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Basic Cooking Skills

Become a more confident home cook and learn some basic cooking skills and other facts that will make cooking from scratch easy!

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How To Cut Bell Peppers

Learn how to efficiently cut bell peppers in the kitchen with this simple step-by-step guide! We’ll show you four easy ways to cut bell peppers.

filled clay baker going into a cold oven

Basic Cooking Skills, Essential Kitchen Tools & Equipment, Food

Clay Pot Cooking: What is a Clay Pot & How Do You Use One

Learn everything you need to know about clay pots, how to use and care for them, as well as various quality brands you can purchase from.

Basic Cooking Skills, Food

Homemade Pumpkin Puree

Making your own homemade pumpkin puree couldn’t be easier. A great way to preserve winter squash for use in your home cooking and baking this Fall!

maple candied walnuts displayed in a glass mason jar on a barnboard tabletop

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Snacks

Sweet and crunchy, what’s not to like!? This super easy recipe for maple candied walnuts is ideal as an addition to salads, a dessert garnish, an occasional sweet treat, or even as a holiday food gift. While there are several different ways to candy nuts, we used the oven-baked method […]

overhead shot of freshly frozen strawberries

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Preserving Food

How To Freeze Fresh Strawberries

Learn how to freeze fresh strawberries, and preserve a little taste of summer for year-round use!