10 Small Ways to Improve Your Kitchen in 2014

Here's a late New Year's Resolution for you: improve your kitchen! Check out "10 Small Ways to Improve Your Kitchen in 2014" for some tips on how to get started. 10 Small Ways to Improve Your Kitchen in 2014 1. Label your pantry jars: Faith has written before about the transforming power of a labeler in her pantry, and it's advice well taken! If you don't have a labeler, you could also label jars with washi tape. When the pantry becomes easier to navigate, so does your life in the kitchen. 2. Reorganize your measuring spoons. If you have more than one set of measuring spoons, don't keep them all piled...

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Don't Forget the Wine! Jacques Pepin's 5 Habits for Better Cooking

Food expert and renowned chef Jacques Pepin offers 5 tips for you and your kitchen! Check out "Don't Forget the Wine! Jacques Pepin's 5 Habits for Better Cooking", grab a glass, and get cooking! Small kitchen habits can make a big difference in your cooking, so we love learning about the everyday cooking habits of cookbook authors, chefs and other food professionals. What are the small habits they practice every time they step into the kitchen? This week we are talking to our favorite food experts to find out the simple cooking practices they rely on, and today legendary French chef and cookbook author Jacques Pepin shares his five...

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18 Daily Habits That Make Life in the Kitchen Better

If you spend hours a week preparing your tasty meals in the kitchen, these habits could help you. Check out "18 Daily Habits That Make Life in the Kitchen Better"! 18 Daily Habits That Make Life in the Kitchen Better SARA KATE I wash as I go which means less clean-up and a more relaxing space to work in. I incorporate leftovers into new meals. For example if there's a leftover piece of chicken from last night, I put it into a salad the next day for lunch, or one slice of pie gets chopped up as an ice cream topping. I have someone over for dinner at least once a week; it keeps my cooking fresh and my house clean! FAITH I clean...

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4 Childhood Favorites From a Box: And How To Make Them from Scratch

We all have dishes we fondly remember from our childhood. Well stop thinking about it and make it! Check out these "4 Childhood Favorites From a Box: And How To Make Them from Scratch"! Here are four of my favorite childhood foods that just happened to come out of a box, and how to make them from scratch now that we're all grown-ups. I'm not sure it doesn't actually take longer to heat water, then empty the hot chocolate packet into a mug, and add the marshmallows of your choice at the end. My mother didn't skimp on the fluffy, sweet addition essential to any cup of hot chocolate. Yes, some of the packets come with marshmallows, but some...

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