Claire Lower
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You Should Never Buy Canned, Chopped Tomatoes
24Canned, chopped tomatoes rarely taste as good as their whole, peeled brethren, and they never break down fully while cooking.
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The 8 Things You Should Make With a New Instant Pot
Your kitchen should have the right tools. Welcome to A Guide to Gearing Up Your Kitchen, a series where I help you outfit the space with all the small appliances you need (and ditch the ones you don’t). If you are one of the many home cooks who have hopped on the Instant Pot bandwagon…
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I Can’t Stop Air Frying Frozen Corn
I love a good air fried party snack, like these sweet and salty devils, but I mostly use my air fryer to turbo roast vegetables. The little tabletop convection oven gets incredible results in a short amount of time without heating up my kitchen; it’s rare that I have to air fry carrots or broccoli…
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Hot Days Call for Iced Pickles
Many years ago, I dined at the now defunct New York City location of Mission Chinese, a restaurant that was plagued by labour issues and various scandals, the smallest (and least consequential) of which was their “iced Sichuan water pickles,” a dish of seasoned crushed ice. I, along with two other dining companions, ordered the…