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The Biggest Mistakes You Make When Baking Muffins

Having a few tricks of the trade in your culinary arsenal can make the difference between mediocre results and full-on success when baking the perfect muffin.

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The Biggest Mistake You're Making With A Whole Chicken

One of the biggest mistakes people make when cutting a whole chicken - either to cook or serve - is carving or cutting it on an unstable surface.

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Mistakes Everyone Makes When Cooking Beef Stew

When it comes to beef stew, there are actually a lot of little details you need to pay attention to if you want your dish to be a hit, not a disappointment.

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Here's How To Tell If A Banana Is Too Ripe For Banana Bread

Figuring out how ripe bananas need to be for banana bread can be hard. How do you figure out how yellow or brown they need to be to make the best banana bread?

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The Biggest Mistakes You Can Make While Cooking Mushrooms

There are so many ways to cook with mushrooms. Even if you're a mushroom expert, there are many common mistakes people tend to make when cooking mushrooms.

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How To Tell If Your Mushrooms Have Gone Bad

It is important to keep an eye on your mushrooms to avoid them going to waste. How can you tell if your mushrooms have gone bad?

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This Is Ina Garten's Best Advice For Home Cooks

Ina Garten's confidence stems from 40 years in the food business learning recipes and techniques, and she's happy to share some of her tried and true wisdom.

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10 Best Substitutes For Honey

Whether you need a substitute for baking or cooking, or even just in your cup of tea, fear not, there are plenty of good options to swap out for honey.

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You Should Never Put Cold Meat In A Hot Pan. Here's Why

Cooking meat can be a tricky act at any time. Still, cooking experts warn that you should not put cold meat in a hot pan. Why?

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Here's How To Keep Avocados From Going Bad

Avocados are so good, but they can go bad so fast. They have an ideal window in which to eat them that seems to last approximately 45 minutes.

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Mistakes You're Making When You Cook Sweet Potatoes

When cooked properly, a sweet potato is delicious. Here are some of the top mistakes you're making when you cook sweet potatoes.

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Common Mistakes You're Making At Brunch

A good mid-morning brunch meal and maybe a little more booze in the form of a mimosa (or three) is the perfect way to recharge. But are you doing it wrong?

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Here's What You Can Substitute For Cocoa Powder

When you're out of cocoa powder, but you really want to make a chocolate cake, there are many options available. They do, for the most part, require other types of chocolate, as cocoa powder isn't as versatile in regard to substitutes as other ingredients.

By Karen Fredrickson Read More

Here's What You Can Do With Your Leftover Pickle Juice

So what can you do with the salty liquid left behind once you've eaten all your pickles? Don't throw it away. Pickle juice has many uses.

By Karen Hart Read More

10 Best Substitutes For Fennel

If you forgot to pick up some fennel at the store or haven't quite learned to love its distinctive flavor, a variety of substitutes can take its place.

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Fancy Appetizers You Need To Try Before You Die

While there are hundreds of fancy appetizers out there, these are the ones that you really should try at least once before you die.

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Southern Comfort Foods You Need To Try Before You Die

If you've ever lived in the South, you know that the food down there (especially the comfort food) is different -- and absolutely delicious.

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Here's What You Can Substitute For Capers

Capers have a strong effect on the flavor of a dish, however, sometimes a substitute is needed. Here are some options you can try.

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30 Fried Foods You Need To Try Before You Die

Whether you're talking about battering and frying something you'd never thought about trying before, or whipping up a whole new dish that hails from half a world away, here are the fried foods you need to try before you die.

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Spiked Seltzer Brands, Ranked Worst To Best

Whether you're a spiked seltzer newbie or a well-versed veteran of seltzers of the hard variety, read on to view the ultimate guide to the hard seltzer brands .

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The Reason You Should Never Put Nonstick Pans In The Dishwasher

Because nothing comes free, there is a price to be paid for using, caring for, and storing non-stick cookware in a way that keeps them at their best. One of the biggest mistakes many people make, in fact, is popping this type of cookware into the dishwasher.

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You've Been Storing Maple Syrup Wrong Your Entire Life

Use it to glaze bacon, pour it over IHOP's famous pancakes, or use it as a sugar substitute — no matter what, everyone should have maple syrup in their pantry at all times. Or is is the fridge? It turns out, you've been storing maple syrup wrong your whole life.

By Justina Huddleston Read More

Here's What Those Numbers On Your Egg Carton Really Mean

There's no shortage of eggs to choose from in the grocery store aisle, but they all have one thing in common - that numbering on the side of the carton.

By Joel Stice Read More

The Best Cheap Mixed Drinks To Order At A Bar

It's easy to run up a hefty bar tab if you're not careful, but you can still find mixed drinks at your price point if you're in the mood for a cocktail.

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The One Thing You Should Always Put On Your Five Guys Burger

When it comes to ordering that absolutely perfect, mouth-watering, burger at Five Guys, the sheer number of toppings at a person's disposal can be a little overwhelming. How, then, do you craft the perfect Five Guys burger?

By Joel Stice Read More

The Real Reason You Shouldn't Throw Out Your Coffee Grounds

Instead of chucking those grounds in the garbage tomorrow morning, start saving them up so you can do something much cooler (and less wasteful) instead.

By Jessica A. Scott Read More

The Best Way To Store Grapes And Keep Them Fresh

There are many benefits to stocking up your refrigerator with bunches of grapes, but it's important that you know how to store them properly.

By Courtney Giardina Read More