Directions for Cooking a Tri-Tip Roast in the Oven
Tri-tip roast is famous in California but not as well known in the rest of the U.S. While this cut is often grilled, it can also be oven-roasted.
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Essential cooking basics include safe defrosting methods for steak and chicken, along with precision slicing techniques. Discover healthy substitutes for common ingredients like cayenne powder or beer to enhance your home-cooked meals.
How to Cook Stew Meat in the Oven
Stew meat are lean chunks of beef or pork usually cut from the tougher parts of the animal. The meat may be sold in large pieces or pre-cut into small cubes.
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9 Simple Slow Cooker Recipes for When You Can't Even
Don’t have the time or energy to make dinner? A slow cooker is your answer. Simply toss in your ingredients, let the cooker do its thing for several hours and — voila! — dinner is ready.
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How to Bake Chicken Breasts to Be Shredded
Shredded chicken is is handy to use for salads and sandwiches, burritos and enchiladas, pizza toppings, hearty pot pies, baked pasta dishes and quick-to-cook soups.
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How to Cook Healthy Meals Without a Recipe
Healthy cooking at home is easier and tastier than you think! Follow these pro tips from registered dietitians for easy, healthy meals you don't need a recipe for.
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Is Cannabis the New Kale? ‘Bong Appetit’ Hosts on the Health Benefits of Weed
Cannabis' health benefits are still being discovered. But it's also great to cook with, say the hosts of Bong Appetit. Learn more on the Stronger podcast.
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'Top Chef' Judge Tom Colicchio Slams Misogynistic Kitchen Culture
“Top Chef” judge and restaurateur Tom Colicchio on why he's done putting up with “kitchen culture” and what he thinks should be done about it.
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8 Chefs Who Will Transform the Way You Eat
You open the fridge and see absolutely nothing to make for dinner. Sure, there’s an avocado and some carrots toward the back, but you’re far from inspired. If you can relate, check out these incredible chefs — artists, really — who are making their marks in the kitchen and on Instagram with beautiful food creations.
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10 Sexy Dinner Ideas for the Best Date Ever
Valentine’s Day is upon us again, and if you’ve forgotten to make dinner reservations, don’t fret. Instead of perusing expensive prix fixe menus and dealing with crowded restaurants, enjoy an enchanting dining experience from the comfort of your own home.
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10 Incredible Garlic Hacks
There it is, sitting on your shelf next to that old box of sea salt, a smelly little wonder substance that has been thought to help people avoid certain types of cancer, lower their cholesterol and amp up their immune systems during flu season. We speak of garlic, the beloved stinking rose and global-cuisine superstar.
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10 Sneaky Ways to Eat More Vegetables
While there are some of us who geek out on all things green, for many of us, it’s a harder task to get our five servings of veggies a day. The good news? We’ve got 10 ways to sneak vegetables from zucchini to cauliflower into almost every meal. Think your picky eater won’t like kale?
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How to Replace Vermouth in Cooking
A fortified wine, vermouth starts with a white-wine base that is then blended with grape spirits to increase the alcohol content. Although there are sweet and dry varieties available, sweet vermouth is not usually used in cooking and should never be used in place of dry vermouth.
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Cooking Hamburger Steak on the Stove Without Gravy
Hamburger steak takes simple ground beef patties to a whole new level. Unlike Salisbury steak that is typically prepared with a gravy made from pan drippings and thickened with flour or cornstarch, hamburger steaks rely on seasonings that enhance the flavor of the meat.
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What Does Milk Do in Baking?
Most baked goods rely on a handful of ingredients, including milk, eggs, sugar, flour and butter or oil, and each of these items plays a vital role. Milk has several roles in baking beyond just moistening a batter or dough. Milk adds structure to a batter so it doesn't collapse in the oven.
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How to Keep Hamburgers Warm After Cooking Them
The last thing you want to do is stand over a grill all evening, taking everyone’s burger order one by one. Making one big batch of burgers and keeping them warm instead lets you kick back and enjoy the feast as well.
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How to Cook Raw Macadamia Nuts in Their Shell
The shell of the macadamia nut is notoriously difficult to crack. The force required to shell a raw nut can pulverize the interior meat.
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How to Cook on a Searing Burner
The sear burner included on many higher-end gas grills is a powerful cooking tool. It uses a large number of small flames to heat a ceramic plate to very high temperatures. The superheated ceramic element emits infrared radiation, which rapidly sears and browns the food -- usually meats -- cooked over it.
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How to Cook Boiled Plantains
Plantains resemble bananas but typically are referred to as cooking bananas. Often used in African meals, they tend to grow longer than bananas and have thicker peels and starchier fruit. In fact, the flavor of a plantain is closer to that of a potato than the usual sweetness of a banana.
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How to Cook Frozen Corn Dogs
A corn dog can be a carnival treat, or a quick and easy at-home snack, but sometimes you want to heat up the breaded sausages without imparting extra fat. Frozen corndogs are available in most major supermarkets, and can be cooked at home in just a few minutes.
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How to Oven-Cook a 1-Inch-Thick T-Bone
A heavenly combination of New York strip and tenderloin fillet, T-bones stand out among other steaks, and are best cooked naked -- oven-broiled with nothing more than some oil, textured salt and coarsely ground pepper.
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