Category: Recipes and Cooking Tips

  • 15 One-Pot Vegetarian Dinners to Help Reduce Inflammation

    15 One-Pot Vegetarian Dinners to Help Reduce Inflammation

    You’ll only need one pot for dinner tonight. These recipes combine lots of delicious foods like leafy greens, veggies, legumes and whole grains into one-pot dishes anyone is sure to enjoy. Plus, anti-inflammatory ingredients like carrots, chard and lentils can help you combat pesky symptoms of chronic inflammation like joint pain, muscle aches and mental…

  • How to make perfect apple pie filling: Recipe and tips for other ways to use it

    How to make perfect apple pie filling: Recipe and tips for other ways to use it

    Whether you go apple picking at an orchard or pluck a few of your favorite varieties from the farmers market, it’s the peak season for all things using the delicious fall fruit. New York Times Cooking supervising producer Vaughn Vreeland joined “Good Morning America” on Saturday to share his best tips and a recipe for…

  • The Main Reason Your Potatoes Aren’t Crisping Up In The Oven

    The Main Reason Your Potatoes Aren’t Crisping Up In The Oven

    Overcrowding may be the main reason your potatoes aren’t crisping up in the oven, but there are plenty of other tips and hacks you can employ to reap the benefits of roasting, starting with choosing the best type of potatoes. Yukon gold or russet potatoes will retain their pillowy interiors, creating a hearty cushion and…

  • 11 Tips You Need For The Best Homemade Minestrone Soup

    11 Tips You Need For The Best Homemade Minestrone Soup

    If you’ve ever made fresh chili or Bolognese sauce only to find that it tasted 10 times better the next day, you’ll know just how important it can be to let a soup sit in its own juices for as long as possible just to get those flavors to blend and deepen. This is why…

  • Will there be a ‘Golden Bachelorette’? Jesse Palmer thinks so

    Will there be a ‘Golden Bachelorette’? Jesse Palmer thinks so

    After “The Golden Bachelor” contestant Joan Vassos, a 60-year-old private school administration from Rockland, Maryland, had to depart the ABC hit show unexpectedly to care for her daughter, fans were as heartbroken as the Golden Bachelor himself, Gerry Turner. Now, fans are calling on Joan to be the next Golden Bachelorette — and, based on…

  • CELEB CHEF+FIRST BLACK OWNED WINE BAR SHARE SURPRISING TIPS ON HOW TO REPURPOSE OLD WINE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

    CELEB CHEF+FIRST BLACK OWNED WINE BAR SHARE SURPRISING TIPS ON HOW TO REPURPOSE OLD WINE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

    Chic Chef 77 Bistro & Wine Bar, the first black-owned bistro and wine bar in the state of Arizona and, with the largest selection of Black-owned wines was founded by Celebrity Chef, Entrepreneur, Author, and restaurateur Nik Fields who shares the secrets of how to repurpose old wine. Chef Nik promotes education and discovery among wine lovers and helps sippers pair wine and foods…

  • The case for cookbooks in a digital age

    The case for cookbooks in a digital age

    When Julia Child first walked into the kitchen and onto the television screen, Americans were captivated by her unpretentious attitude toward cooking. As she effortlessly navigated cooking disasters on air and was adorned by her signature pearl necklace, she became a symbol for home-cooked meals. Her famous cookbook, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” spawned…

  • Get The Most Out Of Your Pizza Oven With These High-Elevation Tips

    Get The Most Out Of Your Pizza Oven With These High-Elevation Tips

    The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. Sign up today! The home pizza oven craze that started during the pandemic is showing no signs of slowing down, fueled by a surge of easy-to-use, affordable units that easily fit into almost any backyard or balcony environment. In…

  • Burned out? Try these 3 tips and 7 meal ideas in the kitchen

    Burned out? Try these 3 tips and 7 meal ideas in the kitchen

    Are you experiencing burnout? When you’re experiencing burnout, sometimes the last thing you want to do is cook. What should be an enjoyable task becomes laborious. In those instances, turning on a burner can seem like too much. But you still have to eat. Here are seven meal ideas for when you’re experiencing burnout. 1.…

  • 11 Tips For Making Eggs Tarts

    11 Tips For Making Eggs Tarts

    If you want the real thing, Chinese puff pastry is the way to go when making Hong Kong-style egg tarts. The recipe is a little more intimidating than butter-based puff pastry, however. There are two separate flour layers used, one with butter and margarine (called oil dough) and the second one made with shortening (called…