Susannah Chen
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Tip Tester: Can You Substitute Strawberries For Tomatoes When Cooking?
1While everybody knows how delicious strawberries are in desserts, we’ve actually heard you can use them as a replacement for a tomato. I decided to try this out and see how well it worked.
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Skip The Chilli Powder And Make Your Own Chilli Paste For More Flavour
You probably know that whole spices have better flavour and stay fresher longer than their ground counterparts. So why are you still buying pre-made chilli powder when you can make a more flavourful version at home?
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For Crystal-Clear Chicken Stock, Turn To The Slow Cooker
When it comes to producing essential but labour-intensive home-made stock, we’re all about time-savers (like using already-roasted chicken as the base for a brown stock). Now we’ve just discovered another shortcut: use your slow cooker to avoid having to skim chicken stock.
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Truss A Chicken, No Strings Attached
Trussing, or tying up the wings and legs of a chicken, is an important step in roasting a whole bird evenly; it ensures evenly-cooked, moist meat, and it prevents anything stuffed inside from falling out. But even if you don’t have kitchen twine on hand, you can still truss a chicken using its own skin.