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Cooked chicken breast on a sheet pan after being baked with vegetables

How Long Does Cooked Chicken Last in the Fridge?

Yellow dragon fruit flesh cut into chunks and served in the skin

Yellow Dragon Fruit

Serving of portion-size baked salmon fillet with a side salad on a serving plate with a lemon wedge

How Long to Bake Salmon

Medium-size, peeled, tail-on shrimp in a bowl after boiling with a beautiful orange-pink color

Shrimp Sizes (How Many Shrimp in a Pound)

Checking whether cream cheese is softened using the back of a spoon

How to Soften Cream Cheese

Closeup of a pomegranate that has been cut open to expose the juicy red arils inside

How to Cut and Juice a Pomegranate

A great turkey brine is the first step to getting tender and juicy turkey, whether roasted or smoked. Learn how to brine a turkey with this quick and easy recipe made with salt, water, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, citrus, and aromatics. No more dried-out turkey!

How to Brine A Turkey

Learn how long to cook a turkey and get a perfectly cooked bird for your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner! The rule of thumb is 15 minutes per pound, but turkey cooking time also depends on oven temperature, whether it’s stuffed or unstuffed, and thawed vs. frozen.

How Long to Cook A Turkey

One Pan Baked Chicken With Potatoes, Green Beans and Cherry Tomatoes - Tender and juicy chicken breasts baked with vegetables in a sheet pan. A quick and healthy dinner that's super easy to make. It takes only about 30 minutes. Quick and Easy Dinner, healthy, Sheet Pan recipe.

How Long to Bake Chicken

How to Cook Crab Legs

This easy pork chop brine recipe is made with salt, brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, rosemary, garlic, and water. It guarantees tender and juicy meat every time! The brined pork chops are perfect for grilling, pan frying, or baking.

Easy Pork Chop Brine

Comparison of different boiled potatoes with their corresponding boiling times to make it easy to determine how long to boil potatoes.

How Long to Boil Potatoes

a complete guide on the differences between Hunan Chicken and Szechuan Chicken. It will help you to understand all the differences so that you can order or make the right dish that you’ll enjoy!

Hunan Chicken Vs Szechuan Chicken {Differences + How to Make}

Szechuan Peppercorn is a fragrant but mouth-numbing Chinese spice that’s used in many Szechuan dishes such as Szechuan Chicken and Dan Dan Noodles. Learn how to use, store, substitute it, and more!

Szechuan Peppercorn and Substitutes

Doubanjiang is a Chinese bean paste with savory and sometimes spicy accents that makes many popular Chinese stir-fry recipes. Learn about the different types of Doubanjiang, how to use it, recommended brands, substitutes and more!

What Is Doubanjiang? And What to Use If You Can’t Find Any

Cross-sectional view of a chuck eye steak cooked medium and showing a pale pink color

What is Chuck Eye Steak & How to Cook It

Learn how to cut dragon fruit quickly and easily with this step-by-step guide. The sweet flesh is delicious and packed full of nutrients. You can eat dragon fruit on its own as a simple and refreshing snack or add it to fruit salads, smoothies, desserts and more!

How to Cut and Eat Dragon Fruit

The Best Ever Pork Chop Marinade produces tender and flavorful pork chops every time! It’s an easy pork marinade recipe made with soy sauce, brown sugar, vinegar, garlic, olive oil, and ketchup. You can use the marinated pork chops for grilling, pan frying, or baking.

Sauce & Condiments

BEST EVER Pork Chop Marinade

How long to grill steak depends on steak cut, steak thickness and steak doneness

How Long to Grill Steak

Placing the sealing lid onto a slow cooker

How to Use a Slow Cooker

Sofrito is an aromatic sauce that’s mild and sweet with a little kick. It’s a popular condiment for many Puerto Rican dishes and other Spanish recipes. Plus, it’s so easy to make and ready in 15 minutes!

Sofrito Recipe

Crispy baked chicken wings on a serving platter with carrots, celery and ranch dip

How Long to Bake Chicken Wings

Learn how long to bake pork chops to crispy, golden perfection whether you are using boneless or bone in pork chops

How Long to Bake Pork Chops

Fluffy microwave rice in a serving bowl ready to combine with other dishes to make a delicious meal

Easy Microwave Rice