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How to make candied orange peel

I used to love those candy orange slices you could get in the Brach’s candy section of most grocery stores (what ever happened to the Brach’s candy section?). You know the ones I’m talking about – the neon orange, sticky sweet, rolled in sugar, orange-segment shaped, jelly-like candies? Well, this is like the grown-up version of that – huge orange flavor, sweet and stick…

How to make Homemade Almond Butter (Recipes & Variations)

Making your own nut butters is really so fun and easy, I don’t know why I ever buy the storebought stuff. Make your own, then you can eat it, and use it in other recipes! And there are tons of ways to mix it up, too… read on. Here’s a recipe from Chockohlawtay on how to make your own. Click through to get the recipe: Raw Almond Butter! Quote: So let’s calculate how much cha-ching! …

How to Make Coconut Whipped Cream

Did you know you can make whipped cream out of coconut milk? This is such a neat idea for berries and cream or anything else that you’d like a tropical feeling whipped cream out of. Plus great if you have vegan or lactose intolerant friends. I found a couple of different techniques online, but mostly they are the same, just refrigerate the can of coconut milk (full fat) so that the cream separates, and th…

How to pit cherries without a cherry pitter

A cherry pitter is one item that I don’t have, that I always wish I had that one time I want to make a pie or treat that requires fresh cherries. But it’s (as Alton would say) a single tasker. I spotted this via @craft magazine – a tutorial at Food52 on how to pit your cherries with tools you have on hand, like a chopstick and a beer bottle! How clever! Go get the instructions… HACK…

How to Freeze Greens

Welcome again to Jennifer Locklin of Jane Deere! For the second in her “Techniques” series, she brings us all the info we’d need to freeze greens for future use. This swiss chard she’s working with here is just lovely.. she’s lucky enough to have grown her own, but you could of course use greens from your local farmers market or CSA box, if you’re thumb isn’t quite so green…

Top cupcakes with fondant (valentine’s version)

Many people are intimidated by fondant, but it’s really not that hard to make really lovely cupcakes with fondant and a few simple techniques. Hello Naomi did this great tutorial on making these simple cupcake toppers, perfect for valentine’s day. The technique could of course be used for all sorts of occasions– you’re only limited by your cookie cutters and your imaginati…

How to Roast Broccoli

Today’s inspiration is from @stayfordinner. I love roasted vegetables… and over at Can You Stay For Dinner, the hostess waxes poetic about the joys of broccoli, before providing a lovely tutorial on how to roast it yourself. Go see. Broccoli, all by her lonesome dove, is my favorite vegetable. She’s filling and fibrous, unfussily fancied or dressed down. I’d proclaim her the best vegetabl…

How to Stuff Burgers: Bacon and Blue Cheese

A few weeks ago we had an impromptu grilling party with friends, and these were the burgers we made. They were such a hit, I figured you guys might like to see how to make them! This is a quick technique that can be used to spice up any type of burger… but in this case, we used blue cheese and crumbled bacon. Tip: Use a kitchen scale to get perfectly sized burgers. Approx 6.5 oz of hamburger meat makes a nice…

Pizza Dough

We’re taking a couple of days off for the holidays, so we’re running a few old posts from when we first launched back in February! -ed For Christmas my Mom gave me a book called Kneadlesly Simple (by Nancy Baggett). The following is her recipe for Neapolitan Pizza Dough. It’s really good and really easy, but it’s not a quick recipe so make sure to make this well ahead of when you wan…

How to Fry Eggplant

It seems most people have a love-hate relationship with vegetables, but my love of eggplant started early with this fabulous side dish. While not the healthiest dish (it is fried), it’s quite tasty and a kid-friendly way to introduce these lovely vegetables. This isn’t something I make often, but I do love it as an occasional treat, and it’s a great alternative to french fries! You…

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