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Kitchen Hacks
Franâs Ultimate Guide to a Delicious Virgin Espresso Martini
Itâs no wonder espresso martinis are so popular. The caffeine-infused cocktail is sophisticated, elegant, and bold. Itâs both stylish and delicious to drink during a special night out or while hosting a luxurious night in. And the best part is,...
Read MoreFranâs Guide to Crafting the Perfect Cranberry Gin Cocktail
As the holiday season approaches, it's time to step up your hosting game and impress your guests with a drink that's as delightful as it is elegant. With its bright, tart flavors and sophisticated style, the Cranberry Gin Cocktail will...
Read MoreBest White Wine For Cooking
Cooking with white wine, or as the Italians call it, âblending with wine,â can turn a simple meal into a flavorful and complex dish! Each property can enhance your meal - the acidity of white wine will perfectly tenderize a...
Read MoreBuild the Ultimate Cheese Board - An Epic Plate Of Perfection
A cheese board is a great way to entertain guests and provide them with an array of delicious flavors and textures. Since they only require a few ingredients, cheese boards are relatively easy to assemble and can be customized to...
Read MoreWine and Dine: Elevate Your Meals with These Simple Wine Pairing Tips
A glass of wine has the potential to heighten flavors, textures and qualities in the foods that you prepare. With so many different wines to choose from, you might be wondering what makes the best match for your dish. Fran...
Read MoreItâs Summer So It Must Be Corn Season!
Corn etiquette: how to pick it, store it, and fix a bad choice. I look forward to summer every year for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the fantastic produce thatâs perfect and in season for...
Read MoreTips on How to Ripen that Rock-Hard Avocado
Canât find a ripe avocado and you need one (or more) to make guacamole tomorrow? You invited friends over tomorrow night for a viewing party of the finale of your favorite TV show and you want to make your famous...
Read MoreKitchen tip: How to use raw asparagus.
Itâs Summer and that means Asparagus in all its glory! Who knew? Some of my most favorite fruits and vegetables are in season right now â beans of all types, eggplant, tomatoes, carrots, stone fruit, berries, grapes, pears â the...
Read MoreRecipe Cooking Times Can Be Deceiving!
Often, theyâre just a suggestion. Recipe writers canât always be quite as precise as theyâd prefer when they list cooking times in a recipe. So many variables enter into the equation. This Spring, a friendâs daughter was making her first...
Read More8 Fruits and Vegetables that Donât belong in your Refrigerator
How to keep your fruits and vegetables tasting as they should. In a perfect world weâd shop daily and prepare what we purchased for that eveningâs meal. But, we all know itâs just not that easy to get to the...
Read MorePeel, Don't Snap! A New Approach to Preparing Asparagus
 Youâll enjoy more of your asparagus stems by peeling them. Iâve always loved asparagus and artichokes. They remind me that spring is coming. But they also bring back so many great food memories because there are so many ways...
Read MoreEverything you need to know about your cast iron skillet.
The iron skillet is one of the most valuable tools in your kitchen and probably the one you take most for granted. After a lovely dinner at the home of a friend, a few of us walked into his kitchen...
Read MoreKitchen Hints: The Three Most Common Onions you need daily.
White, Red, and Yellow Onions are the three that you need in your kitchen, indeed! A friend of mine told me about this 7-onion soup that she had the other day. She said it was so good and so tasty...
Read MoreBeyond the Shell: Insights for Buying the Best Eggs
Letâs decode the myths and labels around this favorite dairy product. Eggs are the most complete food â nutritious, affordable and can be served in more ways than you can imagine. Personally, I could eat them for any meal â...
Read MoreKitchen Tool Upgrades to Take You to The Next Level
My list of handy ânext levelâ kitchen tools so youâre not caught without âthe right tool for the right job.â Thereâs an old saying about using âthe right tool for the right job.â It isnât just about odd jobs around...
Read MoreHow to Slow Roast Any Veggie for the Perfect Side Dish
Delicious âbasic recipeâ for vegetables that NEEDS to be in your bag of tricks. Nobody has all the âbasic recipesâ down. We all have our favorites that we return to again and again but Iâve found that thereâs always room...
Read MoreMaster Your Kitchen: Top 10 Must-Have Tools for Beginners
 What you need to know about the top 10 essential tools for your kitchen. A client of mine just bought a second home near a lake. She faced the same problem all cooks face when stocking a new kitchen...
Read MoreBaking Bacon: Perfect Crispiness Without the Hassle
 Youâll be blown away how much easier it is to BAKE your bacon. I may be stating the obvious but frying bacon is a real hassle. Everyone loves the taste, hardly anyone complains about the smell of bacon cooking...
Read MoreHow to dress your salad AND make sure it doesnât wilt
A little âinsiderâ trick that keeps your salad from wilting. The fact is, a slightly wilted salad isnât bad for you. But, it looks terrible on the table and it certainly isnât very appealing either. Thereâs nothing worse than a...
Read MoreThe Essential 5: Must-Haves Knives for your Kitchen
Make your kitchen functional and safe with sharp knives that can get the job done! Maybe youâre thinking itâs time to get a nice block of knives for the kitchen. I couldnât agree more. MOST kitchens need an upgrade. But...
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