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Cooking Tips

Become more confident in the kitchen with our cooking tips and techniques to improve your culinary skills. Our practical tips and kitchen hacks will teach you how to make homemade bread crumbs, zest citrus fruit, roast garlic, peel tomatoes, cook dried beans, and even make chicken stock from scratch.

bottle of homemade vanilla extract on a table with vanilla beans

How to Make Vanilla Extract

cookies in a jar

30+ Homemade Food Gifts for Christmas

jar of apple peelings and cores ready to ferment

Homemade Apple Scrap Vinegar

close up photo of homemade pickling spice mix in a black bowl

Homemade Pickling Spice

almond milk in a glass pitcher on a table

How to Make Almond Milk

glass jar filled with homemade pumpkin puree

How to Make Pumpkin Puree

overhead photo of a pie on a blue striped towel

All-Butter Flaky Pie Crust Recipe

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How to Peel Tomatoes

Fresh pasta is easy to make from scratch with just a few basic ingredients. Feed your craving for comfort foods by making homemade pasta from scratch with this simple recipe and tutorial.

How to Make Fresh Pasta from Scratch

This grilled garlic scapes recipe adds a layer of sweet smoky char to the mild garlicky flavor, and then enhances it further with a simple dusting of sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

Grilled Garlic Scapes

Chicken stock is a great pantry staple to have on hand for making soups, gravies, stews, and stir-fry. Here are three methods for making great homemade chicken stock, including stovetop, slow cooker, and Instant Pot pressure cooker.

How to Make Chicken Stock from Scratch

This smoky, rich flavored cherry barbecue sauce can be slathered on virtually any type of meat, including chicken, pork, and beef.

Cherry Barbecue Sauce Recipe