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Our favorite Honeycrisp apples, beaming with a wax coating (photo © The Fruit Company). Those shiny, tempting apples are wearing make-up: a layer of wax. Waxing apples (and other fruits and vegetables) not only makes them look better, but it also helps them last longer. All-natural waxes—such as carnauba wax, derived from the…
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The correct technique for blending hot soup. Photo courtesy Cuisinart. Yesterday we discussed how easy it is to blend soups and sauces with a hand-held immersion blender. Today, we share a tip for using a conventional upright blender. This tip should be part of every recipe that tells you to blend hot soup, but…
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An immersion blender can take the place of a hand mixer, upright blender and food processor. Photo courtesy Waring. We own a food processor, stand mixer, hand-held beater, upright blender and immersion blender. We gave away our mother’s 1970s-era hand-cranked egg beater* a month ago. We may have used it for scrambled eggs decades…
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It almost goes without saying: There is hardly an excuse to buy one of those green, cylindrical cans of pre-grated, processed Parmesan “cheese.” A good chunk of real Parmigiano-Reggiano (or other Italian grating cheese) can be found in pretty much any grocery store across the country. When it comes to quality and flavor, there truly…
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For better flavor, pop your corn from scratch! Photo by Katharine Pollak | THE NIBBLE. Everybody loves popcorn. It’s great for watching movies, you can fill a ziplock bag of it for an on-the-go snack and it’s a much healthier alternative to potato chips and other high-calorie snack foods. (Popcorn is a whole grain…
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