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What Are Lentils and How to Cook Them

If there’s one dried legume you should always have on hand, it’s no-soak, quick-cooking lentils. Read on to find out why. What Are Lentils? How Are They Different from Beans? Lentils are members of the dried legume or “pulse” family along with beans, peas, and chickpeas. While beans, peas, and even chickpeas can be bought […]

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What Is Rhubarb and How Do You Use It?

Rhubarb has a distinctive flavor that plays beautifully in dessert recipes and more. Here’s everything you need to know to start enjoying it today. What Is Rhubarb? Rhubarb’s pink-hued, celery-like stalks are crowned by large green ruffled leaves. A member of the buckwheat family, rhubarb grows seasonally in mid-spring to late summer when bushels make […]

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15 Ways to Use and Cook with Canned Beans

Beans are the ultimate convenience food: Inexpensive, shelf-stable, filling, and flavorful, they’re ready when you are to whip up easy meals in a flash. Here are just a few things you can make with a single can. And don’t worry too much about the type of beans you use. They’re all interchangeable in the following […]

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How To Protect Your Health During a Pandemic

We are in a unique time, and it’s likely that many of you are feeling anxious, scared, and tired, seeking more predictability and security in your life. It makes sense to be afraid when you can’t go five minutes without hearing or reading words like “coronavirus,” “quarantine,” “death counts rising,” “flatten the curve,” or “social […]

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Ingredient IQ: Lettuce

There are many varieties of lettuce out there, but most kinds that you’ll see in the grocery store fall into one of these five buckets. Learn each category’s characteristics—plus which are best for grilling, sandwiches, salads, wraps, and more. Types of Lettuce Crisphead Lettuce Iceberg is the best-known member of this family, which features firm, […]

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Everything You Need to Know About Shallots, Plus Cooking Tips

Editor’s Note: In January 2019, the Institute of Culinary Education launched the Natural Gourmet Center, a plant-centric and wellness-driven culinary arts program. We’ll be featuring plant-based cooking tips from their instructors here. Shallots come in small, oval-shaped bulbs and are members of the allium family. Their light magenta-hued rings are covered with a tan, papery […]

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Ingredient IQ: Artichokes

Underneath their prickly exterior, artichokes provide plenty of fiber (7 grams per medium artichoke) and more disease-thwarting antioxidant activity than any other vegetable. How do artichokes taste? Like a vegetable delicacy: tender, mildly sweet, and a little nutty. A large steamed artichoke with your favorite dipping sauce makes a wonderful shared appetizer—or a delicious main […]

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What Is Fennel and How Do You Use It?

Here’s everything you need to know about fennel, a bulbous vegetable with a unique flavor profile that is a favorite ingredient in Mediterranean cuisines. What is Fennel: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable? Is fennel a spice, herb, or vegetable? Actually, it’s all three. Fennel plants, which are native to the Mediterranean basin, have a bulbous base […]

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Air Fryer 101 (Plus Recipes to Try)

The air fryer is one of the hottest healthy cooking appliances to hit the market in recent years, and for good reason: It can deliver low-fat alternatives to typically deep-fried foods. Here are some helpful tips on air fryer basics. How Does an Air Fryer Work? Air fryers are used in place of typical roasting, […]

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How to Make a Buddha Bowl

Here’s everything you need to know to prepare and enjoy a Buddha bowl. First off…just what is a Buddha bowl? Buddha bowl is a catchy name for a simple concept: a one-dish meal that’s made by piling a healthy combination of whole grains, vegetables, legumes, and a luscious sauce in a large, single-serving bowl. Where […]

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Date Paste: How to Make, Use, and Store It

As a healthy alternative to sugar in recipes, date paste owes everything to the fruit it’s made from. Date palms grow in desertlike conditions, and the hot sun concentrates the fruit’s natural sugars, creating an intensely sweet, caramelized taste. With their tender texture, all dates need is a soak in hot water and a quick […]

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Instant Pot 101

From soups to pilafs, the Instant Pot and other multicookers can deepen flavors while drastically reducing cooking time for a variety of dishes. Here’s what you need to know about these must-have kitchen tools. What’s the difference between an Instant Pot and a pressure cooker? Instant Pot is the best-known brand of a recent generation […]

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