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26 September 2026


Earlier days
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How To Pick The Perfect Cut Of Meat For Beef Stew

The parts that make beef cuts like chuck roast such horrible steaks, are exactly the thing you should look for in the meat you're choosing for your next beef stew or pot roast. This is all about the connective tissues — the ligaments, the tendons, and the like — which make driving a knife through a piece of meat nearly impossible. But these tough parts of the beef, along with its fatty tissues, un

The Kitchen · International
02

The Wedding Cake Tradition That You Might Want To Skip

Wedding cakes have unexpectedly ancient origins, and some of the traditions associated with them have been around a long time, too. The practice of preserving the tops of wedding cakes, for instance, goes back hundreds of years. Today, 50% of newlyweds still honor it, most commonly saving their cake tops to be eaten on one-year anniversaries. But this time-honored event is one you may want to cons

The Kitchen · United States
03

How You Can Incorporate Sourdough Discards Into Pizza Dough

When you've spent so much time feeding and tending to a sourdough starter, it can be painful to simply throw it away. Good news; you don't have to! According to Serhan Ayhan, Pizza Consultant to Krave It – home of the Dubai chocolate dessert pizza — you can incorporate sourdough discards into pizza dough, provided you've been tending to it properly.

The Kitchen · United States
04

How Is Yellow Cake Actually Different From The Vanilla Or White Varieties?

When looking for boxed cake mixes at the grocery store, you'll likely notice a wide variety of flavors available. A simple search for vanilla-flavored cakes leaves you with the conundrum of choosing between vanilla, white, or yellow. The same dilemma arises when trying to find the perfect cake recipe, so it's important to understand what sets yellow cake apart to determine what will most appeal to

The Kitchen · United States
01

Salt Pork Is Your Secret Ingredient For Better Soups And Stews

If you've never heard of salt pork — much less used it — it's high time you learned how to incorporate it in your recipes. Salt pork is an old-school (as in hundreds of years old) ingredient. There's an equally old tradition of using it to impart a deep pork flavor and a velvety quality to your soups, stews, or even as a way to upgrade your canned beans. You can think of salt pork as bacon's salti

The Kitchen · United Kingdom
02

Is It A Waste To Use Irish Butter For Cooking Or Baking?

The Danish word "tandsmør" literally translates as "tooth butter," meaning butter spread so thick you leave tooth marks after taking a bite. Some people believe the only way to truly appreciate the creamy texture and rich flavor of Irish butter, like the type offered by Kerrygold, is to reserve it solely as a spread. To them, using Irish butter in baking or cooking is akin to applying gold leaf to

The Kitchen · United States
03

Nutella Stuffed Brownies

Indulge in the ultimate chocolate lover’s dream with these Nutella Stuffed Brownies! These brownies are rich, fudgy, and decadently filled with a thick layer of gooey Nutella that melts into every bite. With a crackly, crinkly top that’s as satisfying to look at as it is to eat, these brownies are the perfect balance of texture and flavor. The Nutella layer in the center creates a delightful surpr

The Kitchen · United States
04

Can You Really Bake A Cake In A Rice Cooker?

Rice cookers are a godsend to anyone who spends a lot of time in the kitchen. A surprisingly versatile tool, rice cookers can do more than simply whip up a perfect pot of grains without fail. They can be used to cook orzo, steam dumplings, and even produce a variety of egg styles, from hard-boiled to omelettes. They also happen to be adept at cooking cakes, whether or not they have a specific sett

The Kitchen · United States
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