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7 Common Pasta Mistakes You Should Never Make - PureWow
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"The water in the pot should be salty like the sea" #kitchentips
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annefood @pastaioviacorta any other pasta cooking tips we should know?
Baked Aubergine served in Dashi Broth – Almost Agedashi Nasu | ginger & chorizo
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Recipe is up on the blog now
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DietID_TeamDietitians awesome #pescetarian-friendly dish. If you swap the dashi, then it's also #vegetarian friendly!
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gingerandchorizo Thanks @Rachna! You can make vegetarian dashi by skipping the bonito flakes, use dried shiitaki mushrooms instead and keep the kombu as it mimics the taste of the sea! #kitchentips :)
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DietID_TeamDietitians Ahh so smart!!!
Use that LEMON PEEL!
1. Grate the peel and sprinkle onto a meal or drink!
2. Lemon peels contain 10 times more vitamins than the juice!
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Gustiamo An essential ingredient in so many Italian recipes, including pasta with bottarga, one of our favs. :) :)
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Brianne Yes! @gustiamo and @imperfectproduce - I freeze my lemon peels and then grate them whenever I need them. It's much easier to grate frozen lemon peels =) #NoFoodWaste
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Imperfectproduce Yes very true @Brianne, great additional tip!
Regrow your ginger!
Ginger will begin shooting out a green “eye” much like a potato. Soak the ginger root with the eye overnight in room temperature water. Plant the ginger in a wide pot (as ginger likes to grow horiz...
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Lulu I just potted my budding ginger! It's growing nicely! Can't wait to see how it turns out!
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etsummer Doing this as soon as I get home! I will be a happy camper with all of that fresh ginger for tea
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NehaNBB I love ginger in everything, and often times just freeze it so I have it around. But fresh ginger is SO much better. Going to try this.
How to Water Plants with Ice Cubes - How to Grow Orchids
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I'm definitely guilty of overwatering plants—here's a great #gardentip for keeping your garden happy and hydrated! #kitchentips
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DietID_TeamDietitians Ok I tried this with orchids and mine didn't last very long. But will give it another shot
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DietID_TeamDietitians Also @Nainiac this is the answer to your plant question
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etsummer Haha I'm guilty of the same. And I never seem to learn that I should bring a cup of water to my small houseplants instead of putting them right under the kitchen sink faucet...I've had way too many...
Knife Skills Every Home Cook Should Master
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#kitchentips "No matter how refined your palate may be, a cook who lacks good basic knife skills is a liability in the kitchen. Since we think visual aids are the most helpful way to learn, we …"
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etsummer I learned knife skills in my high school culinary arts class and it's definitely some of the most invaluable kitchen knowledge I have. Also gave me an extreme annoyance for dull knives haha. My...
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lauren You had a culinary arts class in high school?! That's amazing. I've learned everything I know from my parents or grandma, but I would love to take a knife skills class at some point.
Steamed Eggs c/o @susanspungen
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Seems like a great way to get the perfect runny yolk! #kitchentips
"Since people seemed interested in how to make soft-steamed eggs, here's the technique, and it will change your life. Place cold ...
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JenniferEmilson I do something very similar. Steaming keeps temperature fluctuation at a minimum! Really works.
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LezEngel Great idea! I'll have to try this.
Tip: Buying too much food ends in food waste. Make sure you buy proportions that you can eat, try a small box of produce from Imperfect!
A perfect size box to start out with is a small produce box from Imperfect! Check out what kind of produce you can order at our website: http://www.imperfectproduce.com/home/
Beautiful photograph...
Fresh pasta is a great way to use up the last bits of veg in the fridge #nofoodwaste
I had 3 assorted #wild mushrooms, a few leaves of #local spinach and a splash of white wine left in the bottom of a bottle. Combined with 1/2 of a leftover red onion, a clove of garlic, and some he...
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sugardetoxme Great tip!
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etsummer Awesome and delicious tip! Always love meals you can make with not much left in the fridge/pantry. Fresh pasta is so easy and simple.
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DietID_TeamDietitians
I was skewering all wrong!
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munchiemummy
This completely changes my skewering game!
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spreadmmms
Excellent tip!
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