Love green salads. Hate fooling with lettuce prep. Here’s the easy way: Buy lettuce or pick it from your garden. Separate leaves and place in a salad spinner. Wash and dry lettuce in salad spinner. Pour off any accumulated water, put the lid back on, and stick the whole thing in your refrigerator. Voila! Fresh, [...]
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Tip: Make your own ready-to-eat salad greens
April 22nd, 2007 · 3 Comments · Cooking tips, Tools
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Tip: Grating citrus rind
April 15th, 2007 · No Comments · Cooking tips, Tools
Instead of rubbing the orange or lemon against the grater, lay the fruit on a cutting board and move the grater against the fruit as you hold it steady with one hand. You’re probably quicker than I am, but it took me decades in the kitchen to figure this one out. If you’re doing it [...]
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Catalog cooks up kitchen envy
April 10th, 2007 · No Comments · General, Tools
The new Williams-Sonoma catalog arrived yesterday. (Hadn’t gotten one in ages, but I suspect a recent Pottery Barn purchase got heated up the mailing list.) I love the W-S catalog for its beautiful presentation and its plethora of gorgeous and even useful tools and accessories. There are plenty of ridiculous items in it, of course, [...]
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