Category Archives: Kitchen Tips

Homemade Cheese (Video)

By Alexa | Published: September 1, 2009
Homemade cheese might sound like a ridiculously scary undertaking, but it’s actually so easy that not only did I make it, but I made it while making a video about making it.  I’ve been using this super-simple recipe from Madhur Jaffrey’s ‘World Vegetarian’ for a few years now, and it never fails. The resulting cheese [...]
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Pasta Tips and Tricks

By Alexa | Published: July 15, 2009
Sometimes only garlic-y, briney, spicy goodness will do. Tonight was one of those times. I’ve written before about puttanesca sauce being the best pantry sauce (check HERE for the past post with recipe).  Tonight, since I had beautiful Tuscan kale lying around (how often can you say THAT?!), I decided to throw it in. My go-to sauce [...]
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Lettuce Storage Tip

By Alexa | Published: October 24, 2008
Alton Brown is a real kitchen Macgyver, and once on Good Eats he showed us a great way to store lettuce, we now do it all the time.  Thanks Alton! Place washed lettuce in a storage (gallon) size zip lock bag With the bag 3/4 closed, press all the air out Then, with a straw inserted into the [...]
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