Cooking Tips

How To Store Beer

how to store beer

Beer needs to be chilled before drinking – I never knew anyone who likes warm beer :)  Cold beer is so good, especially on a hot summer day!  If you’ve got a 6-pack of beer and want to store it so you can drink it later, how do you store this beer for the...

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How To Cook Filet Mignon Steak

how to make filet mignon

Filet mignon is the most expensive cut of beef, and it also makes the most delicious steak.  Filet mignon is so tender and juicy, it’s the king of all steaks! Buying filet mignon in the restaurant will cost you $30-$40 per person (for an 8 oz steak).  If you love filet mignon steak but...

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How To Eat An Artichoke

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Artichoke is a tasty and healthy vegetable, but many people avoid buying it because they simply don’t know how to cook an artichoke or how to eat it.  For instructions on cooking artichokes, see how to cook artichokes.  And keep reading this page to learn all you need to know how to eat an...

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How To Cook An Artichoke

how to eat an artichoke

Cooking an artichoke is extremely easy. There are several ways of cooking an artichoke – boiling it, steaming it, roasting it or microwaving it.  Below you will find my easy instructions on how to cook an artichoke in each of those 4 ways – all you need to do is pick your favorite cooking...

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How To Peel An Egg – Peeling Hard Boiled Eggs Easily

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Peeling a hard boiled egg is a seemingly easy task, but many people really struggle with it.  If you don’t know how to peel an egg the right way, parts of the egg will get stuck to the peel, resulting in an ugly egg with lots of craters in it and a bunch of...

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How To Keep Microwaved Frozen Chicken Nuggets From Getting Soggy

keep chicken nuggets from getting soggy

If you prepare chicken nuggets in the microwave, do you ever get soggy chicken nuggets? Do you wonder why are the chicken nuggets getting soggy? Well, the good news is that there is a very simple trick to keep chicken nuggets from getting soggy.  The trick is – put a paper towel under the...

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How To Make Ground Meat With The Food Processor At Home

how to make ground meat with food processor

If you want to make a recipe that uses ground meat but only have big pieces of meat in your freezer, there is no need to make a trip to the store.  If you have food processor, you can turn a big piece of meat into ground meat in less than a minute! You...

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How To Cook Rice In A Microwave

how to cook rice in a microwave

Did you know that you can cook rice in a microwave? If you don’t own a rice cooker, but want an easy way of cooking rice, use your microwave! Cooking rice in a microwave is easier than cooking it the traditional way in the pot on the stove.  When you use the microwave, you...

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How To Boil An Egg – Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs Recipe

brown eggs in shell

Boiling eggs is a basic cooking task, but many people still don’t know how to boil an egg.  There are several things that can go wrong when you are making a hard boiled egg – the shell can crack or the egg can be undercooked (too soft or even liquid) or overcooked (too tough...

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Do You Need To Rinse Quinoa Before Cooking?

Do You Need To Rinse Quinoa Before Cooking?

On package directions for cooking quinoa, it usually says to rinse quinoa before cooking.  So do you need to rinse quinoa before cooking?  I say no.  I never rinse quinoa before cooking and it tastes just fine. I used to rinse quinoa when I first started cooking it, and then one time I didn’t...

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