Jennifer Levasseur

How to Cure and Plait Garlic

A beginner’s guide to braiding garlic A garlic braid is a tidy way to store your garlic. However, there are more benefits to braiding garlic than just its appearance. There's also the convenience in being able to grab ...

How to

Tell if Lettuce Has Gone Bad

Anyone who has ever bought lettuce, whether its full heads or pre-cut leaves, knows how quickly it can turn to sludge in your refrigerator. Fortunately, detecting rotten lettuce is easy. The telltale brown spots, droopin...

How to

Eat Kiwi Fruit

Are you interested in trying kiwi fruit for the first time? Kiwi fruit is high in vitamin C and provides excellent antioxidant protection. Once you know how to determine whether a kiwi is ripe, this delicious green (or g...

12 Tricks to Open a Jar That Won’t Open

Pop the lid off a stuck jar with these helpful hacksIt’s super frustrating when you can’t open a jar and get to what’s inside, and we’ve all been there. Whether the lid is stuck on your pickles or you can’t get...

How to

Buy a Good Avocado

If you love a tasty bowl of guacamole or plate of avocado toast, you know how delicious avocados can be. But the key to any recipe is starting with good avocados. It can be tricky to pick out the best fruit when you're a...

How to Cook Pasta

Make the perfect spaghetti dish with this simple guideCooking a pot of pasta is one of the best kitchen skills you can learn. Pasta is inexpensive, cooks up quickly, and there are many ways to serve it, so if you don't k...

How to Eat an Avocado: Smoothies, Tacos, & More

Learn all the best ways to eat this delectable fruitAvocados are a tasty, creamy fruit high in potassium, vitamin E, and other essential nutrients. You can enjoy avocados fresh out of the peel as a healthy snack or use t...

How to

Pasteurize Eggs

Cooked eggs present virtually no threat, but if you're following a recipe that calls for the use of raw or undercooked eggs—mayonnaise, frosting, eggnog, etc.—you may want to pasteurize the eggs first to reduce or el...

The Best Ways to Add Papaya Seeds to Your Diet

What to do with raw and dried papaya seedsThe next time you slice into a colorful papaya, don't discard its tiny round seeds! Believe it or not, these little morsels are tasty, easy to prepare, and can add medicinal prop...

How to Tell If Shrimp Has Gone Bad: Raw, Cooked & Frozen

Learn if your shrimp is safe to eat with these quick tipsSo, you’re in the mood for a buttery shrimp scampi or a honey garlic shrimp bowl—and we don’t blame you! That sounds absolutely delicious. But there’s only...

How to Brew Coffee Without a Coffee Maker

Brew a delicious cup of coffee no matter what you have on handIf you rely on your morning cup of coffee to feel energized and ready for your day, it can be a nightmare to discover that you don’t have access to a coffee...

How to Use an Egg Cooker to Boil, Poach, & Cook Eggs

Plus, learn tips for cleaning & maintaining your egg boiler Egg boilers, also known as egg cookers or egg steamers, make cooking eggs quick, easy, and effortless! These handy little appliances remove the hassle of estima...

Chicken and Lamb Shawarma Recipes: For Your Home Oven or Grill

Serve up your own shawarma with homemade tahini and cabbageShawarma is a form of slow-roasting meat on a spit, and it’s often sold by street vendors in countries like Iraq, Israel, and Turkey. The meat is typically ser...

How to Cook Eggs in the Microwave

Scrambled, poached, baked, & moreEggs are some of the simplest and most satisfying foods out there, so it’s no wonder they’re a staple in many people’s diets. But what happens when you want to cook eggs at home, bu...

How to

Freeze Blackberries

Delicious, delectable blackberries are one of summertime's sweetest treats. However, because their natural growing season is so short, it's tricky (if not impossible) to get good blackberries throughout the rest of the y...

How to

Roll a Burrito

Wrap, fold, and roll a meal-to-go California styleThe perfectly-rolled burrito is art worth aspiring to. Rolling is crucial to making a burrito. There's not much more frustrating than beginning to eat a burrito, only to ...

How to Make Fluffy Microwaved Scrambled Eggs

Plus, how to spice up your eggs with extra toppings & mix-insCreamy, bouncy, and salty—scrambled eggs are certainly one tasty breakfast dish, but making them on the stove can be such a hassle. Cooking scrambled eggs in...

Easy Ways to Tell if Your Brussel Sprouts Have Gone Bad

Learn how long brussel sprouts last and when it’s time to toss them Brussel sprouts are a flavorful and nutritious addition to your meal, but making sure they’re still good is important to prevent any foodborne illne...

Is the Egg Float Test a Myth?

How to tell if your eggs are safe to eat, according to scienceThe egg float test is a common method that home chefs use to tell if their eggs are still good. During the test, an egg is placed in a cup (or pot) of water; ...

How to Halve ⅓ Cup & Divide Other Measurements

Quick & easy tips for precise recipe measurements Have you ever found a new recipe that you were just dying to try out, but it made way more food than you needed? If so, you probably thought about cutting the recipe dow...