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This Year, It's Time to Pickle Your Easter Eggs
Naturally dyed pickled eggs are a great tasting colorful alternative to chemically dyed hard boiled eggs.
By Anna Stockwell
Is Your Food Rancid? Here's How to Tell
We all know what to do when food has gone moldy or spoiled. But what's the deal with rancidity?
By Adina Steiman
Get the Spread on Cream Cheese
It's not actually from Philadelphia, for starters.
By Janet Rausa Fuller
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How to Make Beef Bone Broth
Skip the boxed stuff and get our recipe for super-nutritious, deeply flavorful beef bone broth.
By Rhoda Boone
How to Buy Oysters Like a Pro
Grab your honey and a bottle of bubbles, and get slurping.
By Janet Rausa Fuller
5 Steps to the Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever
It only took us 18 batches to get it right!
By Rhoda Boone
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How to Make Silky Lemon Curd the Easiest Way
You'll want to serve this citrusy, silky sauce with pretty much everything.
By Adina Steiman
Why You Should Skip Cake and Make Birthday Pie
Don't like cake? No biggie. This pie is just as good (okay, better).
By Katherine Sacks
How to Make Your Own Hot Chocolate Mix
Because hot chocolate deserves to have actual chocolate in it.
By Katherine Sacks
Can You Trust Your Thermometer?
You depend on this tool for perfectly cooked meat. Don't you want it to be accurate?
By Anna Stockwell
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How to Make a Classic Omelet
Work low and slow, and the perfect omelet—no browning!—can be yours morning, noon, or night.
By Anna Stockwell
5 Tips for Using Pastry Bags
You probably only take out the pastry bag a few times a year. But if you follow these tips, those times will be stress-free.
By Katherine Sacks
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Why You Should Start Making Your Own Ricotta in 2016
It's ridiculously easy, yet ridiculously impressive.
By Sheela Prakash
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How to Brew the Perfect Pot of Tea
Making a pot of tea seems simple enough, right? But there's an art to the process. We consulted The Tea Book, the newly-released authoritative book by Louise Cheadle and Nick Kilby, to learn how to brew the right way.
By Matt Duckor
How to Make a Pecan Pie With a Press-In Crust
Pecans and gingersnaps make the ultimate seasonal no-pie-dough pie crust.
By Anna Stockwell
How To Make Pumpkin Pie With a Snickerdoodle Crust
Yes, cookie dough makes great pie crust.
By Anna Stockwell