Author: By Becky Krystal, The Washington Post
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Flag cheesecake bars are the easy, festive dessert your cookout needs
These bars are decorated in the style of a classic summer holiday dessert (red, white and blue) but are easier to assemble and transport. You can make them in one regular-size rimmed baking sheet (called a half-sheet) or in two quarter-size baking sheets. When serving them outdoors, keep the pans cool by stacking two of…
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Choosing the most useful herbs to plant in your back yard
I’m not an avid backyard gardener. My thumb is less than green, and my small patio is shaded by trees and fences, preventing prolific vegetable growth. But I haven’t felt the loss too keenly, as I have a farmers market across the street every week. Potted herbs, however, are my exception. I manage to not…
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Tofu gets a bad rap sometimes. Here’s how to make it great.
Tofu has long since ceased to be a special ingredient, especially now that meatless eating has become mainstream. But it still confounds some of us. Perhaps because it’s so versatile — you can do so much with it, you might not know where to start. Plus, it often takes a little extra work to get…
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Great recipes start with an onion, and here’s how to know which to use
Almost any onion will make you cry once you slice it. So does it really matter which one you grab at the grocery store? They’re more interchangeable than you might think, at least in a good number of situations. Let’s focus on the supermarket staples of yellow, white and red. Sweet onions – Vidalia, Walla…
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Yes, you really do need two types of measuring cups
I get it. Kitchens are small and budgets smaller. It would be easy to say a measuring cup is a measuring cup is a measuring cup. Is it really necessary to have separate equipment for dry and wet ingredients? Sorry, I’m not going to let you Marie Kondo your way out of this one. You…
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Roasting a chicken is as easy as putting a baking sheet in the oven
Learn to roast a whole chicken, and you’ll eat well for life. And if you’re anything like Prince Harry, it might help you get engaged, too. A roast chicken can be an impressive centerpiece for dinner, and you can use the meat to make many other dishes, whether enchiladas, chicken salad or pot pies. Plus,…