Cooking Basics

Homemade Cranberry Sauce Is Easy!

Cranberries grow in bogs. Bogs are like swamps. I’ve always had a thing for bogs and swamps. Did you know all that? For a while after college, I considered going to graduate school to study either parasitic plants or bogs and swamps. I got my bachelor’s degree in botany and really, with a degree like [...]

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Hot Dog Stir-Fry

This recipe is dedicated to all the single people, all the poor people, and also all the people that just really love hot dogs. It’s actually a recipe from my new book: Learn To Cook! Well, actually actually, it’s from one of the bonus guides that you get for free if you buy the book [...]

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How To Make Mashed Potatoes

I ate a lot of mashed potatoes as a kid. Not unusual, I am sure. But one thing that was maybe unusual in these Modern Tymes was actually growing the potatoes ourselves. The funnest part was harvesting them. It’s like finding pirate’s booty that you can eat! Working my little fingers into warm earth and [...]

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Waffles

Laurel is back, you guys! As a follow up to last week’s Spanakopita for Lovers, we’re making waffles for the morning after! If y’all haven’t yet checked out Laurel’s site Trophy Boutique, you are missing out on some awesome tips on how to dress yourself, some funny writing, and some pretty pictures. Laurel was actually [...]

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Pasta Primavera

Okay, people. This is a real kitchen-sink kind of deal. Pretty much just throw in whatever vegetables you have around and viola: Pasta Primavera! Which means, like, Springtime Pasta, which means, like, bright colors and light textures and fresh flavors and baby birds all over the fuckin’ place. I love Spring. I love colors and [...]

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