Category How-Tos

Elevate Your Store-Bought Vanilla Ice Cream with These Tips

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A shocking amount of ice cream flavors can be found on the market, ranging from classic cookies and cream to cartons packed with sweet and salty chunks. Yet it always seems that when you are looking for a particular flavor…

Restaurant Hack: How to Use Chopsticks

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Attention, chopstick-challenged folks: We found the trick to help you enjoy an Asian meal at a restaurant (almost) like a pro. No more fumbling with those pesky sticks, trying to grab onto your sushi roll like a clumsy panda, only…

Summer Snack Idea: Delicious Rice Cakes

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We love rice cakes — and we’re not afraid to say it. Although some people have relegated these thin, puffed rice snacks to the isle of flavorless foods, it’s important to see the potential of these starchy treats. Sure, if…

Top Frosting Hacks for Your Cake

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Have you ever stared at a beautifully frosted professional cake, yearning to recreate that smooth, perfect finish at home? Fear not, baking novice! Frosting a cake may seem intimidating, but with a few simple tips and tricks, you can transform…

Butcher Tips: How to Utilize Pork Fat

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There’s a good reason why many people’s go-to fat is olive oil, with its gorgeous hue and romantic Mediterranean origin story. But what if there was another fat option that’s equally handsome and even more multipurpose? In fact, though animal…

Avoid These Mistakes When Cooking Spam

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When someone says “canned meat,” does your mind immediately flash to canned chicken floating in a swamp of its own juices? Perhaps you envision chewy Vienna sausages — but the most likely manifestation is Spam. The origins of what the Spam…

Tips for Enhancing the Flavor of Canned Asparagus

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When it’s in season, bunches of bright green (and white, and maybe even purply green) asparagus spears line the shelves at supermarkets and produce stands across the nation for several weeks. But this surplus doesn’t last for long. Once the…

Creative Ways to Use Leftover Hamburger Buns

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With summer and its warmer weather fast approaching, barbecue preparations will no doubt be underway for many. This means that the timeless burger will soon appear in some form or another. Whether made with classic ground beef, grilled chicken, or one of…