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Creating A Delicious Pizza Sauce

October 11, 2010

You want to make your own homemade pizza, but you are stumbling a bit over the sauce. What should you use? Is sauce in a jar okay? Should you find a recipe and slow cook your own? What is the best way to get a good pizza?
While plenty of people will just tell you to go get a jar…

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Making The Most Of The Noodles In Your Soup

October 10, 2010

Have you ever considered just how many different kinds of noodles exist? There are hundreds of different varieties! If you look at Italy’s cuisine, you can find ravioli, capellini, tagliatelle, ziti, fettuccine, spaghetti, linguine, and vermicelli, just to name a hand full. Once you step outside of Italian cuisine, you can find more, like soba, udon and ramen versions, rice,…

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Using The Scoville Heat Index To Understand Peppers

October 8, 2010

If you cook with chili peppers, you need to have a basic understanding of the Scoville Heat Index. Think about making some chili for dinner. How hot should you make it? Does your family enjoy spicy Mexican food as well? A little research will help you with the peppers you choose.
In 1912, Wilbur Scoville developed what would be called…

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Grilling 101

October 7, 2010

Let’s face it, everyone loves grilled food! You probably cannot wait to get started with your own grill. Using one has a learning curve. To really master it takes a lot of practice. This does not mean you cannot make good meals on it quickly, but it takes time to truly understand to work it, no matter if it is…

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Using Appetizers As Snacks

October 7, 2010

Do you know the difference between an appetizer and a snack? Not much. Basically, we serve them at parties and snacks are anything we can put our hands on. Why make this distinction? If we ate them for snacks, we could be eating better and having more fun while we do it. Shouldn’t we make the effort to eat better?…

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