Tips & Techniques for Preparing Local Foods
Learn how to choose, clean, store, and use local foods. Tips, techniques, and step-by-step instructions will help get local foods at the market to your table quickly and easily.
How to Cook Squash
There are several easy ways to cook up winter squash - whether you have a butternut squash, an acorn squash, a spaghetti squash, or a pumpkin. Use these methods to cook squash simply and serve with a bit of butter and sugar or just salt and pepper for an easy, flavorful, nutrient-chocked sunny dish.
There are several easy ways to cook up winter squash - whether you have a butternut squash, an acorn squash, a spaghetti squash, or a pumpkin. Use these methods to cook squash simply and serve with a bit of butter and sugar or just salt and pepper for an easy, flavorful, nutrient-chocked sunny dish.
How to Roast & Peel Chiles (a.k.a. Chili Peppers)
See how easy it is to roast and peel fresh chiles (a.k.a. chili peppers) with this easy step-by-step guide to roasting and peeling fresh chiles (a.k.a.chili peppers).
See how easy it is to roast and peel fresh chiles (a.k.a. chili peppers) with this easy step-by-step guide to roasting and peeling fresh chiles (a.k.a.chili peppers).
How to Cook Wild Rice
See how easy it is to cook wild rice with this guide to different wild rice cooking methods.
See how easy it is to cook wild rice with this guide to different wild rice cooking methods.
How to Pan Fry Fish Fillets
See how easy it is to bread and pan fry fish fillets with this step-by-step guide.
See how easy it is to bread and pan fry fish fillets with this step-by-step guide.
10 Ways to Use Root Vegetables
Root vegetables are the starchy tubers and taproots of plants. If we let them be they would provide the plant with needed nourishment to thrive. Instead, we pull them up and eat them and all their inherent sweet, starchy, vitamin-laden yummy-ness. Find great ways to use root vegetables - be they potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips, rutabagas, celery root, or beets - of all sorts here.
Root vegetables are the starchy tubers and taproots of plants. If we let them be they would provide the plant with needed nourishment to thrive. Instead, we pull them up and eat them and all their inherent sweet, starchy, vitamin-laden yummy-ness. Find great ways to use root vegetables - be they potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, turnips, rutabagas, celery root, or beets - of all sorts here.
How (and Why) to Peel Asparagus
Directions on how to peel asparagus spears for an easy, elegant presentation of spring's favorite vegetable.
Directions on how to peel asparagus spears for an easy, elegant presentation of spring's favorite vegetable.
How Do You Keep Guacamole Green - Keeping Guacamole Green
How do you keep guacamole green? Share your favorite tip(s) here.
How do you keep guacamole green? Share your favorite tip(s) here.
How to Brine Eggplant
Brining eggplant boosts its flavor and helps it keep its shape when cooked.
Brining eggplant boosts its flavor and helps it keep its shape when cooked.
How to Chop Onions
Make quick and easy work of chopping onions--just like chefs do.
Make quick and easy work of chopping onions--just like chefs do.
How to Clean and Chop Leeks
Learn how to clean leeks quickly and easily.
Learn how to clean leeks quickly and easily.
How to Clean and Store Salad Lettuces and Cooking Greens
See the best way to clean and store lettuce and cooking greens so they last longer and stay fresher.
See the best way to clean and store lettuce and cooking greens so they last longer and stay fresher.
How to Clean Artichoke Hearts
Learn how to turn a full artichoke into a usable artichoke heart with this easy-to-follow guide.
Learn how to turn a full artichoke into a usable artichoke heart with this easy-to-follow guide.
How to Cut Leaves Into Chiffonade
See how to cut basil, mint, and other leaves into a chiffonade (little elegant ribbons).
See how to cut basil, mint, and other leaves into a chiffonade (little elegant ribbons).
How to Freeze Berries
Freezing berries of any sort - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries - is easy. See how with these instructions on how to freeze berries.
Freezing berries of any sort - strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries - is easy. See how with these instructions on how to freeze berries.
How to Hull Strawberries
Hulling--or cleanly removing the stem--from strawberries is easy. Learn how in this step-by-step guide to hulling strawberries.
Hulling--or cleanly removing the stem--from strawberries is easy. Learn how in this step-by-step guide to hulling strawberries.
How to Bake Fish In Parchment
Baking fish in parchment paper or tin foil - known in France and gourmet cooking circles as en papillote - steams the fish with a minimum of fuss and equipment.
Baking fish in parchment paper or tin foil - known in France and gourmet cooking circles as en papillote - steams the fish with a minimum of fuss and equipment.
How to Keep Guacamole Green
Guacamole is famous for turning an unappetizing brown all too quickly. See how to make it ahead and keep guacamole green here.
Guacamole is famous for turning an unappetizing brown all too quickly. See how to make it ahead and keep guacamole green here.
How to Make a Lattice Pie Crust
See how easy it is to make a lattice pie crust top with this step-by-step guide to weaving a lattice pie crust.
See how easy it is to make a lattice pie crust top with this step-by-step guide to weaving a lattice pie crust.
How to Make Homemade Egg Noodles
See how easy it is to make your own egg noodles with this step-by-step guide.
See how easy it is to make your own egg noodles with this step-by-step guide.
How to Make Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Maker
See how easy it is to make ice cream without an ice cream maker!
See how easy it is to make ice cream without an ice cream maker!
How to Make Perfect Tossed Green Salads
A perfect tossed green salad--balanced, satisfying, well-dressed--is a mark of a great cook. When salads get overlooked or treated as an aside, it shows. But a perfectly made salad, with fresh greens and homemade dressing, can make a meal. Take a moment to learn the principles of a good salad and take your next bowl of mixed greens towards perfection.
A perfect tossed green salad--balanced, satisfying, well-dressed--is a mark of a great cook. When salads get overlooked or treated as an aside, it shows. But a perfectly made salad, with fresh greens and homemade dressing, can make a meal. Take a moment to learn the principles of a good salad and take your next bowl of mixed greens towards perfection.
How to Roast Beets
See how easy it is to roast beets for salads, side dishes, and more.
See how easy it is to roast beets for salads, side dishes, and more.
How to Roast Peppers
Simple photo step-by-step guide to roasting peppers of all sorts--red or green, sweet or spicy.
Simple photo step-by-step guide to roasting peppers of all sorts--red or green, sweet or spicy.
How to Section Citrus Fruits
See how to section citrus - oranges, grapefruits, lemons, or limes - like a pro. Cleanly sectioned citrus is great in winter and spring salads and desserts.
See how to section citrus - oranges, grapefruits, lemons, or limes - like a pro. Cleanly sectioned citrus is great in winter and spring salads and desserts.
How to Shell Fava Beans
See how to shell fava beans with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step photo guide.
See how to shell fava beans with this easy-to-follow, step-by-step photo guide.
How to Slice Onions
See the easiest, most efficient way to slice onions--just like chefs do.
See the easiest, most efficient way to slice onions--just like chefs do.
How to Steam Broccoli
A quick and easy way to steam broccoli.
A quick and easy way to steam broccoli.
How to Stem Swiss Chard
See a quick way to remove the stems from Swiss chard, red chard, rainbow chard, or any chard at all for recipes that call for cooking the stems and leaves of chard separately.
See a quick way to remove the stems from Swiss chard, red chard, rainbow chard, or any chard at all for recipes that call for cooking the stems and leaves of chard separately.
How to Trim Artichokes
See how to prepare artichokes for steaming with this easy-to-follow guide.
See how to prepare artichokes for steaming with this easy-to-follow guide.
How to Trim Baby Artichokes
See how to trim baby artichokes with this easy-to-follow guide with photos.
See how to trim baby artichokes with this easy-to-follow guide with photos.
How to Use Raw Onions
Raw onions can add a nice bite to salads, but they can also be too much for people. See how to make raw onions less pungent.
Raw onions can add a nice bite to salads, but they can also be too much for people. See how to make raw onions less pungent.
Peeling Onions With Ease
Handle onions easily and with fewer tears by peeling them under water.
Handle onions easily and with fewer tears by peeling them under water.
Perfect Poached Eggs: How to Poach Eggs Step-by-Step
Learn to poach eggs perfectly! Follow these simple step-by-step directions (illustrated with photographs) to create an easy, flavorful addition to healthy meals.
Learn to poach eggs perfectly! Follow these simple step-by-step directions (illustrated with photographs) to create an easy, flavorful addition to healthy meals.
Preserving & Canning Equipment
Saving the best of seasonal produce to eat at another time of year is the key to great local eating. Get started with this equipment list.
Saving the best of seasonal produce to eat at another time of year is the key to great local eating. Get started with this equipment list.
Quick-Soak Method For Dried Beans
Learn how to quick-soak dried beans for faster, more even cooking.
Learn how to quick-soak dried beans for faster, more even cooking.
Quick-Soak Method for Dried Beans
Learn how to quick-soak dried beans for faster, more even cooking.
Learn how to quick-soak dried beans for faster, more even cooking.
Reader Tips for Frozen Berries
Find great ideas for using frozen berries.
Find great ideas for using frozen berries.
Six Secrets To Make Simple, Slurpable Soups
Soup can be anything you want it to be--quick, hearty, light--and once you master the basics, you can experiment endlessly with your favorite vegetables, beans, and meats to make tasty meals in no time.
Soup can be anything you want it to be--quick, hearty, light--and once you master the basics, you can experiment endlessly with your favorite vegetables, beans, and meats to make tasty meals in no time.
Soup Equipment Essentials
Soup is simple - flavored liquid in a pot. Technically all you need is a heat-proof vessel and heat, but if you want to make soups that shine, see the handful of kitchen tools that will make is easier.
Soup is simple - flavored liquid in a pot. Technically all you need is a heat-proof vessel and heat, but if you want to make soups that shine, see the handful of kitchen tools that will make is easier.
To Peel Or Not To Peel?
Some cooks peel almost every fruit or vegetable that comes through their kitchen, others adamantly leave all peels on in the name of saving precious vitamins and minerals. Which fruits and vegetables should you peel and why?
Some cooks peel almost every fruit or vegetable that comes through their kitchen, others adamantly leave all peels on in the name of saving precious vitamins and minerals. Which fruits and vegetables should you peel and why?