Kitchen Tips
How to Keep Fresh Herbs Fresh for Weeks
I used to buy a big bunch of parsley, use a handful in a soup, and then forget the rest in the fridge. A week later…
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Kitchen Tips
Beginner Guide to Baking Measurements
My first cake came out like a brick. My second batch of cookies spread into one giant pancake that covered the whole tray. For a long…
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Kitchen Tips
How to Choose Fresh Vegetables at the Market
There is nothing quite like a Saturday morning at the market. The stalls are piled high, the colours are almost too bright to believe, and for…
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Kitchen Tips
7 Smart Ways to Use Leftover Rice
There is a container of rice in my fridge right now. There usually is. Somebody cooked a little too much on Tuesday, and now it sits…
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Kitchen Tips
How to Cook Rice Perfectly Every Time
Rice is the first thing most of us learn to cook badly. I burned it, I drowned it, I served it crunchy and glued to the…
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Desserts & Snacks
Strawberry Yogurt Parfait
There are desserts that take all afternoon, and then there is a strawberry yogurt parfait — five minutes, a glass, and something that looks like it…
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Desserts & Snacks
Cheese Garlic Bread
The smell of garlic bread in the oven is one of those things that makes a house feel like home. It is the side dish that…
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Desserts & Snacks
Crispy French Fries at Home
There is a special kind of joy in a pile of proper homemade chips — golden on the outside, fluffy on the inside, and still steaming…
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Desserts & Snacks
Lemon Drizzle Cake
There are cakes that impress with layers and frosting, and then there is lemon drizzle cake — a humble loaf that somehow disappears faster than any…
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Lunch & Dinner
Stuffed Bell Peppers with Rice and Beef
Some dinners look like they took all afternoon, and this is one of them — except it did not. Stuffed bell peppers are my favourite kind…
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