Got Milk? How to Make a Milkshake Without Ice Cream

Are you tired of driving to fast food restaurants to quench your milkshake craving? Does the McDonald’s in your area seem to never have their ice cream machine up? Have you ever had a massive craving of a milkshake, but hadn’t had the means to create one yourself? Or so you thought. I’ve curated a tutorial on how you can create your favorite soft-serve inspired drink without having soft serve …

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Fishing for the Best Canned Tuna

Best Canned Tuna

Canned Tuna is a lunchtime staple. It’s nutritious, inexpensive, tasty, and can be used in many ways beyond the classic tuna sandwich. But is all tuna the same? When shopping for quality tuna, there are a few things to take into consideration. I’ll discuss why you should be eating tuna, how to use it, and some of those shopping factors here and then I’ll weed through the reviews to discover …

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The Best Ways to Clean an Electric Kettle

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In today’s busy world convenience is king and when it comes to boiling water nothing is more convenient than electric kettles. Electric kettles work by heating up metal coils, which in turn boil water surrounding them. Because water is in contact with said metal coils mineral deposits are a regular and expected part of owning an electric kettle. Luckily, cleaning up these mineral deposits is easy and today we’ll show …

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3 Super Easy Ways to Store Carrots!

Carrots are one of those vegetables you should always have at hand and not only because they feature in so many hearty home dishes. No, carrots also make great and easy snacks, are very healthy, can be used to create all sort of entrées and, best of all, are very, very cheap. This goes double if you buy them in bulk, regardless if you’re buying organic or straight from the …

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How to Cook Israeli Couscous: What it is, basic preparation, and easy recipes

How to Cook Israeli Couscous

Israeli couscous, also known as pearl couscous or ptitim, is a type of toasted pasta shaped like rice or tiny spheres. It is similar to the rice-shaped pasta orzo and the Sardinian toasted pasta fregula. Developed during the 1950’s when rice was scarce in Israel, it is made from a wheat dough. Toasting it instead of drying it like regular pasta gives it a pleasantly chewy texture and a mild, …

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Easy Meat Grinder Recipes

So you’ve bought your first meat grinder and now you’re not sure what to do. You want to grind meat, that much is obvious, but you’re not sure where to start. Don’t worry, we’ve all been there. The process might seem a little confusing at first but if you follow these tips, you’ll soon learn all you need to know about meat grinding. About meat grinding. The Basics Meat grinders …

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Griddle Recipes for Every Occasion

If you’ve ever searched the web for griddle-anything you’ve probably ran into blogs of people lauding these cooking devices with such enthusiasm that you can’t help but to ask “What’s so great about griddles?” We’re glad you asked Simply put, griddles are the very best when it comes to cooking a lot of food; This is because their large and flat surfaces allow you to cook multiple things at the …

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Weigh your Options to Find the Best Kitchen Scale

best kitchen scale

When I got married, a kitchen scale was a “must have” on all the registry lists. I’d never used a kitchen scale before, but now I can’t imagine living without one (and I really can’t imagine how my mom always got on without one). In this article, I’ll discuss the value of having a small scale in your kitchen and some of the types of scales you can buy. Then …

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