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Recipe: No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
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Do you have a cookie burning problem? Me too. It seems that whenever I bake, I either get soft, yogurt-y cookie puddles, or the hardest cookie bricks imaginable. Lucky for me, there is an alternative: no-bake cookies! I'm hardly the first person to ever make them, but there's something satisfying about making cookies without so much as touching an oven. Now, without further ado, the ... ...more
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Stop Burger Shrinking Once and for All
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So you bought quarter-pound patties and big potato buns, and now you're enjoying a burger that's more bread than meat. Seriously, what the heck happened to your burger, and how do you stop it from becoming food more fit for Barbie dolls than real people? The explanation is simple, and the solution easier than you'd think!Why Does a Burger Shrink?The simplest answer for why your patties lose ... ...more
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Recipe: Garlic Herb Butter
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I've written before on how to make buttermilk in a mason jar, and I didn't really talk about the other product of vigorous shaking of cream: butter! You can make unsalted sweet cream butter with just heavy whipping cream and a jar, but if you're a little more adventurous and don't need to keep the buttermilk afterward, you can make this delicious garlic and herb butter. It's perfect for crusty ... ...more
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The Surprising Acidic Food in Your Kitchen: Honey
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You already probably know about vinegar and lemon juice as acidic compounds in your kitchen. Acids are great for marinades, and a little bit of an acid is needed in some baking to even allow a recipe to work! But not all acids are created equal. In fact, honey is acidic enough to throw off a recipe if you're not aware of the acid content! Honey is better known for its sweetness and sticky ... ...more
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Recipe: Cloud Bread (No Yeast Required!(
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How are your quarantine food supplies holding up? For many, bread can be a little hard to come by right now, so I'm here with another recipe to shake up your life. "Cloud bread" is so named for its light and airy texture, and you can make it right now with only 3 ingredients, none of which are yeast! It's not like your average loaf in the store, but it's delicious, low carb, and gluten ... ...more
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How to Make Your Ramen More Exciting
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Confession: I love ramen noodles. Yes, I like the high quality stuff I can find in a restaurant, but as many of us can't go out at the moment, we're stuck with the cheap packaged noodles, dried into a brick and accompanied by a little salty flavor packet. Now I'm content with just that, but sometimes you want to dress it up just a little. Here are a couple of ways you can make boring ramen ... ...more
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Up Your Snacking Game: Fancy Popcorn
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Don't get me wrong: I can eat plain old buttered popcorn by the handful all day. Mr. Redenbacher has been my movie companion for decades, and it's no (Pop) secret that I always order my own bucket of the stuff at the theater. If the empty shelves where the popcorn once sat mean anything, I'd say you probably have some right now. Feeling fancy? Try out a few recipes for something a little ... ...more
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An Air Fryer Will Change the Way You Cook
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I've had my air fryer for a while now, and I can honestly say it has completely changed my cooking game. I pride myself on being able to figure out most things in the kitchen, as long as I have a recipe and maybe YouTube for techniques I don't know. But one thing I've never quite mastered is the art of baking items so that they're crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. Mine always come ... ...more