tips and techniques – Knuckle Salad

Chicken stock in liquid and solid form

Stock talk

03/05/201206/12/2013 Kristina Ackerman 5 Comments budget, cheap, chicken, tips and techniques

Picture it. You’ve just enjoyed a spectacular roast chicken dinner. You sit back, your eyes glassy with contentment, and gaze

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Roasting a chicken is so easy!

Food Meats Recipes Winter Warm-ups

Roasting a chicken

02/17/201211/13/2013 Kristina Ackerman 10 Comments budget, chicken, tips and techniques

I used to think that if you were “tightening your belt,” it meant you were making a decision to be

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Poached Eggs

Breakfasts Quick and Easy Recipes

Cheaters Never Prosper: The Poached Egg Story

03/16/201104/11/2011 Kristina Ackerman 7 Comments eggs, failure, grits, tips and techniques

My recipe for amazing instant grits.

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Mushrooms and garlic and peppers

Ten simple kitchen tips

02/23/201101/17/2012 Kristina Ackerman 5 Comments beans, eggs, garlic, pasta, silly drawings, tips and techniques, vegetables

You may already know some of these things. Or all of them. Or none of them! If you do know

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