The Kitchen Essentials Gift Guide

*For your convenience this post contains affiliate links.*  It's that gift giving time of year again, and many of us are wondering what to get the cooking enthusiasts in our lives.   Well, whether they are just starting out, or looking to upgrade what they already have, I've put together my…

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Dear Kitchen Wife: Vol. 1

So often I get asked questions about substitutions, technique, cooking temperatures, and more.  Most of the time I answer these questions on a personal basis, but I thought it would be fun to, once a week, answer a "Dear Kitchen Wife" with you all.  This way we can all grow and learn new…

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Kitchen Essentails...The Cast Iron Skillet...

Cast iron.  Really, do I need to say anymore?  I mean, before there was aluminum, before copper, before stainless steel, and before Teflon, there was cast iron. Most of the dishes you remember your grandmother preparing were made in it. And though cast iron pans became nearly obsolete for a genera…

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Kitchen Essentials...The Chef's Knife

It's Monday and that means time for my kitchen essentials post.  Actually, this SHOULD have been my first post, because anyone who is learning to cook, or building a kitchen, needs to begin with their foundation, The one item that you cannot do with out in ANY kitchen is a CHEF'S KNIFE!  …

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Kitchen Essentials Pt. 1...The Dutch Oven

One of the most common questions I am asked is "What should I get for my kitchen in terms of cookware and tools?"  So I decided that, once a week, I would feature essentials I have in my kitchen that I highly recommend.  This week's essential, THE DUTCH OVEN. Many moons ago, all of o…

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