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Culinary knowledge is one of those skills that once you master it, changes your life. Let’s face it, we will always need to eat, so knowing how to squeeze every ounce of flavor from even the most simple ingredients will pay dividends for the rest of our lives. But behind cookbooks and old family recipes, there are mountains of secret techniques waiting to be discovered. A netizen wanted to hear others' favorite cooking hacks and the internet delivered. Some were common sense ideas that people discovered too late, others were weird tricks that actually work, so get your notebooks and get...

I’m what you could call a casual artist (if, you know, you were feeling particularly generous). For the most part, my artistic portfolio lives within the marginal confines of my planner and personal journal. Last month though, I attempted to embrace my inner artiste and ventured to Happy Medium in the Lower East Side of Manhattan to try my hand at pottery. While I may have walked away from Happy Medium with pieces that were, shall we say, quirky in their execution in the end, I left with the biggest smile on my face.Since my experience (which I’d highly recommend...

Since our kitchen is so small, we don’t have room for a table to be able to eat in the actual kitchen area.  So, we eat all our meals at the dining room table.  Unless we are incredibly lazy and eat dinner over the kitchen sink, with the kids eating in the Learning Tower on the counter.  But that only happens a couple of times a week, so no big deal!! Now, this has been the arrangement since we moved into our house almost four years ago.  And it has been a fine arrangement, but there is always room for...

Summer soirée season is fast approaching, and whether you’re the hostess with the mostess or would rather do anything other than have your sister’s best friend’s baby shower in your home, you still want your house to look fabulous. Spice things up this season with 30 of our fave Anthropologie Home finds guaranteed to make any guest ask: “Where did you get that from?!”Kitchen + Dining Footed Teak Root Serving Board ($88)Just IMAGINE how spectacular your cheese boards will look on this tray! You’ll be the talk of the neighborhood in no time. Vita Shot Glass ($10)Not only are these...

When they’re going from mud pies to real pies, these kids cooking sets will keep them creating Kiddos who love cooking are right at the beginning of their culinary adventures. We absolutely want to foster that love, so we’re keeping a list of goodies we want to make sure we keep on hand to support their kitchen projects. Our guide to kids cooking sets is how we’re keeping track of it all, and if your little one is a budding chef, you’ve come to the right place. There’s nothing like watching our little ones learn a new skill, especially when...