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Chef Secrets (Page 20)

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What’s So Special About Pyrex And Corning Ware?

2025-04-23
By: Maggie
On: April 23, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips

Back when I was first married, virtually every bride could count on being showered, liter-ally, with Pyrex or Corning Ware as wedding gifts. The stuff is still popular today. And Corning Ware is making a comeback after a lull in popularity.Read More →

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What’s the Actual Shelf Life Of Kraft Mac & Cheese?

2025-04-22
By: Maggie
On: April 22, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food Tips

This was once a crucial question for me and thousands of other college students who bought Kraft M&C by the case. Neverthelesss… Who among us hasn’t asked ourselves, at one time or other… What is the actual shelf life of Kraft Mac & Cheese?Read More →

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Resurrected Family-Fave Special-Occasion Sweet Treat!

2025-04-17
By: Maggie
On: April 17, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Food Tips

I recently went looking for a specific family-favourite, sweet-treat recipe I was sure was buried somewhere in my Mom’s ‘ family lega-cy’ collection. And literally rediscovered a small but treasured trove beloved of desserts and snacks I hadn’t had for decades!Read More →

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The Spicy Story Behind The Evolution Of Hot Sauce

2025-04-16
By: Maggie
On: April 16, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Foodie Life Lessons

Hot pepper sauce fans think of the stuff as an ancient, ageless culinary classic. Younger gens think Hot Sauce was invented in the 1980s. Still others will point to Edmund McIlhenny’s 1868 Tabasco Patent as ‘the beginning’. In some ways, they’re all correct!Read More →

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Starter Chilis: Perfect Choices For Hot Pepper Novices

2025-04-16
By: Maggie
On: April 16, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food Tips

We’ve been talking a lot about Hot Peppers in their myriad forms and variants. A central theme has been, they’re an acquired taste. If you haven’t acquired it yet, but are curious… I’ve curated a list of suggested ‘starter’ chili varieties and formats…Read More →

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The Difference Between Mexican Chili And Texas Chili…

2025-04-15
By: Maggie
On: April 15, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food Tips

You may have heard there’s a difference be-tween Mexican Chili and Texas Chili. Well, there is. And judging by the questions pop-ping up online lately, it’s time to reprise the issue and clarify it – again. Actually, it’s not really a complicated affair at all…Read More →

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Minimalist Spice Rub Updates Everyday Tex-Mex

2025-04-14
By: Maggie
On: April 14, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Comfort Food, Food Tips

I’m always flattered – not to mention sur-prised – when I find that some high-level online influencer or celeb chef endorses a cooking tip or principle that I also embrace. Especially when that principle is one of the ‘simple’ rules I ‘live to cook by’…Read More →

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Beer Literally Elevates Pizza Crust In New Giada Recipe

2025-04-10
By: Maggie
On: April 10, 2025
In: Chef Secrets, Mediterranean Mysteries

I find it a little odd that Giada de Laurentis is getting into the food news so much these days. But… She wouldn’t be here without a good reason. This time, with a newstalgia twist to a ‘natural’ combo: Beer-Raised Pizza Crust…Read More →

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