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Shopping Smart

Posted in Fixes & Tips
on April 14, 2019

For the first half of the 20th century, grocery shopping required stops at several specialty shops: Meat from the butcher, bread from the (more...)

Measuring Flour–The Right Way

Posted in Fixes & Tips, New Methods
on January 16, 2019

It seems like such a simple thing. Scoop the flour into a measuring cup and dump it into your baking bowl. Here’s the (more...)

How to Know What Tastes Good With What/Cooking by Smell

Posted in Fixes & Tips, Food, New Methods
on November 28, 2018

A couple of days ago, a young lady about eight years old showed me a spice jar and asked me how I know (more...)

Perfect Turkey

Posted in Fixes & Tips, Food, New Methods
on October 31, 2018

If you're tired of dry turkeys, try my method. It's faster than many, and easy. The only downside is that it might make (more...)

Thanksgiving Dinner: How Much Stuff Do I Buy?

Posted in Fixes & Tips
on October 31, 2018

Okay, so you volunteered to host Thanksgiving dinner, and now you’re trying to figure out how much of everything you need to get. (more...)

Turning Bland into Brilliant

Posted in Fixes & Tips
on July 2, 2018

I’m not the only cook in my house. It’s not unusual for me to be asked what’s “wrong” with a batch of soup (more...)

Oven

Tricky Oven Temps

Posted in Fixes & Tips
on July 2, 2018

Wow, guys, I just learned something highly valuable about cooking…from an oven repair guy! It turns out that most ovens have the temperature (more...)