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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 7:31 PM

How do I lay out a formal table setting?

If you’ve spent most of the summer eating barbecue with your bare hands off of paper plates like I have, it’s easy to get rusty on place setting basics.

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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 6:10 PM

Recipe for pulled pork?

Just don't call it "barbecue". Call it oven-roasted. Call it baked. Call it pulled pork. Because technically, it's not barbecue unless natural wood smoke


Wednesday, June 25, 2008 11:59 AM

Baby back ribs vs. spare ribs?

The two types of ribs come from different places on the pig. This seemingly small detail makes all of the difference in the flavor and texture of the ribs.

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008 10:10 AM

How do I light charcoal without lighter fluid?

It’s officially grilling season—the gassy, pungent smell of lighter fluid-soaked charcoal is thick in the air of our neighborhood. I’ll admit I was once


Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:33 PM

How do I cut the acidity in tomato sauce?

There are a handful of tips circulating about how to reduce the acidity of a basic tomato sauce—things like adding sugar to the sauce, cooking the sauce

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Wednesday, January 02, 2008 2:12 PM

If a dish tastes too salty, can I de-salt it?

Forget about the raw, sliced potato trick. Despite what countless cookbooks and kitchen gurus tell you, potato does not “absorb” the salt in a dish. Besides,

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Wednesday, December 26, 2007 10:43 AM

How long is it safe to keep leftovers?

Whether you hosted the holiday dinner or were lucky enough to make off with a haul of leftovers from the party (like I did, thanks to my brother, Doug!),

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007 11:56 AM

It’s Crock-Pot stew weather! To brown, or not to brown?

Technically, unless the recipe calls for ground beef (which should be browned and then drained of fat), most slow cooker stew recipes don’t call for browning


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