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03/03/2010

5 ways to use hoisin sauce
Hoisin sauce is a thick, brown Chinese dipping sauce. Made from fermented soybeans, garlic, vinegar and sugar, it imparts a pleasantly sweet-tart, slightly salty taste to foods. If you've ever ordered moo shu pork, it's the sauce that's smeared on the thin crepe. Here are five creative ways to use it in your kitchen. Find it in the Asian section of most supermarkets.

02/16/2010

Peanut butter substitutions let you enjoy familiar dishes
Whether salmonella has them spooked or allergies make them averse, plenty of people are passing on peanut butter.

02/10/2010

In Season: Valentine's Day strawberries are scarce
If you have your heart set on strawberries for Valentine's Day, good luck. The picture for this highly sought-after V-Day morsel is iffy at best. The problem: Fields in the major growing areas, from Southern California to Baja California in Mexico, have been deluged with rain.

10/22/2009

Tips on keeping herbs garden-fresh
Keeping herbs fresh is similar to keeping fresh-cut flowers. In the kitchen, put bunches of fresh herbs in a small vase of fresh water so they're at hand when you're cooking. Slip a plastic bag over them and refrigerate. Change the water every day or so.

09/12/2008

Two-minute expert: The only knives you need
Some home cooks have a block of knives, and if they dish up a variety of fare for family dinners, they may get to use each knife. But three basic knives are all you really need.

02/26/2008

How to revive day-old bread
So you bought an artisan loaf or baguette, and already it's hard on the outside? Here's how food stylist Karen Elizabeth Watts says to turn it back into an old softie.