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Five Ways to Warm Up this Weekend

In the past two days in New York, we've skipped right over the cool, comfortable days of Fall and gone straight to winter. It's freezing outside (and intermittently raining, just to add insult to in...

Homemade Stock: What's Your Routine?

In his latest book Ratio, Michael Ruhlman makes a very strong argument for passing on the store-bought stuff and making your own stock at home. He says (and then repeats again and again), "So much of ...

Kitchen Cure Tip: Save Wilted Vegetables For Stock
The Kitchen Cure Spring 2009

As you clean out your fridge (and perhaps the top of your fridge, too) for this week's Kitchen Cure assignment, are you finding vegetables that look decidedly less perky than that upright stalk of cel...

Good Question: How Do I Use Mushroom Stock?

Here's an interesting question from Beth, who is looking forw ways to use the broth left over after reconstituting dried mushrooms. I started using more dried mushrooms recently - shitake, porcini, an...

Tip from Fine Cooking: Make Stock in a Pasta Strainer

One of our favorite sections of Fine Cooking is near the front of the magazine, where they highlight cooking tips sent in by readers. We know how smart all of you out there are, so it's no surprise...

Good Product: In Praise of Better Than Bouillon

This little jar is a constant presence in our refrigerator and has become indispensable when making vegetarian meals. ...

What's the Difference? Stock vs. Broth

For a long time, we just assumed that "stock" and "broth" were interchangeable terms for the same thing: liquid flavored with vegetables, meat, and/or bones used as the base for soups, sauces, and oth...

Quick Tip: Save Leftover Herbs in Ice Cubes

No matter what, we always seem to end up with leftover herbs after making a recipe. A single sprig of thyme. An extra teaspoon of chopped oregano. A leaf or two of basil. Since they're not quite enou...

Weekend Cooking: Secrets of Awesome Mashed Potatoes

We love mashed potatoes; it's one of our favorite comfort foods. We're seeing a lot of fingerling potatoes at the Farmer's Markets, so we've been making these for dinner recently. Here, we'll share s...

Weeknight Meal Tip: Frozen Homemade Stock Portions

One thing that helps us make delicious, healthy meals on the fly is a freezer full of portioned homemade stock of all kinds - vegetable, crab, chicken, beef, etc....