Smart Tips

You won't get caught in a pinch with these handy kitchen tips.

Seven kitchen tricks to get you through the day with ease.

Cooking is fun, but handling food sometimes leaves behind stains and odours on your skin. These 10 tricks will help get rid of those unwanted side effects.

These eight tips will help you prepare moist and delicious chicken and turkey every time.

Add colour and flavour to your food with one or more of these lovely — and delicious — edible flowers.

These helpful hints will perk up your favourite recipes and have your family wanting more.

End of winter, around February or March, is the time to find small, tender baby artichokes in the market. Use these seasoned artichokes in salads, serve them with strong-flavoured cheeses or just enjoy them on their own.

Peanut butter's best friend, grape jelly is a childhood favourite. Look for Concord grapes in season (September and October).

For a flavourful base for soups, stews and everything in between, learn to make your very own chicken stock and bouillon cubes.

You don't have to pay fancy prices for fancy spice mixes. Make your own and then slowly start adding a little more of one ingredient or a little less of another until you have your own favourite variation.

These tasty homemade salad dressings will get you excited about eating your veggies again.

For a spread that goes down smooth on crackers, try these rich and delicious homemade pâté and terrine recipes.

Whether you like it creamy or crunchy, this peanut butter recipe is sure to please the whole family.

If you need an incentive to eat your veggies, look no further than these healthy delectable dips.

Contrary to popular terminology, you shouldn't boil eggs; you should "hard cook" them as in the devilled egg recipe below. Although you can cook the eggs up to one day ahead, to avoid contamination don't stuff until shortly before serving.

Whether you're serving tea with a yummy pastry or a cocktail at an upscale dinner party, it's important to prepare the beverage properly. Here we'll show you some winning recipes and techniques to make the perfect drink every time.

Jerky has been a staple food for travelers all across the world for hundreds of years. It's a delicious and nutritious snack food that is easy to carry and lasts for a long time. Here's a guide to making jerky:

Traditionally, once the harvest was in, the next job was to make sure nothing went to waste. Today, preserving is less a precaution against shortages, and more a method of enhancing the flavour and uses of certain foods.

Curing pork and beef is a delicious way to serve them. The process is relatively simple for an amateur; here are two simple methods for curing your own pork and beef:

So you have a great backyard garden and now it's harvest season. Why not try drying your produce? Drying goods lets you store it for longer, keeping it fresh all winter without the use of chemicals.