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How to Shred Cabbage

Shredding cabbage is a useful skill when making salads like coleslaw, or soups where you need finely textured cabbage pieces. I’ve never liked the textureRead More

How to Roast Eggplant Cubes

File this away under “good to know” kitchen tips. Recently, I made a cooked salad that required fried eggplant cubes. I don’t like frying eggplant.Read More

How to Clarify Butter

Clarified butter, also sometimes referred to as drawn butter, is a form of “clean” butter where certain solids are removed and only the pure butterfatRead More

How to Decorate Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing

Ever wondered how bakeries make those beautifully iced holiday sugar cookies? These colorful cookies are miniature works of art, decorated with such careful attention toRead More

How to Make Candied Lemon Peels

Recently I made an apple pudding from Sarah Josepha Hale, commonly known as “The Mother of Thanksgiving” in America. The recipe called for candied lemonRead More

How to Soak and Cook Chickpeas

I absolutely love chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans. These protein-packed legumes have a mild, nutty flavor that goes well in a variety of dishes,Read More

How to Blanch Almonds

When a recipe calls for “blanched almonds,” do you run to the store to buy a bag? No need! You can easily skin a batchRead More

All About Butternut Squash – How to Peel, Seed and Prep

This tutorial will teach you how to peel, seed, slice and roast butternut squash in a variety of ways. Save money by prepping this hardRead More

How to Seed Tomatoes

Why seed a tomato? Tomato seeds and their surrounding gel contain a lot of liquid. In certain recipes, that extra liquid can mess with theRead More

How to Roast Cauliflower

Cauliflower is one of those vegetables I had to learn to love. On its own, I find it kind of boring. I wanted to likeRead More

How to Peel Tomatoes

Yesterday I posted a recipe for matbucha, a Moroccan cooked tomato salad. When making this salad with fresh tomatoes (rather than canned), you want toRead More

How to Poach Eggs

This is a simple tutorial I put together for how to poach eggs. Poaching isn’t too difficult, but it can be tricky if you’ve neverRead More

How to Make Perfect Hamantaschen

Having trouble making hamantaschen for Purim? Maybe your hamantaschen are spreading or opening when they bake. Maybe they’re losing their shape. Maybe the filling isRead More

How to Make Bourekas with Filo Dough

This step-by-step cooking tutorial will teach you how to make bourekas using filo (phyllo) dough. Filo can be purchased in most grocery stores in theRead More

How to Make Bourekas with Puff Pastry

This step-by-step cooking tutorial will teach you how to make bourekas using puff pastry. You can buy premade puff pastry at the grocery store, orRead More

How to Make the Perfect Cheese Fondue

iStock.com/meailleluc Those of you who regularly read my blog know that this past week was dedicated to Pretzel Challah. It was a pretty big project,Read More

How to Roast Jalapeños

Ever wondered how to roast a jalapeño? If you’re like me, you love the flavor of jalapeño, but find its spiciness a bit overwhelming inRead More

How to Marble a Cake

Marble cake is a wonderful old-fashioned baked good, as pretty as it is delicious. The idea of marbling two different colored batters into a cakeRead More

How to Truss a Chicken

Do you know how to truss a chicken? It’s easy. Truss me. 🙂 Trussing a chicken helps it to cook more evenly. It also givesRead More

How to Seed and Juice a Pomegranate

Today my series of blogs for Rosh Hashanah begins. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be posting some fun and creative recipes for RoshRead More

How to Strain Yogurt

Strained yogurt is a type of thickened yogurt that is regularly enjoyed throughout the Middle East and Mediterranean. It is eaten plain as a dip,Read More

How to Roast and Cook Eggplant

Roasting eggplant brings out a whole new dimension to this versatile kitchen staple. In this post I will walk through the best methods for roasting aRead More