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Hot Chile Peppers Know-How
Add some spice to your meals with a variety of hot chile peppers. Learn about the chile types. |
How to Cook Sweet Potatoes
Learn how to choose and store sweet potatoes. Plus try these delicious recipes! |
In-Season Produce Guide
Download our free produce guide to learn how to shop for and store in-season foods. |
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How to Cook Pumpkin Seeds
Harvest the seeds from your jack-o'-lantern or pie pumpkin to make a tasty, toasted pumpkin seed snack.
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Peeling and Seeding Tomatoes
Learn an easy way to remove peels from tomatoes. Dip the tomato into boiling water for 15 seconds.
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How to Cook Tomatoes
Fresh tomatoes are delicious raw, cooked in a garlicky sauce, or pan-fried. Here's how to prepare tomatoes.
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How to Make Fresh Tomato Sauce
Get the most of fresh tomatoes with a no-cook sauce that comes together in minutes and can rest at room temperature...
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Pitting and Slicing Avocados
After avocados are ripe, pit and slice them to place in salads or to make guacamole.
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Selecting Fresh Fruit
When picking fruits, look for plumpness, tenderness, and bright color.
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Citrus Zest or Peel
Zest is appropriately named, as it adds flavor and life to all sorts of recipes.
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June 2011 Flavor of the Month: Avocado
Every season has a flavor all its own, and this month is all about avocados. Creamy, buttery, and luxurious, avocad...
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September Flavor of the Month: Blackberries
Every season has a flavor all its own, and this month is all about blackberries. Tart, sweet, and bursting with fru...
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Fresh Rhubarb Recipes
Rhubarb's naturally tart flavor makes it a perfect ingredient for sweet treats. Rhubarb hits its peak season from A...
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How to Boil Sweet Potatoes
Nutrition-packed and inexpensive sweet potatoes cook easily in a pot of boiling water. Once cooked, the possibiliti...
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How to Cook Asparagus
Pick up a bunch of asparagus from the farmer's market or grocery store, and use this cooking guide to roast, steam,...
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How to Cook Broccoli
This nutritious vegetable is delicious when prepared properly. Follow these simple steps, and you're bound to make...
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How to Pickle Radishes
Stir together a quick, sweet-and-tangy pickling mixture to flavor sliced radishes. These rosy-hue refrigerator pick...
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How to Prepare Cucumbers
Add delightful crunch to your favorite salads and side dishes with fresh cucumber.
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How to Cook Squash
Acorn squash, spaghetti squash, and butternut squash are just a sampling of varieties of winter squash. Learn how t...
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How to Cook Summer Squash
Sweetly mild summer squash is a nutritious and tasty addition to many dishes. Learn how to cook it in just a few ea...
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How to Cook Spinach
Vitamin-rich spinach is great raw in salads. It's also delicious steamed or drenched in cream. Here's how to prepar...
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How to Cook Sweet Peppers
With an appealing crunch and a mix of sweet and tangy flavors, sweet peppers (or bell peppers) give any dish a colo...
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How to Cook Carrots
When cooked, fresh carrots lend a sweet, slightly tangy flavor to dishes. They're also delicious raw. Here's how to...
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How to Cook Green Beans
Good enough to eat straight from the garden, fresh green beans are wonderfully versatile.
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Roasting Sweet Peppers
You can use roasted sweet peppers in a variety of ways -- follow these easy roasting directions.
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Chopping an Onion
Make quick work of that tear-jerking bulb.
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Cleaning and Cutting Pineapple
Pineapples must be cleaned and sliced properly before they can be served or used in other recipes.
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How to Cut Asparagus
You don't need a knife to cut this delicate vegetable.
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The Whys and Hows of Chopping vs. Mincing
Knowing how to cook starts with knowing how to chop.
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How to Cut Corn
Use this technique to protect your fingers when you cut fresh corn off the cob.
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Cutting Julienne Strips and Slivers
Slice perfect vegetable strips.
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Stem & Seed Sweet Peppers
We've made it quick and easy.
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Shredding Cabbage or Lettuce
Shredding can be done in many ways. Here are some useful tips.




