Cooking Basics: Defrosting, Slicing & Healthy Substitutes

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.

Grilled Salmon with Green Beans

How to Cook Atlantic Salmon

Atlantic salmon is fatty and high in omega-3s, which is exactly the type of fish the American Heart Association recommends that you eat at least twice weekly. Though wild Atlantic salmon is an endangered species, the Atlantic salmon at your local grocer's is almost certainly sustainably farmed.

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How to Cook Chicharon Bulaklak

Chicharon bulaklak is a traditional Filipino dish made from fried pork intestines. Chicharon bulaklak is crispy with a mild flavor that is accentuated when you dip it into a powerful sauce. You can purchase the pork intestines to make the chicharon bulaklak from many butchers for a relatively low cost.

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Sopapillas with Vanilla Ice Cream

How to Make a Sopapilla From a Tortilla

A sopapilla, or cachanga, is a fried pastry served in the Southwest United States, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. Traditionally, a sopapilla is made from light dough that puffs up to form a hollow pastry when fried.

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