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Ingredient Spotlight: Slab Bacon

We love bacon as much as the next omnivore, and we love using it in our cooking even more. A slice or two of slowly-rendered bacon is a great way to start off a soup or a braise. Recently, we've start...

Quick Tip: Season Your Rice!

Making a pot of rice to serve with dinner is nearly automatic. But having plain rice day after day can get...well...a little boring, don't you think? That's why we've started experimenting with adding...

Cook's Tricks: How to Properly Season a Dish

For a long time, we were intimidated by that innocent little phrase at the end of the recipe: "Adjust seasonings to taste." If we don't know what the dish is supposed to taste like, how are we suppose...

More Ways to Use BBQ Sauce Every Day

Did anyone have the chance to make some homemade barbecue sauce over the weekend? If you did, you're probably eager for more excuses to slather on the sauce even when ribs aren't on the menu! Here are...

Try This! Throw Herbs on the Grill

Or rather, under it! We love the little bursts of smoky fragrance that come when herbs from a dry rub or marinade fall onto the hot coals, so we figured why not do it on purpose? ...

From the Spice Cupboard: Smoked Paprika

This spice is the new darling in our kitchen. We've been adding a pinch or three to everything from scrambled eggs to tomato soup, and we think you should too! Are you already a fan of this spice?...

Top Five Ways to Use Caramelized Onions

Ok, so you've probably gathered by now that we go a bit head-over-heels for caramelized onions here at the Kitchn. We've talked about how we make big batches, use them in everything, and then freeze t...

Quick Tip: Brighten Dishes with Lemon Juice

Do you ever taste a dish at the end of cooking and think that it tastes okay, but just kind of...blah? What you need is something to perk up the flavors, and in our kitchen, that "something" we reach ...