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Veggie

dry, white carrots...

Okay, maybe it only happens to me...but when I buy precut carrots, they seem to turn white, very quickly! Found an easy and quick solution - put them in water!  Put carrots

  • Alexis
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Knife Skills 101
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Knife Skills 101

Yesterday I enjoyed one of my Christmas gifts - my first cooking class at Central Market.  It was a "hands-on" class - the basics of the knife.  I brought mine from

  • Alexis
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a good pot!
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a good pot!

Christmas 2008 Ryan gave me one of the best presents - this Rachael Ray Casserole pot. Ry even said to me, a couple months into 2009, that if he knew how well I

  • Alexis
1 min read
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peeling garlic

Peeling garlic.  Not fun, especially with how much I cook with it.  I have read that putting cloves in boiling water loosens the papery skin, so I tried it.  It worked!  How great!

  • Alexis
1 min read
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Spices

My tip this week is about spices.  I have tons of 'em.  I buy them for one recipe, and they seem to stay in my cabinet.  It is important to have fresh spices

  • Alexis
1 min read
Veggie

Celery

I like celery. My brother said he would love to name his daughter that, because it sounds cool. Except for being referred to as a vegetable. Celery. A vegetable I seem to have

  • Alexis
1 min read
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