Content tagged with “Kitchen tools”

7 easy ways to make your kitchen healthier
Forget spring-cleaning: fall is the perfect time to spruce up your kitchen. Now that you’ve recovered from the...

Food processor vs. blender: Which is the better kitchen tool?
I function in an incredibly small kitchen. My constant challenge is finding room for what I really need and getting rid...

Make lasagna without turning on your oven
During the hot summer weather (and let’s face it—even the end of August can be pretty hot), who wants to...

How to cook without a recipe
Following a recipe is easy for most people, but not always practical. Oftentimes what we have in our fridge is a...

7 unexpected uses for your microwave
Chances are you have a microwave sitting somewhere in your kitchen. They’ve gotten smaller over the years, but...

How your slow cooker can help you with your resolutions
Resolved: I will lose weight, save money and be healthier in 2012. Sound familiar? If you made even just one of these...

6 pots every cook needs
Most weekends in the kitchen of my first apartment in San Francisco I would pull out my Dutch oven (one of the few pots...

4 secrets to speedy weeknight stir-fries
On the days my wife and I get home late from work, the temptation not to cook can be almost overwhelming. Why dirty up...

4 bad cooking habits you should break

9 must-have products to go green in the kitchen

5 ways to make more than just soup in your slow cooker
If I had to choose the one kitchen appliance I couldn’t live without, it would definitely be my slow cooker. I...

Our favorite tools to survive Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is hands down my favorite holiday. I love it so much that we not only spend the big day with our family,...

5 best kitchen gadgets to give dad
My dad is a gadget guy. (Seriously, have you ever met a dad who wasn't?) He also loves good food. So when it's time to...

No-fail tips to overcome your fear of grilling seafood
I love cooking seafood on the grill because it’s so fast and, because most seafood is relatively mild, it...

4 simple one-skillet suppers
Last week I blogged about the one pot I couldn’t live without, my enamel-coated cast-iron Dutch oven. And that...

One-pot dinners I wouldn’t live without
If my house ever caught on fire, I wouldn’t be scrambling for my wedding album or my jewelry box. Of course I...

Dinners that cook themselves. Really.
I’m not sure why it took me so long to catch onto the slow-cooker phenomenon. Now that I have one I know it...

Why I’m wild about canned salmon
I wasn’t a big fish eater until my mid-20s. My mom always cooked dinner but hated fish, so it was never on our...

How to make perfect gravy
Gravy goes on nearly everything on my plate at Thanksgiving dinner. Turkey, green bean casserole, the sweet potatoes....

3 secrets to perfectly roasted vegetables every time
Some cooks swear by their steamer basket for quick vegetable side dishes. But I couldn’t live without my roasting...

Meatloaf & more: 12 yummy ideas for your muffin tin
I have so many muffin tins at home that there’s an entire shelf in my kitchen devoted to them. (Find 20 delicious...

Wacky kitchen tool: the spurtle
Do you have any idea what a spurtle is? I didn’t, until my friend, Matthew Cox announced he was headed to...

Freezer pops you and the kids will love
While working on five new freezer-pop recipes in the EatingWell Test Kitchen, I was greeted by, “Mom, Mom, did you...

5 kitchen tools you didn't know you needed
Now that summer has finally arrived in Vermont, my garden is planted, our farmers’ markets are in full swing and we...