Cooking Tips & Inspiration

  • Pie Recipes for Pi Day

    By Kansas Living on February 17, 2023

    Celebrate Pi Day by baking one of these tasty pies.  1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Pretzel Pie Nibble and Dine   2. Strawberry Apple Pie Baking with Butter   3. Chocolate Cherry Pie Live to...

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    Make a King Cake for Mardi Gras

    By Chef Alli on February 9, 2023

    King cake is a traditional cake made for Mardi Gras celebrations, the famous centerpiece of New Orleans food lore. What is king cake? A king cake is a circular bread, pastry or cake that is frosted...

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  • How to Host a Fondue Party

    By Chef Alli on February 1, 2023

    Growing up in the 1960s and 1970s means you likely encountered fondue night at your house. We sure did, and man, was it a blast! I can still remember my mom’s avocado-green fondue pot and the forks...

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    13 Brilliant Breakfast Recipes

    By Kansas Living on January 23, 2023

    Mix up one of these recipes for your loved one to have breakfast in bed. 1. Chocolate Cinnamon Cruffins Midwestern HomeLife 2. Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole Balancing Motherhood 3....

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    Cooking Tips for a Healthy New Year

    By Chef Alli on January 18, 2023

    Enjoy these hacks that add intense flavor to food without amping up fat and calories.  Caramelize Your Vegetables  When sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes and carrots...

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    12 Great Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More Veggies

    By Chef Alli on January 18, 2023

    1. Add Veggies They Like in Dishes They Love  Layer thin zucchini slices in lasagna, put tender broccoli florets in mac and cheese, toss diced tomatoes in omelets and slide roasted red peppers in...

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  • Tasty Bread Recipes

    By Kansas Living on December 29, 2022

    Recipes that will have dough and joy rising. 1. Garlic Herb Twist Bread Meriendas de Pasion 2. Honey Oat Bread Beyond the Chicken Coop 3. Homemade French Bread House of Nash Eats 4....

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  • 10 Recipes for the Giving Season

    By Kansas Living on November 29, 2022

    Recipes for the ones you love.  1. Reindeer Chocolate Covered Strawberries Two Pink Peonies 2. Fudgy Chocolate Mug Cake In the Kitch 3. Sugar Cookie Dough Bark Live to Sweet   4. Nativity...

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  • Tips for Preparing and Cooking Pork Tenderloins

    By Chef Alli on November 9, 2022

    Always cook pork to an internal temperature of 140 to 145 F with a three-minute covered rest before slicing to serve. This is the USDA’s guideline, and it will provide the perfect tinge of pink. Yep...

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  • 10 Casserole Recipes

    By Kansas Living on October 25, 2022

    Cool weather and warm casseroles make the perfect fall combination. 1. Chicken Parmesan Casserole The Cozy Cook  2. Easy Breakfast Casserole Deliciously Sprinkled 3. Quick Stuffed Pepper...

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