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Three secrets to baking great cookies
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON FEBRUARY 3, 2014
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Three professional tips for baking the best cookies. Includes creaming butter and sugar, aging your cookie dough and cooking on silpats.
Valentine’s Day gift idea
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON FEBRUARY 3, 2014
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Mexican chocolate makes a thoughtful and delicious Valentine's Day gift.
Valentine’s Day wine and cheese party
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON JANUARY 27, 2014
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Everything you need to know to throw a wine and cheese party, including lists of cheese, wine and food pairings, how much cheese to buy, and where to buy it.
Tomatillos
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON JANUARY 20, 2014
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Tomatillos, indigenous to Mexico, are nightshades, related to the tomato. They have a lemony flavor, are enhanced when roasted and key to making salsa verde.
Got milk? Here is the latest science on organic and whole milk
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON JANUARY 20, 2014
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Science is changing our knowledge about what foods are healthy. Here is a summary on the latest thinking on lactose intolerance, organic milk and whole milk.
Tagine cooking
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON DECEMBER 2, 2013
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Tagine describes both a clay pot and a North African stew that was traditionally cooked over hot coals. Here is what need to know to prepare your first tagine.
Should you wash chicken before you cook it?
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON DECEMBER 2, 2013
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Washing chicken, a practice done by 90% of Americans, is a bad idea that spreads, rather than protects against salmonella. Here is what the USDA recommends.
Something New For Dinner’s 1-year anniversary
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON NOVEMBER 25, 2013
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A year of food blogging, 250 recipes and posts, an online store and a lot of learning. Thank you to all who have been a part of Something New For Dinner!
Mary Risley’s sage advice for cooking a turkey
POSTED BY Kim Pawell ON NOVEMBER 22, 2013
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If you are beginning to angst over your upcoming Thanksgiving meal, watch this video.