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Kitchen Basics

When it comes to the kitchen, we all have to start somewhere. I personally started by calling my mom every week from the grocery store in college, begging her to tell me what to make for dinner (oh and it had to be super easy, like, an eight year old could make it easy. and cheap. and not take too long. sorry mom!!).

I’ve learned a few things in the kitchen since then and I’m here to share them with you, starting with the basics. From basic everyday stuff like how to cook rice or cut an onion to fun ideas like how to host Taco Tuesday or put together a charcuterie board, I gotchu! Learn some seriously useful skills (or share them with a hapless friend who really needs the help).

A pile of fresh, evenly diced orange butternut squash pieces spread out on a wooden cutting board.

Kitchen Basics

Step by Step Guide to Cutting a Butternut Squash (Safely)

creamy chocolate frosting on the end of a whisk attachment off the mixer.

Cake & Cupcakes

Creamy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting You’ll Want to Lick Off the Spoon

close up of whipped cream in a stiff peak on a whisk attachment.

Kitchen Basics

How to Make Whipped Cream

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Kitchen Basics

How to Stock Your Pantry and Fridge

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Dessert

How to make Pie Crust from Scratch

5 Minute Restaurant Style Salsa and How to Host Taco Tuesday from The Food Charlatan

Appetizers, Dips & Snacks

5 Minute Restaurant Style Salsa and How to Host Taco Tuesday

red, white, and yellow onions stacked in a basket on the wall with dried thyme hanging next to it.

Side Dish Recipes (& Veggies)

How to Cut an Onion

taco seasoning recipe in a wooden bowl with a metal spoon.

Recipes for Dinner

How to make Taco Seasoning

Close up of cooked white rice with parsley and a fork.

Side Dish Recipes (& Veggies)

How to Cook Rice on the Stove

A festive dessert charcuterie board featuring assorted cookies, pretzels, chocolate candies, nuts, and three dips—white, chocolate, and pink—garnished with rosemary and cranberries on a wooden table.

Appetizers, Dips & Snacks

Dessert Charcuterie Board Ideas

overhead charcuterie board ideas with oranges, apples, honey, pesto.

Appetizers, Dips & Snacks

How to Make a Charcuterie Board

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Recipes for Dinner

How to Bring a Meal to a Friend

blind baked pie crust in a pan

Pies, Pastries & Tarts

How to Blind Bake a Pie Crust (and Par-Bake too!)

Brown rice is cooked in a metal pot, being stirred with a white plastic rice paddle—perfect for those who prefer brown rice made in an Instant Pot.

Recipes for Dinner

How to cook Brown Rice in Instant Pot

Close-up of fresh pico de gallo with diced tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and jalapeños, garnished with lime wedges and served with a tortilla chip.

Appetizers, Dips & Snacks

How to make Pico de Gallo

How to Bake Bacon in the Oven in 12 Minutes from The Food Charlatan

Father's Day Recipes

Bake Bacon in the Oven in 10 Minutes

A black bowl filled with cauliflower rice and fresh parsley sits surrounded by parsley leaves and copper salt and pepper shakers on a wooden table.

Side Dish Recipes (& Veggies)

How to make Riced Cauliflower

balsamic reduction recipe

Appetizers, Dips & Snacks

How to make Balsamic Vinegar Reduction

how to cook zoodles

Healthy Dinner

How to Make Zucchini Noodles Without a Spiralizer

raw lattice pie crust with crimped edges

Dessert

How to Make a Lattice Pie Crust (Step by Step Photos)

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