Your Cooking Companion

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July 28, 2018

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How to Know What Tastes Good With What/Cooking by Smell
A couple of days ago, a young lady about eight years old showed me a spice jar and asked me
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The Hidden Ingredients in Every Recipe, Part 2 of 3
We talked yesterday about the fact that the need for special tools is almost never called out at the beginning
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Natural or Dutch-Process? Which Cocoa Powder to Use??
No, they’re not the same. What if your recipe doesn't specify what kind to use? Different chemical properties means they
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Perfect Homemade Popcorn: The Quest
I’ve spent the last few weeks on a quest for perfect homemade popcorn. I know that’s ridiculous, but as justification,
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Strategic Eating: The Right Food at the Right Time
You may have heard people say that warm milk can help you sleep. You've probably experienced the difficulty of staying
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Things You Should Have in your Kitchen--Part 3: Groceries
Here I’m talking about staples—things for your pantry, whatever that looks like. So you won’t find things with a short
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Perfectly-Cooked Steak Every Time
Here is perfection, short and simple. For all good-quality cuts* EXCEPT RIB EYE: Buy “Choice” or "Prime" (Never “Select”). Get
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The Hidden Ingredients in Every Recipe, Part 2 of 3
We talked yesterday about the fact that the need for special tools is almost never called out at the beginning
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Bill Penzey--Cooking as Art
"So much of what we are comes from our hands. Every time we cook and work with our hands to
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Your Personal Carry-Along Cookbook
A few years ago, I decided I wanted to be able to cook my favorite (but not memorized) recipes from
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