt, sugar and bad fats. That’s why our final pre-Christmas tip is to give yourself or your loved ones healthy…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Cooking Ingredient Substitutions

Need buttermilk for a recipe? Check out the substitution below. Photo courtesy Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board.   How many times have you started to make a recipe, only to find out you don’t have enough (or any) butter, honey, flour or other ingredient? Don’t panic: A perfectly good ingredient substitution is as close as your…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Uses For Cheesecloth & Kitchen Twine

Two things you’ll find in every serious cook’s kitchen: cheesecloth and kitchen twine (a.k.a. butcher’s twine). Chef Johnny Gnall shows you how they make things easier. If you have questions or suggestions for tips, email Chef Johnny. While cheesecloth and twine may sound like an ordinary and unremarkable pair of items, they are more versatile…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Get Help From A Box

Pacific Organic’s four Thanksgiving helpers. Photo by Elvira Kalviste | THE NIBBLE.   Even if you’re a committed from-scratch cook, it can make sense to use some premade foods for a complex meal like Thanksgiving. We test-drove these four organic products from the Pacific organic foods line (you can find them at natural foods markets…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Use A Food Mill

Some 40 years ago, the first electric food processors—Robot Coupe (pronounced robo coop) and Cuisinart—became available to American consumers. Designed in Europe for professional kitchens, these handy helpers made food preparation faster and more pleasant for home cooks, spawning an era of more adventurous cooking. Before the food processor, people used electric blenders, hand-cranked grinders…
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