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The Rookie Cook: Understanding Cooking Terms Part 2Uploaded by therookiecook

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The Rookie Cook: Guide to Fruit Part 2 - These bloopers are hilarious

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If you’re on a low-carb diet and have been hating the posts and videos this week, hate no more. You have not been forgotten. This post is dedicated to you.
Culinary science has made some advances since the early days of low-carb diets, but if you’re tired of hunting for low-carb pasta or [...]

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You can boil ‘em, bake ‘em, mash ‘em, roast ‘em, nuke ‘em or fry ‘em … if you know what kind of potato to buy.  I know.  They look so simple and innocent.  Tricksy things, potatoes.
The secret is the starch content.  Potatoes can be classed into 3 categories:  low-starch, medium-starch, and high-starch.  Low-starch potatoes (also [...]

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If your recipe calls for a seasoned salt—garlic salt, celery salt, that kind of thing—try substituting the herb-only version. Garlic powder, onion flakes, and celery seeds will bring in the flavor without bringing up your blood pressure.
But what if you’re mid-recipe and discover, too late for an emergency grocery run, that you’re out of [...]

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The Rookie Cook: Guide to Spices Part 3 from Rookie Cook on Vimeo.

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