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May 4, 2010
Seven Tips for Perfect Grilled Chicken

Cooking chicken on the grill can be tricky: the outside often burns before the meat is cooked through. Learn how to sidestep the pitfalls and make a tempting, tasty bird.

Dec 14, 2009
One Potato, Two Potato

How to take advantage of sweet potato season for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Source: Serious Eats
Sep 1, 2009
Charcoal Chimney Starter

Let's face it, masters of the grill: most of us have been humbled by a pile of charcoal that failed to light. As a child of the 1980s, I once thought that all backyard burgers were supposed to have that telltale essence of lighter fluid (no offense, Dad); it seemed that accessing the help of an accelerant was the only way to get that big pyramid of briquettes to ignite. Continue...

Aug 5, 2009
Making Pasta at Home

Homemade pasta is easy when you have a great recipe and a strong machine.

Aug 2, 2009
Cooking for Engineers: Pears

A thorough guide, with photos, to all types of pears.

Cooking for Engineers: Pears Credit: Cooking for Engineers
Aug 2, 2009
Vinegar Basics

Facts about vinegar and suggestions for its use in cooking

Source: Culinate
Aug 2, 2009
How to Make Ice Cream

Tips and techniques for making ice cream at home.

Source: Eggbeater
Aug 2, 2009
10 Techniques Every Cook Should Know

The San Francisco Chronicle outlines 10 skills that will help any home cook.

Source: SF Gate
Aug 2, 2009
Confectionery 101

Making caramel, nougat, fudge and the like is a long process with a sweet ending. Here is everything you need to know to get there.

Source: Egullet
Aug 1, 2009
Potatoes 101

Find out everything you need to know about the potato and how to cook it.

Source: Egullet