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Food and cooking pages with the focus on instruction and cooking help.
How do You Make Your Mashed Potatoes Special
Share your tips and tricks for delicious mashed potatoes.
Garlic Tips - Tips for Mincing and Chopping Garlic
Here are a few tips for peeling, chopping, and mincing garlic.
How Much to Buy: Chicken
How much boneless or bone-in chicken to buy for a family, a larger event, potluck, or other type of meal.
Copycat Recipe Index
Here's the main copycat recipe index, with a variety of restaurant inspired recipes.
Roasted Garlic Recipe
Roasted garlic with butter and a little thyme, along with chicken broth and other seasonings.
Burger Cooking Tips and Ideas
Several hamburger cooking tips. tips for keeping moisture in burgers, giving them a smoky flavor, and several topping recipe ideas.
Cooking Potatoes
Here are some tips for cooking and preparing potatoes. Tips and help for baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, fried potatoes, and roasted potatoes
Cooking with Cast Iron
How to season and re-season iron skillets and pots, plus several recipes.
Crock Pot Cooking Tips and Help for Adapting Recipes
Crockpot Recipes, Tips, and Help: A guide to adapting recipes to the crock pot/slow cooker, with time conversion and specific food cooking tips.
Fat-Lowering Tips
Here are some tips for lowering the fat in everyday favorite recipes.
Fried Chicken Tips and Techniques
Tips for making the best fried chicken - several chicken frying tips and coating advice.
Glossary of Food and Cooking Terms
A-Z cooking dictionary, with definitions for a variety of foods and cooking terms.
Ground Beef Cooking Tips
Ground beef cooking tips and safe handling information. Several hamburger cooking tips. tips for keeping moisture in burgers, giving them a smoky flavor, and several topping recipe ideas.
Holiday Cookie Decorating
Cookie decorating ideas and techniques, along with links to recipes.
Ice Cream-Making Tips
Tips for making, serving and storing ice cream.
Mango Preparation and Storage
Mango preparation and storage information.
Picnic and Cookout Safety
Picnic safety tips for great picnics, potlucks, and barbecues. Cookout tips, including safety and cleanup tips, plus several recipes.
Pie-Making Tips and Techniques
Several tips to help you make the best pies.
Salad Making Tips
Helpful tips for better salads. Tips and information about salad making, including pasta salad tips, potato salad tips, and other hints.
Sweet Onion Tips
Tips and advice on cooking and storing sweet onions.
Turkey Basics: Safe Cooking
Cooking a turkey safely - USDA guidelines.

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