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Tips

DIY Nook and Cranny Cleaner for Kitchen

It’s difficult to get those tight spaces clean in waffle irons, bread machines and other small kitchen appliances. Here's a simple, inexpensive solution—and it only takes a quick trip to the hardware store!

Use Charcoal to Control Food Odors

Here's a foolproof way to keep your refrigerator from absorbing strong smells and smelling like leftover food: charcoal briquettes.

How to Reduce Boilovers

Boilovers can cause a real mess in the kitchen and can even ruin a recipe, costing you time and money. Here's a simple way to reduce the likelihood of pot boilovers—it's not foolproof, so make sure to keep your eye on the stove.

DIY Flour Shaker for Baking

Having a flour shaker handy when preparing doughs and baked goods is helpful to successful baking—it rations the flour you're using, allowing for a light dusting, and helps keep your hands out of your flour container.

DIY Splatter Guard

Tired of splatters from a hand mixer? Use this quick tip to make your own DIY shield to protect you (and your clothes) from splatters and splashes—and keep your kitchen cleaner!

How to Freshen Your Cutting Boards—and Remove Odors

Even after cleaning with hot, soapy water, wooden cutting boards can still have a pungent odor. Here's a simple tip to freshen your cutting boards and reduce lingering odors.

Use Toothpaste to Polish Silver

Company was on its way, and you need to polish some silver STAT! Pull that toothpaste out of the bathroom and put it to use in another way with this simple tip.

Mess-Free Pouring for Bundt Pans

Cleaning a Bundt pan can be a pain! Use this quick tip for pouring batters to avoid the center tube to keep it mess-free from the start.


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Recipes

Tropical Fruit Salad

Most of the fruit can be cut ahead of time, but don’t slice the banana or combine fruit with the rum dressing until 5 minutes before serving.

Margherita Crostini with garlic vinaigrette

This side has all the great flavors of the favorite margherita pizza, but it’s easier to make.

Farro with dried apricots & feta

With bits of dried apricots, lemon zest, and feta, this hearty side feels light and refreshing.

Mojito Cocktail

Latin flavors are all the rage now, and here is one of the hottest drinks. It's a refreshing blend of rum, mint, sugar, and soda water — WOW!

Cheesy Grits Soufflé

The coarsely ground dried corn known as grits is a southern staple. Polenta or cornmeal may also be used in this recipe.

Sweet Cream Topping

To enjoy Stove-Top Apple Crisp while it's warm and fresh, whip up this simple cream after making the crunchy topping and before cooking the apples.

Double-Dipped Onion Rings

Soaking and double dipping deliver a harmonious combination—a large slice of sweet onion encased in a crispy crust. This is the perfect onion ring.

By following a few simple steps, you can have some of the best rings you’ll ever eat. Sure, they’re wonderful by themselves, but with a steak or sandwich—oh my!

To achieve the perfect ring, you must do two things. First, soak the onion slices in cold water to dilute the sulfur content, turning them sweet and mild. And second, for a …