Lisa on August 6th, 2008

We all learn from our mistakes, as they say–I thought I might as well share some wisdom I’ve gained from my oops-es: Never, ever wear your best clothes while cooking; it’s better to stain a shirt you’re not overly attached to.  Or you could use an apron–even Jacques Pepin wears one when he’s cooking! Read [...]

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Lisa on July 28th, 2008

Have leftover ingredients sitting around?  Here some common ones and ways to use them: Extra grapes that you won’t be able to eat before they spoil?  Freeze them!  Frozen grapes are great on a hot summer day. Extra bread?  Grind it into fine crumbs in a food processor and then freeze it.  Homemade breadcrumbs are [...]

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